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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

About az mad man as ever came out of an
opera house was the young man who had just
started his first moustaohe. He got wrathy
because some one in the audience shouted
Down in front ~
1t is said that minister in q country kirk
in Scotland stopped in the course of his ser
mon to ask q member who was somewhat
deaf "Are ye hearing, John ?" "0h, aye"
was the response, ''I am hearing, but TO vera
little purpose I"
Here is a cat story which we don't believe
The other day Raunt and hungry cat made
her appearance on the scafolding of the
Washington monument where the workmen
stand, having climbed the flights of winding
stairs from the bottom. She looked wildly
about her for few moments, and then gave
leap into space. Four hundred and thirty
four feet is good deal of a jump, but shs
landed on the ground alive, making the great
est leap on record.
II is stated that when the Queen of NADIA.
gascar died her loyal subjects were no clothes
for a period of thirty days. This is far
cheaper than the American way.
A woman in Germantown, Penn, has de-
serted her husband because he played the
trombone, and the Allentown Register insists
upon it that she was justified in so doing.
"An' that's the pillar of Hercules ?" she
said, adjusting her silver speotacles, Ora
cious what are the rest of his bed clothes
like, I wonder. ~ Yale NeIos.
"Now, my DEAR" said the candidates wife,
81 don't wish to throw the slightest obstacle
in the way of your election, and il you choose
to turn the house into 3 beer garden and
have all the loafers in town tramping on my
carpets and filling my curtains with pipe.
smoke and drinking whiskey out Of my best
teacups, shan't say a word. But / want
you distinctly to understand that il another
of those woman's rights delegations comes 70
know il you are going 10 take q manly stand
for downtrodden womanhood-wel, that del
egation has got to be twenty. years older and
keep its veil down. or / will interview it my
| self. That's all, dear. Puck.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

Testimony Of his former pastor, Rev. Dr.. James l
Ecob Of Albany1

Testimony Of his former pastor, Rev. Or. James H.
Ecob Of Abanyl
have known Mr.. Blaine since 1872. Dur
ing nearly 10 years of that time was pastor
of the church at Augusta, Of which Mr. and
Mrs. Blaine arc members. The satisfaction
take in his nomination is based upon such
knowledge Of him as only pastor can gain.
believe that am too true a Republican and
l know that my conception of citizenship
is too high to permit me TO ratfy the eXaltR-
tion Of any man whose character has not the
true ring. l have been very near to Mr..
Blaine, not only in the most trying political
crisis, but in the sharper trial OF great grief
in the household, and have never yet detected
a false note. / would not be understood as
avowing too much for human nature, mean
that as have known him he has stood Loyalty
by his convictions that his word has always
had back Of it clear purpose, and that pur-
pose has always been worthy of the highest
manhood. In his house ho was always the
soul Of geuiality and good heart. II was al
ways summer in that house whatever the
Maine winter might be without. And not on
ly his rich neighbors and kinsmen welcomed
him home, but a long line of the poor hailed
the return Of that family as a special provi-
dcnce. In the church he is honored and be-
beloved. The good old New England custom
of church going with all the guests is enforc-
is under his roof, from the President down,
is expected to be with the family at church.
Fair weather or foul, those pews we're always
well filed. Not only his presence on Sab
BATH but his influence, his wise counsels, his
purse are freely devoted TO the interests Of
the noble Old South church Of Augusta. The
hold which Mr.. Blaine has maintained upon
the hearts Of such great numbers of his coun-
trymen is not sufficiently explained by bril-
liant gifts or magnetism the secret lies in his
generous, manly, Christian character. Those
who have known him best are not surprised
that his friends all over the country have been
determined that he should secure the highest
honor within their gift. 1t is because they
believe in him The Office has sought the
man, the political papers to the contrary not
withstanding. l have absolute knowledge
that in 1850 he did not lift a finger to influence
the convention. He was quietly at home de-
voting himself to his business affairs, and
steadfastly refused even the entreaties OF his
own family TO interest himself in behalf Of
the nomination. l, for one, shall put my
conscience into my vote next November.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

ONE INCIDENT IN AN ENoINEER's LIFE.-
''Yes, indeed, we have some queer incidents
happen to u.s." said the engineer. 81 was
running along one afternoon pretty lively,
when approached little village where the
track cuts through the Streets sIackened
up little, but was still making good speed,
when suddenly, about twenty rods ahead Of
me, little girl, not more than three years
old, toddled on to the track. There was no
way to save her. 1t was impossible TO stop
or even TO slack much in that distance as my
train was heavy and the grade descending.
In ten seconds it would have been all over,
aud, after reversing and applying the brakes,
l shut my eyes. 1 didn't want to see any
more. As We slowed down my fireman stnck
his head out of the cab window to see what
I'd stopped for, when he laughed and shout
ed to me Jim, look here = looked, and
there WAS a great big black Newfoundland
dog, holding that little girl in his mouth,
leisurely walking toward the house where she
evidently belonged. She was kicking and
crying, so that knew she wasn't hurt, and
the dog had saved her. My fireman thought
it funny and kept on laughing, but cried.
l just couldn't help it. have little girl OF
my own at home. "-ChieG9o Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
Continued from last tOeet.)
How Match Cases are Made.

This process ofmanufacture 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 cdteh case mdie
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 Bos} God Watch Case was not
cheap goid-cushci or electro-plated article,
but was made Of genuine gold plates Of
standard quality and thickness. 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 Gold
Watch Case the STANDARD. -.,or y Man,
In this watch case the parts . D
most subject to wear-the bor, crorR, hinges,
humb-catches, etc, are made of SOLID GOLD.
Send stamp TO keystone watch Case Factories, Pha
dsIpha Pa for handsome Illustrated hOu
JAuel boss and keystone watch Cases are made.
IN, he eouLintledl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
Mr, lincoln and HIIs Clients.

A farmer once said to Rev. Dr. Miner, once
a clergyman in Springfield, ILL.,: DO you
know why it is that l, who have been a Dem
ocrat all my life, am going to vote for Mr..
Lincoln2 will tell you. once got into a
difficulty with neighbor about the line be-
tween our farms. went to Mr.. Lincoln to
secure him. Lincoln said; Now, if you go
on with this, it will cost both of you your
farms, and will entail an enmity that will last
for generations, and perhaps lead to murder
The other man has just been here to engage
me. Now, want you two to sit down in my
Office while l am gone to dinner, and talk it
over and try to settle it, Aud to secure you
from interruption will lock the door He
did so, and he did not return all the after
noon. We two men finding ourselves shut
up together began to laugh. This put us in
good humor, aud by the time Mr.. Lincoln re-
turned the matter was settled"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
Water Storage and Irrigation in Iu-

Irrigation is no new matter in British In.
dia. II has been practiced from time imme
mortal, and the entire country is dotted with
tanks, many Of which are of enormous Hize,
that have been constructed for storing water
for this purpose. This plan is necessary not,
as might be supposed, on account of scare
ity of rain, but because the fall is confined
to few months in the year, and usually
comes in the form of deluge. For exam
pie, the rainfall during a period of four
months on the west slope of the NegherIies
il about 400 inches and on the mountains
east of Calcutta 600 inches and even more.
In the Carnatic, the region south and west
of Madras, there are only about 40 inches al
together. This falls principally in heavy
bursts, often ten or twelve inches in a night
thus giving half years supply in two show
ers. In the Madras Presidency alone there
are 40, 600 tanks for the storage of water,
many of which are magnificent works from
ten to twenty-five miles in circumference and
from ten to sixty feet deep. One of these
reservoirs will contain the enormous quantity
of 100, 900, 600 cubic yards of water. Be
sides these tanks there are many old irrigat.
ing canals leading off from the rivers. These
are supplied by noble weirs built OF immense
stones across the streams, the ingenious con-
struction of which by the natives has shown
the British authorities the best way of doing
similar work on much larger scale across
some of the largest rivers in India For ma
ny years the Indian government has been en-
gagged in the Improvement Of the ancient ir-
rigating works and in perfectng new sys.
TENS. In the Tanjore district alone the re-
turns TO the government from this policy
have been enormous, the revenue having in.
creased $3.50, 900 year upon an expenditure
of 100000. The system has been extended
to a very considerable extent in various other
parts of India, and all the belts of land,
comprising many millions Of acres, which
have been reached by this grand system Of
irrigation now present marked contrast to
the immense tracts of arid waste which met
the eye of a traveller q fow years ago, com.
pelling even the haters of English rule to ac.
knowledge that no sue h benefit was ever be-
slowed upon India before. An idea Of the
magnitude of the irrigating canal which is
needed to water a million acres may be form
ed when 1t is understood that such a water
way must be 200 yards broad and yards
deep, flowing one and a half miles an hour,
and capable of floating large steamers con.
veying millions of tons per annum. In the
gradual and systematic prosecution of this
vast wo rk of irrigation Great Britain is con.
ferring enormous benefits upon the people of
India, not only providing against future years
Of famine, but rendering the soil so fruitful
that it will be no marvel within few years
if it should produce large surplus of wheat
and other cereals for foreign nations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
A Name He Ough. to Nave Heard.

A resident of the West End recently en-
ployed a oolored gentleman to clear the win
ter accumulation of ashes from his cellar,
and the job being we'll done he summoned
the Senegambian to his presence, commend
ed his work and intimated the possibility OF
further employment.
''Glad to take yo' order, sab, " said the ash
handler with satisfied grin
And what is your name 7" asked the en-
plOyer.
George Washington" was the oompla-
cent answer
George Washington, George Washing
ton," pondered the inquirer, quizzically,
"seems 10 me l have heard that name be-
fore"
1.-The darkey's eyes rolled and his worries
glistened as he delivered the crushing an
swer;
"Golly, boss, tink you orter heard of it be-
TO-. Use been hollering ashes roun' here
desc 10 years s.-B0st0n Com. BulyetiH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

The RUINED CLIFF CITY, discovered in Al
izona last summer, occupied the sides of a
canon which has been chrisiened Walnut
Canon. 1t is an immense fssure in the earth,
with nothing above the general level of tho
country to Indicate its existence to the trav-
eler until he stands upon the sides of its al
most precipitous brink The sides have been
quilted by storms aud torrents, leaving shall
low, eave-like places of great length at diff
ferent heights, along the bottom of which,
wherever the ledge furnishes a sufficient area,
dwellings in groups or singly were built The
village was about three quarters Of a mile in
length and consisted of a single row Of
houses, the common rear wall being the liv-
ing rock while the sides and fronts were of
large square stones laid in clay. A narrow
street or path extended along the front
Similar villages were seen along the canon
for distance of five miles. Although many
domestic implements were found, nothing
was discovered which indicated the character
of the people who once inhabited them.
There were no weapons of war, temples or
idols, hieroglyphios or pictures. There was
nothing to identify them with the unoivilized
races of the present day, and though the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

Coon ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.-Young men
you are the architects of your own fortune ;
rely on your own strength of body and soul
Take for your star self-reliance. Inscribe on
your banner Luck is a fool. Pluck is q
hero" Don't take too much advice; keep
at the helm and steer your own ship, and re-
member that the art of commanding is to
take fair share of the work. Think well of
yourself. Strike out Assume your own po-
sition. Put potatoes in a cart, 60 over a
rough road, and small ones go TO the bottom.
Rise above the envious and the jealous. Fire
above the mark you intend to hit. Energy,
invincible determination, with a right mo
tive, are the levers that move the world.
Don't swear. Don't deceive. Don't read
novels. Don't marry until you can support a
wife. Be civil. Read the papers. Adver
tise your business. Make money and do good
with it. Love your God and fellowmen.
Love truth aud virtue. Love your country
and obey its laws. President Porter Of Yale,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

PREACHING AND Practice. See here, Mr..
Blank, what are you going out tonight for 7"
asked Mrs. Blank with threatening look.
big political meeting tonight" explained
Mr.. Blank, apologetically.
political meeting, ehp" echoed Mrs Blank.
''You have been going to political meetings
every night for five weeks, and if it had not
been fcT me you would have worn your boots
to bed every time"
but just think how nice it would be il l
should get nominated for something Think
of the loads of money could rake In and the
nice furniture, and new clothes, and seal-skin
saoques, and"
THAT will do, interrupted Mrs. Blank; -
have heard that story before. You made
speech last night st the ward meeting, hear"
''Yes, responded Mr.. Blank with pardon
able pride.
"Apd 1 see by the two or three lines notice
of 1t in the newspapers that the burden OF
your remarks was the office should seek the
man, and not the man the office. Now you
just take of that oVercoat and sit right down,
and if any office comes along and knocks III
let It right in"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
Miscellany.
worship in tbe woods


How rich the embroidered carpet, spread
On either side the common way;
Azure and purple, gold and red,
Russot and white, and green and gray,
With shades between,
Woven with light In looms unseen.
The dandelion's disk Of gold
With lustre decks the meadows green,
Aud multiplied million fold
The daisy lights the verdant scene;
The blue mints plumes
Invite the bees to their perfumes.
A wrinkled ribbon seems the road,
Unspooled from silent hills afar;
Rest, ike an angel, lifts the load
And in my path lets down the bar,
And here 1t brings
lease OF life on healing wings.
The summer leisure Of the cloud
That wandcrs with It's trumpeter,
The wind, is mine; no wrangling crowd
Annoys the humble worshiper
In the white tent
Beneath listening armament.
DUPLICATING on the ambient air,
Sweet songs Of sacred music rise,
And now voice distinct in prayer,
Like the larks hymn, reaches the skies,
Aud the "Amen"
Is echoed from the hills aud glen.
The wood a vast cathedral seems,
It's dome the over-arching skyl
The light, through trembling branches, streams
From open windows lifted high;
Under the frs
Soft shadows shield the worshipers.
-GeOrge ". Bungay in The Continent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

Many people will be surprised to learn that
the celebrated Ku Klux Klan was originally a
pleasure club of less than ten young men,
who came together occasionally for an even
ing of harmless fun. In the July Century
Rev. d. L. Wilson of Pulaski, Tenn, the
birthplace Of the khan, will furnish a remark
able contribution to history in an account Of
its origin, progress and final disbandment af-
ter laws against it had been passed by several
of the state governments. For obvious rea-
sons no names are given, but the statements
made are Vouohed for as being authentic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

PHILADELPHIA is ambitious to become a
great immigrant port and is very likely to
succeed. The Pennsylvania railroad comps-
ny and the Irish, Scotch and German soeie-
ties of the city, together with the steamship
companies about to engage in the immigrant
business, are planning to establish "Castle
Garden" on the ground of the old navy yard,
now owned by the Pennsylvania railroad.
Suitable buildings for the comfort and con-
venience of immigrants will be erected and
established
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

wide extent Of the ruins indicate the exist
enoe once of allied races covering large por-
tions OF the present territories Of Arizona,
New Mexico and Utah, as well AZ Northern
Mexico, their origin and history constitute
an unsoved problem. Four hundred years
ago, when first discovered, they were, a. now,
vacant and ruined
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20

Fortify the system.
All who have expert
enced and witnessed
the effect of Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters
upon the weak, broken
down, despondinglyic-
Tins Of dyspepsia, liy-
er ercOmplaint,fey and
ague, rheumatism, ,ner-
yous debility or pre-
mature decay, know
that In this supreme
tonic and Alternative
there exists a specific
principle which reach
es the very source Of
the trouble, and effects
an absolute and per
manent cure.
For sale by all drug
gists and dealers gem
orally.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
Halls vEGET4BTE E{gET45I
Hair ReneWer.

Seldom does popular remedy win such a
strong hold upon the public confidence as has
HALLS HAIR RENEwER. The cases in which
it has accomplished a complete restoration Of
color to tac hair, aud vigorous health to tho
scalp, are innumerable.
Old people like it for its wonderful power to
restore to their whitening locks their original
color and beauty. Mdllc-agcd people like it
because it prevents them from getting bald,
keeps dandrul away, and makes the hair
grow thick and strong. Young ladies like it
rs a dressing because it gives the hair beau
tiful glossy lustro, and enables them TO dress
it in whatever form thcywish. Thus 1t is the
fayorite Of all, and 1t his become so simply
because It Usappoiuts no one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-06-20
FROM SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

THEM AT SIOUX FALLS, AND GIVES his op1N
ION OF THE FUTURE PROBABILITIES OF THE
oouNrRY-NEws FROM SEVERAL DBATrLE-
BoRo PEOPLE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-10
Second Hand Tobacco.

''Just see them go for them! l sup
pose they enjoy the old soldiers as
much as we do our Havanas."
Two gentlemen, one of them q Bos-
ton Globe reporter. had just cast their
half smoked cigars into the street, and
the above remark was called out by
seeing couple of gamins dive into the
gutter for the stumps.
Enjoy them? Well, 1 guess not.
Do you imagine that they smoke all
the old butts they manage to scoop in
around the city?"
Il never gave it a thought. but I
don't see what else they want them
for"
"You will be surprised then when I
tell you that these old stumps, which
are gathered by the ton around the city,
from hotel cuspidors, saloon ash-boxes,
railway waiting-rooms. and public
places generally, rs well as from the
cutters, are manufactured into cigars
and tobacco, but / am informed that
such is the case, and this second hand
business is becoming quite an industry.
Why, dealer was explaining the pro-
cess to me the other day. OF course
you don't see any large concerns en-
gagged in the business. The trade is
carried on in obscure shops and tene-
ment houses, and hence few people out
side of those engaged in it have any
idea of its extent. There are probably
hundreds of people engaged in the busi-
ness right here in Boston.
1.-The process of Transforming the
filthy accumulations of cutters and
cuspidors into bright, finely favored
10 oil na1
The old cigar stumps, after the charred
ammonia and some other chemical
which takes nearly all the nicotine out
of the tobacco and removes all trace of
smoke and creosote. The mass of
pulpy tobacco is then pressed into
cakes and sliced by cutting machine,
after which it is given a bath in some
kind of bleaching solution which re-
moves nearly all the properties of
which the weed is possessed when it
comes from the plantation. 1t is now
taken to the roof in trays and left to
dry in the sun. When thoroughly dry
it is carefully taken up in the trays and
carried below, where it is passed under
an atomizer, by which it is dampened
with preparation of glycerine and
some favoring extract, after which it
is in shape to be made into cigarettes
or put up in packages as smoking to-
bacco. The business is said to be per-
fectly legitimate, as the manufacturers
comply with the revenue laws and the
tobacco thus pays double tax"
1T is good thing that those who
smoke this second hand tobacco do not
realize what it is, or its use might be
lessened"
Il don't know about that Those
who ought to know say that the cigar
cites are far less harmful than many of
those put up in more attractive shape,
and that it would be good thing for
the youth of the country if all cigar
cites were made of second hand tobacco
prepared by this process"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-07-10

Four days before I went to the front
with my regiment we had little girl
baby. She isnow grown and you always
see her with me at any social gathering.
Well. in our army the furloughs came
very rarely. When we got into line
there was no great chance for a man
to get home. 1t was about three years
afterward that few of us were one
night going down the Mississippi on a
river steamer. I had been sick and
was returning to my command, but
pretty well broken up even then. AS
for money, we did not have any, and
tho night was hot as I laid down on
the deck. my throat almost parched
with thirst Pretty soon little girl
came along with big glass of lemon
ade. l tell you it looked good to me.
She saw me eyeing it. stopped min
ute. looked doubtfully at me, and
finally came up to my side. "You
looked as if you wanted something to
drink, " she said, and offered me the
glass. 1t wasn't the square thing to
do, but took it and handed it back
to her empty. 1t was like nectar to
me. Then | thanked the little creature
and sent her away. Soon after Just
like every child, she came back, lead
ing her mother TO see the poor soldier.
By Jupiter, it was my wife, and the girl
was the baby whom had last seen as
baby but just born. You can imagine
the reunion. They were with my
brothers family, and happened to be
going down the river. That was the
only time during the four years fight
ing that saw my wife and baby, and
under these circumstances what man
would ever forget it?