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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21

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How Watch Cases are Made.

Imitation always follows a successful
article and imitation is one of the best
proofs Of real honest merit; and thus it is
that the james Boss Goid Watch Case has
its imitators. Buyers can always tell the
genuine by the trademark Of crorn, from
which Is suspcRied a pair Of IAN, vI7 v,,.
s.gi,s Bc sure BoTH croua and
s.u's are stamped in the cap of the watch
casc. Jewellers are very cautious about en-
dorsing an article unless they not only knoW
that it is good, but that the character Of
the manufacturers is such that the quality
Of the goods will he Kept Juiiyup to standard.
wu11,MsPoRr, Pa. Feb II, 1ss9.
Tho James Boss Gold Watch CRges 20 like hot
cakes Zach one l sell sells another Don't need
t. recommend them; they sell Themselves One Of
AZ @ for ~ years, and It ls good ever. With this
ca, do not hesitate to give my own guarantee es-
Tcciul!y with the new and improved cases. which
seem 20 IL everlasting. JESSE I. LITTLE, JerslsT.
NEW BRuSswICR, a. Jan g. lss3.
This coi case, n. 6ii, known ~ the James Boss
Gold Watch Case came into my possession aboutls5S
has bcu IA use slnce that time, and Is still in good
cuse when bought IT, and its condition shows that
the case has really outworn the movement, which is
playeduut MARTIN a. HOWELL,
Of Board of Directors ". J. h. Il. d TranS. Co
Send cent stamp keystone Watch Csss Fatorss PhA-
dsphia, Pa for handsome Iurasd phlst showing how
IGme' Boss and hey'tOne watch Gases made.
10 be CORtiHued)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21

Tommy counted his money the week be-
fore, and thinking of Christmas presents, he
said, ''Mother, I'm going to be very comical
till Christmas comes, 80 as to save my money"
A little boys letter "Dear Uncle-We
are to have a Christmas tree and supper.
Your presents is requested"
year ago young man living in Leadville
shipped to his little brother in st. Louis, as a
Christmas present choice donkey of the di-
minutive species known as the Mexican bur-
70. The agent, in making out his manifest,
concluded that "burro" meant "bureau" and
reported accordingly to his superior 'one
bureau missing and one jackass over"
During the services in a church in a small
Spanish town near Madrid, on last Christmas
eve the congregation was startled by the sud
den entrance of pack of famished wolves.
Before they were driven out the wolves had
killed three persons outright and seriously
wounded five others. 1t is said that quick
witted saoristan, who assembled the pulpit
while every one else was dumb with terror
and began TO initiate the noise of q loud bark
ing dog, had much to do with the flight Of
the wild beasts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21

1t is not easy, says an exchange, to conceive
how the notion was inspired that slippers
were the proper thing TO give clerRymen for
Christmas presents. There is nothing in the
Scriptures to warrant it, and the dictates Of
common sense would seem to initiate against
giving to bipeda minister slippers enough
to supply a centipede. The only passage in
the Bible which seems TO have any direct al
lusion to the feet of the clergy is that which
exclaims upon the beauty on the mountains
of the feet of those who bring good tidings.
But even this gives no enoourag ement to slip
per-givers for if there is anything in the
world less beautiful than another, it is q foot
which displays upon its covering o green
worsted dog worked into a blue or yellow
background.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21
The Sexton and the STAR.

When the sexton came to the tower stair,
Where the coil OF belrope lay,
He cheerily called, "Old bell, up there,
Ring out it is Christmas day!'
He seized the rope in each wrnkled hand,
He pulled with youthful might,
Till the glad sound pealed DER the sleeping land
And scared to the stars so bright.
"Ho, hoY laughed the stars DER the earth and
main,
"What know you Of Christmas-tide?
We shone on that far-oh Eastern plain
Where a star was the Wise Mems guide.
1--WE saw the Child In his manger-bed,
And the gifts that the Magi gave,
And we shall shine when your voice is fed
We shall shine on the sections gravel"
Said the sexton: "Starsl to you twas given
To herald the Christmas birth;
Though the praise and the glory belong TO heaven,
'Tis the JOY belongs to earth.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21
INC Mo,t KindIy OF sea.on,.

When Irving was reproached for describing
an English Christmas which he had never
seen, George William Curtis tells us, he re-
piled that, although everything that he had
described might not be seen at any single
house, yet all of it could be seen somewhere
in England at Christmas He might have an
swered, also, that the spirit of what he de-
scribed was visible everywhere in Ohristen-
dom on Christmas Day.
''Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
The bird of dawning singeth all night long;
And then, they say, spirit dares stir abroad;
The nights are wholesome then no planets strike,
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,
So hallowed and so gracious is the time"
This is the Christmas sentiment of to-day,
as it was of Shaksperes time. 1t is the most
human and kindly of seasons, as fully pene-
tratcd and irradiated with the feeling of hu-
man brotherhood, which is the essential spirit
of Christianity, as the month of June with
sunshine and the balmy breath of roses.
Santa Claus coming down the chimney loaded
with gifts is but the symbol of the gracious
influence which at this time descends from
heaven to every heart. The day dawns with
benediction; it passes in holiday happiness
and ends in soft and pensive regret
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21

Christmas is the only holiday of the year
that brings the whole human family into com
mon communion. Dickens
Christmas is the season for kindling the
fire of hospitality in the hall-the general
flame of charity in the heart. .-IrUiHg.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21

the hosts efforts to please. Does not the wit
lie ia the car Of him who hears it?
Sir Walter Scott, in "Marmion, set forth
graphically the Christmas hospitality Of those
old English times when the rich and poor
met together and recognized, for a day at
least, that the Lord is the maker of them ALL
"Then opened wide the baron's hall
To vassal, tenant, serf and all;
Power laid her rod Of rule aside,
And Ceremony dofed his PRIDE
The heir with roses In his shoes
That night might village partner ch0Ose
The lord underogatng, share
The vulgar game Of post and pair
All hailed, with uncontrolled delight
Aud general voice, the happy night,
That 10 the cottage, as the crown,
Brought tidings OF salvation down.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21
The Babe OF Bethlehem.

There came four folk to Bethlehem
On Christmas Day IN the morning
A child, youth, aud q woman fair,
And an old, old man with silver hair
With gifts for the Babes adorning.
Then knelt they down at Bethlehem
On Christmas Day In the morning;
And Spring had brought a crocus wild,
Aud summer rose for the Holy Child
Gifts for the Babes adorning.
And there they knelt st Bethlehem
On Christmas Day in the morning;
And Autumn gave Him her fruits Of gold,
And a hully-bOugh brought Winter DID,
Gifts for the Babes adOrning.
SO come ye all to Bethlehem
on Christmas Day in the morning,
Aud TO the Holy Jesus sing,
Aud bring the best that ye can bring
Gifts for the Babes adorDing.
r. h. T,athsrly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21
Home Items.



The weakest woman, smallest child and sickest in
valid hop btters with safety and great good.
Old men totteriug around from rheumatism, hid.
ney trouble, or any weakness will feel almost by
using hop btters.
My wife and daughter were made healthy by the
Of hop bitters aud recommend them to my peo-
pe.-Methodist Clergyman.
Ask any good doctor II hop
Bitters are not the best family medicine
On earth.
-Malarial fever, ague and biliousness will leave
every neghborhood hop bitters arrive.
-"My mother droI the paralysis and neuralgia all
out Of her system with hop bitters. I'D. Oswego
Sun.
Keep the kidneys healthy with hop bitters and
you need not fear sickness.
-Ice-water is rendered harmless and more refresh
ing aud reviving with hop bitters il each draught
The yigor OF youth for the aged and inhrm in hop
bitters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-12-21
Waiting.


As little children in a darkened hall
At Christmas-tide, await the opening door,
Eager to tread the fairy-haunted floor
Around the tree with goodly gifts for all,
And in the dark unto each other call
Trying to guess their happiness before
Or knowing elders eagerly implore
To tell what fortune bright to them will fall :
So wait we in Times dim and narrow room,
And with strange fancies, or another's thought,
Try to divine, before the curtain rise,
The wondrous scene. Yet soon shall fly the gloom
Aud we shall see what ages long have sought
The Givers long-planned gift Of Paradise!
&C. II. CrdnddU.
'Tis ages since, when FIRST the strains
Were heard on fair Judea's plains,
OF angel voices soft and deep,
Waking the dreaming world from sleep.
The song is sung on Christmas still;
Peace on earth, to men goodwill.
The story's I'D, hut always dear,
Neer falls unheeded on the ear,
Our Saviour in a manger born
Ages ago on Christmas morn;
Now let the bells with gladness ring,
There's peace on earth, for Christ is King.
He who to the cradle brings
one pure, generous thought,
To the infant there
Brings gift more rare
Than the gold aud nyrTh the kings
OF the Orient brought.
Harkl angels sing
Round their heavenly Kingl
Tis for man, aud not for them,
Sleeps the Babe in Bethlehem.
Constantine Il. Brooke.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
Who Arc the Happy (!

"Yoing gentlemen" said the Pro-
fcssor of Mental Philosophy in -
University to his class, one day. "at the
next recitation wish each one to hand
In definition Of true happiness. sug-
gcstcd by his personal experience
Among the definitions handed in by
these thoughtful young men were the
following:
"True happiness is satisfaction with
onc's : own self"
M"True happiness is the enjoyment of
life with the consciousness that no one
is panied by it,
"T'rnc happiness Is the possession OF
sound body, in which is sound mind.
using its powers for the good Of man.
kind"
"Happincss Is state of mind Ia which
there l. perfect harmony between ones
self and Others"
"Truc happiness does not exist In this
world. Relative happiness Is the result
of having'done rig.t."
"Happincss TO ono man is misery to
another. The happicst moment ever
experienced was whcn ] gave my last
dollar To poorer man than myself. |
would define II, then. rs feeling of self
approval ut having done right"
Happiness Is the JOY we feel without
any effort made To obtain It,"
"Thc trucst happiness springs from
conscious rcctitiidc. II IL the conscious.
ness of perfect peace with God"
1t would bc har,l To find better def
nition than the last onc.-- YontFs Com
Dduion.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
Religious.
A pRA YER FOR CHRIsTMAS.EHE.


o Lord. there sit apart In lose,ly places,
On this. tho glaidcst night Of all tho year.
Some stricken ones with sad and weary faces.
To whom the thought OF Christmas brings
For these, D Father, our petition hear.
near.
Lord. there bc toillng ones on whom lifc's bur
den
Presses so cca.elcssly, they have no time
To snatch for brief hour rests blessed
Or swell by ono faint note our Christina,
chime.
For these, O Father. our petition hear;
Send Thou the lowly Christ-child very
near.
And thcrc bc tempted souls this night. stil
Such desperate warfare with all evil powers,
Anthems OF peace. while the dread strife u
Sound but as mockcry through their mid
For these, d Father. our petition hear,
And send tho tempted, sinlcss Christ
child near.
o Lord, some sit by lonely hcarthstoncs, sob
Who feel this night all earthly love denied;
Who hear but dirgcs In the loud bells throb,
hing.
For loved ones lost, VINO Dlcsscd last Chrlst-
mas-tidc.
For these, % Father. our petition hear.
And send the loving Christchild very
near.
For those who. from disease OF body. Ian
gIish.
For those who weep for children gone
Rstray,
For those whose sore hearts hide In secret an
guish
Some GRIEF which shrinks from the clear
light Of day;
For all who suffer, our petition hear.
most near.
-E1'd Beoclicr outings, IN Chicago Adrdno,.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Wendell Phillips always puts .
nlcklc into the organ-grindcr's hat.
Patti has $500, 1000 worth of dia-
monds. all Of them given to hcr.-M
y. Sun.
John Mccarthy has lived for ninety
years In Muncy, Pa, whore he was
born.-httsJurgh Post.
--Swinburnc, the poet, will read Ills
poems In this country ut "a dollar o
rcad."-Caicdgo Herald.
Henry Ward Becchcr says that his
recent trip West and South has mado
him feel ten years younger.--Brookly''
Eagle.
1t Is related by John B. Cough,
the lecturer, that when q boy, alone.
friendlcss and penniless In New York,
he sold his knife to buy postal.stamps
and letter paper with which to write to
his parents.
Miss Rcbccca Boone, who died re-
gently in Norristown, Pa. aged eighty
eight, was n cousin Of Abraham Lin
coin, and tho daughter of cousin OF
tho famous Daniel Boone, Of Ken
tucky.
The first religious newspaper pub
llshcd in this country was called tho
Religious RemcDibrdncer. and the first
number was issued September 4, 1918.
by John W. Scott, of Philadelphia, and
was Presbyterian in sentiment.
The wife of w. II. ii. Murray has
returned from Europe with diploma
from the Vienna Medical College both
as physician and surgeon, being. her
friends say, the only woman in the conn-
try with this certificate. ..-Bos'on Post.
Mr. p. 7. Barnum, the great show
man. lccturcd before the students OF the
bridgeport Conn., Business College re-
Gently, and declared that II was the last
lecture he would ever deliver, as he was
feeling The need of quiet in the declining
years Of his lifr.-HaHjorl Post.
AN enthusiastic contemporary says
Mrs. CORVALLIS West has rich COM
plexion. fine suit Of rippling brown
hair. Irish eyes, small stature and all
mirablc figure. She dresses startlingly.
rides dashingly, talks cntcrtainingly, and
loves u practical joke. Gosh!-A. J..
Grdphic.
---Cordclia S,okcr, Of Southern Utah,
attained her hundrcdth year u few days
ago. She belonged TO the Methodist
Church until her nincty-iifth year. when
she embraced Mormonism. She greeted
fifty grandchildren on this occasion.
She has PA descendants in Utah.-Dcn-
r,r Tribune.
MIR. NJ. +. Bell, the new Supervising
Architect of the United States Treasury
Department. was born in Chester Coun-
ty. Pa, and now lives, with his wife
and five children. In modest style, In
Dcs Morcs. In. He Is n boyish-lookinS
man. of quiet manners, and is an active
member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. L. Chicdqo Journa'.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
NUMBER 46.

tho rcticcnoe Of the Bible checks thst
wild and friitless speculation ON tho
unseen and the unknown which other.
wise would draw Off human attention
and energies from tho real concerns of
life. The revelation that tells Of tho
Son of God incarnatc. suffering and dy-
Ing, and rising again victorious, ont of
death, all because God loves and seeks
to save fallen man, Is ~ be tr'istyd ~
the communication Of One who would
tell moro II it were best for u.s. Tho
mercy which saves withholds the prcma-
turo disclosure OF unnceded, and per-
haps perilous, secrets. In the thir'l
place, the rcticencc OF the Bible as 0
questions that lie outside Of tho domain
OF practical present life concentrates at
tcntion on present duty. II il more
important that men should believe In
God and practice Righteousness than
that they should read the dark riddle
of evils genesis, or start and wonder
over the uncovered mysteries OF another
world. The tr1io NE for man Is life
OF faith, lived BY tho day IN conscious
communion with present Holy Spirit
anu COnSclOus ODculcHCc w - P'SN'
Divine command. Hence 30 much oi
th. Bible concerns itself with today.
II is not important that we should know
the secrets of tho spirit world. IL II
suprcmely important that we should
live and serve God and do with all our
might the holy work which our hands
find To do. II is not important that We
should knO W the mathematical quantity
OF Heavens population. It's infinitely
important that we should be saved our.
selves. and thus put into the way and
into the enterprise Of saving others. IL
is not important that We should know
the day and hour when the Son Of Man
shall come in the clouds Of heaven. II
is vastly important that we should be-
50 living that il will not matter Ia nS
how soon lie comes except u IL shall bc
an occasion for un'pcakablc JOY. is
the Bible silent on these things We de-
sire to know? The Bible j. not Gods
last words to His children. lie will not
always be silent. His time will come
meanwhile. this Is his message: " l'c
thou faithful unto death, and will give
thee n crown Of life. FROM a Sermon
Jy Rec. 4. s. Moron.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
Gems Of Thought.

All along the pathway of life are
tombstones. by the side of which we
have promised to strive for Heaven
u. IL. Moody.
This world is simply the threshold
of our vast life; the first stcpping-sionc
from noncntity into the bOundlcss ex-
panse of possibility. II Is the infant
school Of the soul.-T. Starr Hing.
Watching and praying, VIC are safe
on the verge Of temptation. II there in
the way of duty; hut it Is the height Of
wisdom to drive as far away from this
prccipicc rs possible. like the prudent
coaclman. Failing To be prudent and
careful here has caused thousands to
fall.
1T sometimes seems To the child OF
Col, that hi, burden of trial or sorrow
Is greater than he can bear. But there
was never yet burden laid on any
child Of God which was heavier, by u
single atom, than could be upborne by
the sustaining grace which was proilcrcd
with Il. He who knows us better than
we know ourselves considers our
strength In every trial which He per-
mits 10 us.-S. s.. Times.
Through sufferings we learn pa.
tience. II can not be learned in any
other way. IL is not inbOrn. but is an
exotic, and must DO cultivated with
great care. Many Christian people do
not cultivate patience, but on the other
hand they often let impatlcnco govern
their actions. We gam nothing good
without an effort, and even then we
must often wait patiently for results.
Those who are not willing to labor and
wait are unworthy Of the best things of
this life. Wisdom, labor, love and pa
tiencc will give us the victory.
Il would not give one moment OF
Heaven for all the Joy and riches Of the
world-cven II It lasted for thousands
and thousands OF years. Good works
do not make Christian. but one must
bc Christian to do good works. Tho
| tree bringcth forth the fruit, not the
fruit the tree. The best name by which
we oan think OF God Is Father. 1t Is q
loving, deep, sweet, heart-touching
name; for the name Of father Is, In It's
nature. full Of Unborn sweetness and
comfort. It Is not for me to determine
whether the danger to tho Gospel 30
greater or less by my life or death.
The truth of God Is ro1k of fear.
placed for tho falling and rising OF
many In Israel. Tho Lord takes mp
mono but the forsaken, makes none
healthy but tho sick, gives sight TO
noue but tho blind, makes none aliv5
but tbe.dead, sanctifcs none but sim
ners, and to all these He Is precious. =
| Martin Luther,
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
HAzLEHURsT CoPAH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI DECEMBER

most familiar Of American figures. The
engineer of the Virginia Wilderness, tho
leader of tho Revolution, tho President,
the man, are known to all men; they
are everywhere bchcld and rcvcrcd.
But here. at last. upon the scene OF tho
crowning event of his life and OF his
country's lifc-hcre, In tho throbbing
heart of the great city. where II will be
daily seen by countless thousands here,
I'm the presence OF the President Of the
United States, of the Governor of New
York, of tho official authorities Of
other States, Of the organized body
of New York merchants who, rs In
other years. have led the city In SO
many patriotic deeds upon this spot
lead now in this commcmoratl0n OF the
greatest and. finally, OF this vast and
approving concourse OF American ciii.
zens, we raise this calm and admonlsh.
Ing form. Its majestic repose shall
charm and subdue the mnltitndinous
life that hcaves and murmrSs around II,
and as the moon draws I'd ssw.;yins
tides of ocean its lofty serenity shall lift
the hurrylng crowd TO iinselfish thoughts,
to generous patriotism, TO q noblcr life.
Here descended upon our fathers the
bencdiction of the personal presence OF
Washington. Here may the moral
grandeur o. his character and his life
inspire our childrcn's children forever"
At the close of Mr.. Curtis Grafton the
vast asscmblagc united in singing:
"Praisc God from Whom All Blessings
Flow"
The Hazlehurst signal., 1883-12-20
HUMOROUS.

An honorable vicc-A Nicc-Prcsi-
dcnt.-M. J.. Commercial Idrertiscr.
The little ones are the most highly
gifted people about Christmas time.
What relation does the doorstep
bear To the door. mat? It's u step
fathcr.--Dctroh Post.
"A Batavia On. W man disloca.ed
his jaw by yawning. The ladies In the
ncighborhood were in, talking bonnet
to his wife, and tho man got tired.
"A German dcrmatologist says that
badness is catching. Yes, gentlemen
with bald patcs complain that they catch
il from all quarters. -Boston Transcript.
When is door not door? When
IL Is n Jar. oh. no; that answer belongs
to the first decade Of the last century.
Nowadays door is not door when 1t
is n ncgrcss-an cgrcss. Judge.
-"Why Is n young lady's age, after
she reaches twenty-five. like floral
wcdding-bcll?" asks an outsider. And
he saws IL Is "bccausc 1t Is never tord;"
but that is u libcl.-Norristown Herald.
Somewhat to himself: "Can you
tell me-" asked u Cortland man OF his
tailor. how you came to get this coat so
tight?" "0h, yes, sir. The fact Is,
you were tight when measured YOU. y
-Marathon Independent.
Johnnie, did any one have the
Group in your house last nightp"
"Dunno! What made YOU ax mc?"
"Wcll, saw q light in the house long
after midnight" "Oh! that's my
sister! She has something down in the
parlor awful late every night, but l
don't know whether II is the Group or
not. ~ Yonkcr's Gazette.
An observer says: ALWAYS stand a
wet umbrella with the handle down;
one trial will convince you Of the rapid
ity with which IL will drain, and your
umbrella will last longer II dried quick
ly.n We tried that oncc-tricd 1t In q
barber shop. We are fully convinced
of the rapidiiy with which II will drain.
and II the present p0ssessor will kindly
advise us how Il is lasting we will
speak at more length of the test.-7he
Nudge.
The other day q gentleman arriv.
ing In Paris at the Lyons Hallway Sta
tion got into cab and told the driver to
take him to the Rue Milton. After GER
tain time the cab arrived at the Rue
Lord Byron. "What Is the numberP"
asked the coachman. Tho gentleman
put his head out of the cab window and
said: "Why. this Is not the Ruo
Milton!' ''Ah!' said the coachman
after slight pause. that's true; I've
made mistake in the poets!".Le
Clarion.
How Reporter Lost His Grip.-A
Dull sickening Thud once Entered q
newspaper Office and Complained to
the Managing editor that he Had been
Badly Treated. "And how SOP" in
uuircd the Editor. "In yo1 account
Of last Fridays hanging" explained
the Aggrieved Thud, ''your Reporter
made no Reference to me, Although ]
was with the Doomed Felon when he
Fell" "Your Complaint Is Q reason
aole one," Quoth the Editor, and he
Discharged .nc reporter Forthwith
| Chic01o Ne,ps.