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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

A UNION SOLDIERS DIARY.-An old diary,
torn and disfgured, its hy-leaf bearing the
date "1SGO," its leather bound covers show
ing stains of blood as well as of dirt, its
pages written and rewritten, crosswise and
diagonaly in ine handwriting sometimes
in ink, more often in pencil, and sometimes
even in charcoal stubs, was what Main
street merchant showed us the other morning.
Something dug out of my papers yester-
day" said he. "It is diary of the biggest
part of my life. 1t begins with little hap.
penings that grew bigger every year until
the last leaf and then those lines crosswise
and diagonally are weightier still Perhaps
the biggest record in it is that of my enlist
ment in the army, and then it follows along
to my capture and imprisonment my fur
lough, my return to the army, my recapture,
and the days that spent in Salisbury prison
in North Carolina Here" continued he,
ARE the fguers of the death-rate of prison
ers during the winter of 1SGi-5 that l spent
in Salisbury prison-a death rate that kept
myself and for whose accuracy can vouch. "
The book showed $50 deaths in one week
from sickness. On one page was the record ;
Eighty of our boys died to-day" Between
Dec. ~ and 2G, 1864, 500 died, mostly from
pneumonia. Our Main street merchant lean
ed back in his chair that pleasant October
morning and wondered aloud at the morbid
pleasure he took in keeping the record OF
how the boys died in Salisbury prison. He
used to count the dead as they lay piled in
tiers, "like cord-wood," as he expressed it,
on the prison floor, and note it in the book
There were s. 900 of the Union army in Sails
bury prison that winter There were three
Lewiston men there that live in this city to
day. "The one thing in the book that mad'
me feel about as bad as anything" continued
he, twas the record, as 1 read it yesterday o
the death of man that had slept with TO
six weeks in the prison before we were ad
mitted to the building One blanket cover
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Parity in Thought.

You may be assaulted by imaginations
against holy purity. Sthe them, l beseech
you, at once, or they will grow in strength
and gain in frequency, till they have buried
the grace of God, peace of mind, and strength
Of intellect in one common and unhallowed
grave. You have all doubtless heard of the
avalanche which happens in regions where
the mountains, which rise from the great val
ley and tower above the nesting valleys, are
covered with perpetual snow. Perhaps it is
a slight puff of air, or the light tread of the
mountain goat, or it may be nothing but the
brushing of birds wing that detaches the
morsel of snow but be that as it may, the
particle once started rushes down the noun
tain side, gathering strength as it hurries on,
leaping from one precipice to another, till,
finally, having swept everything before 1t,
the enormous mass falls upon the peaceful
village and bunss everything in "a chaos OF
indistinguishable death" Yet in the begin
ming that avalanche was but a morsel of snow
So it is with evil thoughts against faith, chas
tity, charity, humility, and all the other vir
tues. Once let them start and you can new
er tell in what awful ruin they will end
Catholic Regieio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
The CIow.Worm and the Fly.

An artist, while painting in a forest one
sunny afternoon, heard an unusually sharp
buzzing in the dry leaves at his feet On in
vestigating as to its cause, he found glow
worm dragging to its den an unfortunate blue
bottle, which was securely gripped in its cap
tors jaws.
The fly wriggled about for a time, and dur.
ing its struggles the hashings from the glow
worms clamp" were frequent, ceasing only
when the fly was slain. The glow-worm con-
veyed its prey TO its den, and thon, returning,
hid behind leaf TO await a second victim.
Meantime black ant, ayailing itself of the
glow-worm's absence from home, took the
liberty of carrying OFF the dead fly.
When the glow-worm saw the ant making
of with the dinner ii had at some trouble pro.
yded for itself, il became quite excited, and,
though it dared not attack the ant, its light
flashed increasingly. The artist put an end TO
It's distress by ''aicking' the ant away, where
upon the glow-worm once more carried OF
the fly in triumphant fashion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

An EAsILY-MADE REPUTAuoN.-The late
Prof. Moses Stuart Phelps used to tell this
story with great glee In the days when he
was a graduate student at New Haven he
took a walk one morning with Prof, Newton,
who lives il the world of mathematics. Prof
Newton, as is his habit, started of on the
discussion of an abstruse problem. AS the
professor went deeper and deeper, Mr.. Phelps's
mind wandered further and further from
what was being said At last Mr.. Phelps'a
attention was called back to his companion
by the Professors winding up with, (which,
you see gives US x" 'Does it? asked
Mr.. Phelps, thinking in politeness he ought
to say something. why doesn't tV' ex,
citedly exclaimed the professor, alarmed a.
the possibility that flaw had been detected
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

ia bis calculations Quickly his mind ran
back over the work. There bad, indeed,
been mistake. you arc right, Mr. Phelps
you are right, almost shouted the professor
ut doesn't give us r., il gives us y And
from that hour Prof Newton looked upon
Mr. Phelps as mathematical prodigy He
was the first man who hal ever caught the
professor tripping. "Aud so,' Mr Phelps
used often to add, with bis own peculiar
smile in telling the story, II achieved rep
utation for knowing a thing hate. It's the
way many regulations are made in this su-
rar6cial vvorId
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

The Governments OLD GUNs.-A vast
number of old muzzle loading small arms
which accumulated during and after the late
war, have been sold. They were purchased
by Grand Army posts, military companies and
private individuals all over the United States.
One lot Of over so, 600 Enfield muskets were
sold to an English firm at 81 % each. The
firm has been trying to speculate with them
ever since. The lot has been offered to sew
eral South American republics, but they still
remain unsold The supply Of old flnt.lock
muskets in possession of the Government is
very limited, but, strange to say, those prime
val pieces are still in demand Any number
of them can be sold in Africa, where they are
popular on account of the presence of flint
there in abundance and the entire absence of
percussion cap factories. The number of old
arms on hand in the Government arsenal will
aggregate 100, 900 Of all kinds They are be-
ing sold at prices ranging from % cents to 81
each. The latter-priced pieces are complete
and the former either incomplete or badly
rusted. Over two thirds of the Grand Army
of the Republic posts in this country have
been supplied from the collection of Belgian
and Austrian muskets used during the first
part of the war. These posts and numerous
military companies have also been equipped
with old waist belts plates, bayonet scabbards
and cap boxes. The above equipment com
plete, with gun, is sold at $40 When new
the same guns cost the United States from Sl4
to SO each. Hundreds Of cavalry sabres,
which FLASHED in the sunlight on many a
memorable field, are sold at 81 apiece, the
belts and plates costing % cents additional
Sporting dealers are rapidly buying up the
smooth bore muskets, for which they pay 81
In many instances they are sent to England
or France and converted into breech. leaders
- Washington National Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

ELECTRIC STORMS AT SEA The steam. ship
International on her last voyage from Trieste
to New York experienced severe shock, sup
posed to be caused by an earthquake, and en-
cOuntered two heavy electric storms during
the voyage. At IL o'clock A. NJ. on Oct. 3,
when in mid-ocean, Chief Engineer Hall felt
a violent shock, which led him at first to be-
lieve that one Of the boilers had exploded
Two OF the fremen rushed from the stoks-
room and cried out that something had ex-
ploded. The officers on the bridge called
down through the speaking-tube asking what
had exploded. The shock was felt through
out the vessel, and several of the crew said
they heard report like the discharge of a
cannon. An examination showed that the
boilers were all right and that the ship was
not leaking Had sunken wreck been struck
the International would have made consider
able water. The captain and his officers
think that the shock must have been caused
by an earthquake. The sea was rather heavy
at the time, and no unusual agitation of the
water was observed. At S o'clock that night
an electric storm set in. 1t was comparative
ly calm, but the lightning flashed in all direc-
tions and lit up the sky as brightly as if it had
been day. Only one peal of thunder was
heard during the electric storm, which con-
tinued for nine hours. On the following Sat
urday night the international encountered an
other electric storm. This began about 10
o'clock and continued until O'Clock next
morning. Lightning flashed blazes in all di-
rections. The sea was not heavy, the wind
was not high and there was no thunder.
Electricity ran down the rigging and along
the railings. The officers could feel it run
ming down their arms Their fingers fire.
quently tingled as il they had touched u gal
yanic battery The sky was kept constantly
ablaze during the whole storm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
The sleep Of the Just.

slept In an editors bed last night,
When no other chanced to be nigh;
And thought, as tumbled the editors bed
How easily editors liel
THE EDITOR.
II the lawyer slept In the editors bed
When no lawyer chanced to be nigh,
And though he has written aud naiyely said,
How easily editOrsle,
He must then admit, as he lay on that bed,
Aud slept to his hearts desire,
Whate'er he may say Of the editors bed
Then the LAWYER himself was the lisr.
Chambers Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

ed four Of u.s. Our bed was out of doors and
as good as bed in the middle Of Main street,
and no better. We had nothing but the one
blanket Our chances had been so much
alike that couldn't see much hope for my
self after that. used TO dream every night
that should be exchange ed Before was
captured, every night for month dreamed
that l should be captured and go to Salisbury
l never dreamed, though, that things would
settle down after the war as peacefully rs
they have or that l should have life as pleas
ant as it is this beautiful morning. ~ Le,ris.
tan Ne y T9tg0gJ
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Miscellany,


An Autumn nay
Like Jewell golden-rimmed;
Like chalice, urctar-brimmed
Like a strain NJ music low,
Lost In some sweet long ago;
Like fairy story old,
by the lips Of children told
Like a rune Of ancient bard;
Like missal glory-starred,-
Comes upon her winsome way
This enchanting autumn day.
O'er the bills the sunlight sleeps;
Through the wales the shadow creeIs;
On the rivers stately tides
Rich the silent spleud9r glides;
Where the bOwery orchards be,
perfumed breezes wander free;
where the purple clusters shine,
Through the network Of the vine,
Fragrant edors fill the air;
Beauty shineth everywhere,
While upon her joyous way
Comes the lovely autumn day.
By the roads neglected banks
Rise the sumac's serried ranks;
Ragged hedge Of thorn and briar
Sudden flames with living FIRE;
From the hard, unlovely sod
Springs the graceful golden-rod;
Light the level suubeams sift
Through the violet aster-drift;
All her spears la proud array,
Comes the baunered autumn day.
Lifts the forests lofty line,
Sceptred oak and solemn pine;
shifting rainbow tints Hume
All the depths Of frouded gloom;
Through the vista'd aisles unroll
Sweeping robe aud trailing STOLE
Where superbly ON her way
Comes the royal autumn day.
Heart Of mine, be glad and gay;
Wear thy festival array;
Sing thy song for gathered fruit;
Why shouldst thou alone be muto,
When the winds, from sea 10 sea,
Ring in chords Of jubilee?
After waiting, after prayer,
After pain, and toll, and care,
After expectation long,
Lo! the bright fulhlments throug.
Clean the apples through the leaves,
1hickly stand the golden sheaves
Earth is all in spleudor dressed;
Queenly fair, she sits at rest,
While the deep delicious day
Dreams its happy life away.
- Udrgqrft T., SIuJsffi
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
Little Maud's story.

I'm going to tell yon a story
It's nice, know youll say;
Not an old tale
Worn out and stale
l made 1t myself to-day
There was once a bee .yoo-tiful pliucess-
Oh, ever so long ago!
When fairies and kings
And all such things
We're common enough, you know.
And oh, she was awfully lovely!
With eyes as blue as the sky;
Slender and fair,
With long, light hair,
And about as big as /.
But OBJ, she was awful unhappy!
And if ever she smiled at all,
Twas once in a while,
A weak little smile,
When she played with her Paris doll.
For she had such terrible teachers
And lessons she could not bear;
Aud she hated to sew;
Aud she hated-Oh,
She hated to comb her hair!
Well, one day she wandered sadly
In dark and dismal dell;
When, do you know,
She stubbed her toe,
And tumbled into a Welt
The well was wet aud sllmy,
Aud dark and muddy and deep;
But the frogs below,
They pitied her so,
They scraped the mud in a heap.
And then they dubbed together,
And a toad-stool tall they made;
And safe on that
The princess sat,
And waited for mortal aid.
Aud she, to keep from crying
And her anxious fears disable,
Repeated fast,
From hrst to last,
Her ultiplication-table,
And all the songs and verses
She had ever learned to say;
Books she had read,
Pieces she'd said,
And the lessons Of yesterday.
Now, prince there came a-riding
In the forest thereabout;
When he saw the fair
Maid sitting there,
OF course he helped her out
And Of course they rode together
Till they reached the palace gate,
Where they alighted,
Their tale recited,
And the wedding was held in state.
M. NJ. GOW in N0UeH,ber 50. Nicholas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26

WHAT WAS DONE AT A MEETING OF THE SAN
Francisco TILDES CLUB.-Only 27 of the
1900 Democrats composing the Tllden club,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, attended
the first public meeting of the new organiza.
tion. The first business consisted in receiv-
ing the reports Of committees most Of which
were given further time
After that came the event OF the evening
in and through the person OF Col. Lane.
Fellow Democrats and members of the Til
den club" said this distinguished apostle of
the Jeffersouian mode of government, II
could have brought in three new members to-
day if our club was not named Tilden.'
II could have brought four if the elevator
had been running" interrupted Judge Brad
ford
Mr.. Lane frowned mildly and continued /:
"Of course admire Mr.. Tilden. We all do. "
1--WE all do, certainly the whole club
chsnted in chorus
But nevertheless we are not pledged to
support Mr.. Tilden," continued Mr.. Lane.
"We are free to support whoever is nominal
ed"
"We are, responded the club.
Neither are we soreheads, again said Mr..
Lane.
Ten gold headed canes patted the carpet on
| which the labor bureau comes and goes and
"In fact we are laboring only for the good
of the Democratic party continued Mr..
Lane, growing eloquent "And l want you
to know and the Democrats to know that, aud
| | now move that as a resolution"
Deputy Labor Commissioner Mohan, who
for some time had watched how the red on
his carpet disappeared under flood of to-
bacco juice, spoke up; 1--WE don't need such
resolution. We will put it in the constitu-
ton that we are not Tilden men, and all oul
Democratic friends will know it, Why, Mr.
! Tilden will not live to see the day"
A movement like the roar of Tuesday
nights earthquake cut off the speaker. JOE
Spanier said treason, and Capt Taylor
murmured something about the springs oi
Georgia Then the meeting saw that it had
got into dangerous depths, and on'motor
the whole matter was tabled. The club ther
adjourned for one week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD

TRAINS LEAVE BKAIILEEORU AS FOLLOW ;
Going south.
4:50 a, m. for South Vernon, Springfield, Miller S
Falls, Fitchburg, Boston, and all stations on the
New London Northern railroad. Sundays, only
connects for Springfield. Mondays, starts from
Millers Falls, leaving there at :O5 a,
O:OO a. M, for Conn River Il. R., Millers Falls
Palmer, Fitchburg, Boston, Hoosac Tunnel &c.
go p. m, express for New York via Springfield
4;45 p. m, steamboat train for New London.
Going North.
Trains arrive in Brattleboro-
1926 a. m, from New London and New York.
l2:2s p. m, from Millers Falls, Hoosac Tunnel Bos-
ton, Gitchburg, &C.
g:5S Montreal express.
$3.50 p. M, from Springfield and New London.
1910 m, from Boston, Worcester, Hoosac Tunnel
and all stations on New London Northern road,
and from Springfield, New York, sc.
q. f. SPAULDING, Acting Supt.
New London. Conn, Oct. 9, 1883.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
CHAPTER /.
81 was taken sick a year ago
with biliOug fever

My doctor pronounced well, butI got sick again,
with terrible pains my back and side, and got so
bad II
Could not move!
l shrunkl
From 22s lbs. to 1901 had been doc.oring for my
liver but it did me good. did not expect to live
more than three months. began to use Hop Btters:
Directly my appetite returned, my pains left me, my
entire system seemed renewed as If by magic, and af
ter using several bottles not only sound as
sovereign, but weigh more than did before To Hop
Bitters l owe my life r. FITZPATRICK.
Dublin, June G, 1881.
How TO GET sIcK.-Expose yourself day and night {;
eat too much without exercise work too hard without
rest doctor all the time take all the vile nostrums
aiyertsed-and then you will want to know how to
get well, which is answered in three words-TaIe Hop
Bitters!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-10-26
FITGHBURG RAILROAD.

HOOSAC TUNNEL ROUTE.

Runs sundays; omitted Mondays,
Sunday trains for Boston leave North Adams at 42s
A, NJ.
The trains arriving in Boston at 937 am, $685. 4O
p aud the trains leaving Boston at 80 M 3 ;OO
and $500 pm, are through trains with through
sleeping or drawing-room cars to and from the West
via HO Tunnel.
General ofice Hoosac Tunnel Route 25OWashington
Street, Boston. JOHN ADAMS Genl Supt.
+. .K,TURNER, Ass'tSupt.
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Railroads.
VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD.

yss1s5aa55E=s7a A AlAO trains on thisroad viii
E;;:5s:sls =. g. leave BRATTLEBoRo for all
S-A----po North alto go a, m b,
$500, 700 and 10 10 pm.
The lO;1O p. M train is express for Montreal via
White River Junction) with slee ping attached.
The 10 :3Oa. IN. train is mail train for Montpelier
st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal, the Pc
sumpsic road and the White Mountains.
The 1909 pm. train is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
Trains leave BELLOWS FALLS for the South, con.
Meeting with the Connecticut River line at Bratlebo-
ro as follows: Montreal express train at :O5 a. IN.
mail and accommodation, . 10 a. m. : Montreal ex-
press :55 PM; mail and passenger, $3.50 pm.
All these trains make close connection with Bost on 4
Albany Il. r., both east and west of Springfield.
20 J,MULLIGAN, superintendent.
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FARM FOR SALE.

good Farm in Townshend, three miles from the
village on the road leading to Bellows Falls, contain
ing 1850 acres go in wood aud timber and the balance
pasture and mowing,a large Sugar orchard ana sugar
house with eight rooms, two large barns aud horse
barn with cellars under them all, a large quantity ol
grated fruit, Apples Pears and Grapes also situated
one mile from the above farm, house and barn one
acre Of land with saw-ml and cider-min. The above
property will be sold low. For further Particular
address, j. L. Nichols, Guilford VT, or call on me at
the residence Of Geo. NJ Bond, Guilford, Vt.
JOHN L. NICHOLS.
Guilford, VI. 4O-4s
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GOLD and SILVER PAINT.

Bronze Paint. Artists Black
For gliding Fancy Baskets, Frames, Lamps
Chandeliers, and for all kinds ofornamental work
Equal to any OF tho high priced kinds and only
locts. package at the druggists or postpaid rom
WELLS, RICHARDSON a CO., BurlinEton'Nt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-06
Mansion Hotel for Rent.

The above named housed is ofleredjfor
rent. Time, three to five years, with
u sale of the furniture. Fifty beds,
and will soon have forty-iive rooms
finished; thirty-six furnished with
the necessary furniture Tor hotel pur-
poses; a good artesian well laundry
with servants room; n brick cook
room with cook range, stake broiler,
pastry stove etc; dining room, capac-
ity six tables, seating fifty persons at
one time, with side tables, etc.
Further information can be had by
addressing w. w. Dunn, proprietor,
None need apply unless they can give
satisfactory references, together with
good security for performance of con-
tract. The house is well known and
has good name, as well as first-rate
custom.
My object is to enlarge the capacity
of the house to one hundred rooms.
Ground sufficient; no better location for
such house in the city. 1t is on
Main and Fourth streets 200 feet,
i6 feet on Rusk street main cen
ter of the city.
Now is the time to make "A good
start. Five railroads running into the
city, and more to be built.
w. w. DUNN, Prop.
Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. It'll, 1882.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-06
General News.

The readers of the GAZETTE consL
its columns for the latest news from
all parts of the world, and as the holi-
day season approaches they expect the
GAZETTE TO tell them that they can
New London Layer Raisins, Seed,
less Raisins, Currants, Citron, Pitted
Cherries. sweet and sound, Mince Meat,
Fruit, Butter, Thurbers Honey, Pigs
feet, plain and mixed Pickles fresh
and nice.
Whole and ground spices of every
kind, strictly pure. The finest teas
imported. The best brands of roasted
and green cofiees----
The finest French candies, Caramels
Of all kinds, Jellies in tin, also in glass
sets, Preserves. Jams, Olives, Mangoes
Canned goods from California, New
Orleans, Baltimore, New York and
st. Louis of every variety
The finest New Orleans and north
ern sugar house molasses and maple
syrup.
Cranberries, Lemons, Oranges, Co
coanuts, Apples, Figs, Prunes, Horse
radiSh h
All of the above articles and many
Others lower than mt any otherhouse in
Fort Worth, at the Fancy Grocery
store of