davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
National Republican., 1884-04-01
n4P posToFFICE NOTICE.

Letters for Europe need not be specially directed
tSr BY Sny m m 0de to s
Atlantic malls are forwarded by the fastest vessels
Foreign mails for the week ending April will
close at this office as fOllows
TuEsDAY.I,At 10 a. m. for Central America, the
per steamship Acapulco, Via AspinWalli at / i a.
wEDNESbAY."W $50 a. m. for Europe, per
letters fGr France must be directed 'per Elder y
+, @ T;o & g. M for EMrGpG per siSamSnip h Gepha
pc & S Via vi 4 4aIrc rT4Se at d
~ NJ. idr RI the % Sethprsmds direct per ' Steamship S
iHmGa indrd Ya Amssrdnmi s a. R MI oF the
' s. NJ RVS for SE Europe, Per per sisHmsnp
city Of Richmond via Queenfown letters for
err Of &RIcmhmppnd a. 81 m for Europe per steam; ana
PST PT Sc ssssP rSso al AZ B. M m 2 FOR
IVES! indies and MSxco per per steamship City Of
Mashingion, via Havana. -,...,.,.
HiHena p sS[ SeTfoandi~nd SH Sf~ sdeadfPp and u
LIB LPIsB51psMyqueloIq, via H@inS; ,.,,s, ,., .,oar,
ship Arab via nstmPrS at 10 m for Eg
'per Arlzonq'); at 10 a. m, for Scotland direct,
Rn SSsa%sSR be PgS?n FGM net G
Europe rer steamship, ,AdrlatIc, Via 9ucensIown;
oasI Si SG Gsrm%@ &S per
sars Or oGfs briSn Shsr Sq hargP@sm
countries must he directed "per Oder"); at IL IN.
for Belgium direct per steamship switzerland,
via Antwerp; at 80 y. M for Cuba and Porto
Rico per steamship Newport, via Havana.
SCNDAS.--At $50 y. III. for Honduras and Liv-
lngston, per steamship City of Dallas, via New
Orleans.
Malls for China and Japan per steamship City Of
Toxic (yia San Franclsco) close here April
80 at q p IN. Nails for Australia, New
Zealand, Sandwich and Fiji Islands, persteamshlp
Iealandia (yia san FranCisco), close here April -
al n. III. COR OIL arrival AT New York of steam
ship City OF Berlin with British mails for Aus.
tralhD.
-The schedule of closing Of Traus-Pacihc mails Is
arranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit TO san Francisco. Mails from the
East arriving time nj san Francisco the day of
sailing of steamers are dispatched thence the same
day.
HENRY q. PEARSON.
National Republican., 1884-04-01
0Rough on Corns.o
hHnYInc nf the IS nfa.

Ask for Wells Rough on Corns." 15c Quick
complete cure Hard or soft corns, warts, bunionj
National Republican., 1884-04-01

naS,, BELLS COCOA, ALKETHREPTA, I'M.
nv perial Granum, Horlick's, Neaves, Melliu's
Nosles, and other Infant Foods at COUGHLlNs
Pharmacy
National Republican., 1884-04-01

NY, EIY'S CREAM BALM. COOKS BALM
GsP OF Life, Snndords, Knights, Hartlcy's VIE
Dc Meyers, SRges, and other Catarrh Cures at
National Republican., 1884-04-01

eS5S- RUBBER BLANKETs, AIR PILLOWS
~ sponge and ice bags, &c; also other rubber
goods. kept At COughlins Temple Drug Store. Be7-tt
National Republican., 1884-04-01

uezY=p DIR. WILLIAM NJ. CATE, HAS NEW
ASsS offices at 8l6 tucenth street. Practice lin
tied 10 treatment of spinal curvalTes and diseases Of
the nervous system. mhlS-lm"
National Republican., 1884-04-01

e~SsP- FOOD SEED, SAND, AND MEDICINE
RSx9 for birds. at Cuughlins Drug store; also n
variety al goods not tU he found elsewhere sei7tf
National Republican., 1884-04-01

MY KNIGHTS REMEDIES CURE ASTHMA,
NsH la,arrh, Colds, Dyspepsia, dc. sold at
(OI'GH III M Tpmplr Drug store, 9th and L SITS,
National Republican., 1884-04-01

nG5E'- PURE COD LIVER OIL, 400. PINT; ALL
tSS the cough remedies, chest protectors, &c,
can he had al COughlin'a Drug Store. sel7-If
National Republican., 1884-04-01

ny PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATEIY PRE-
hSS pared at ihir prices at COlGHLIN'S Phar-
macy, MasOmlc lemplc 9Th and sts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15
NJ TU'7"bV VE ~ n
Lincoln allndes is this

WHAT THE ZERO MARX MEANS. Ninety.
nine citizens out of 100 had something to say
about zero" yesterday but probably not one
in 100 could have told why point 32' below
the freezing point on Fahrenheit's thermome-
ter is called zero. For that matter, nobody
knows The Fahrenheit scale was introduced
in 1920. Like other thermometric scales it has
two fixed points-the freezing point, or rath-
er the melting point of ice, and the boiling
point of water. The Centigrade and Reamur
call the freezing point zero, and measure
therefrom in both directions This is a very
natural arrangement. Fahrenheit kept the
principle on which he graduated his thermom-
eters a secret, and no one has ever discovered
it, 1t is supposed, however, that he consid-
cred his zero--32 below the freezing point
the point Of absolute cold or absence Of all
heat, either because, being about the tempe
nature of melting salt and snow, it was the
greatest degree Of cold he could produce arti-
fcially, or because it was the lowest natural
temperature of which he could find any rec
ord. The grounds on which Fahrenheit put
$50 between the freezing and boiling points
is likewise unknown LOitis Gi056-U -U6lHO-
rraf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

Charles Sumner many years before he was
known in politics, sought the acquaintance
Of Horace Greeley in New York. He found
the journalist much engaged, and was invit-
ed by him 20 come to his house next morn
ing and take breakfast. Mr.. Sumner was
not an carly riser, and he liked good break
fast when ho did get up. lie rather antici-
patod one in this case At the carly hour
named by Mr.. Greeley he left the Astor
House, took a stage, and rode several miles
up Broadway, and after much difficulty found
the residence of his new friend at an old
fashioned farmhouse, situated in the middle
of an orchard between Broadway and the
river, where he was Hospitality received by
the occupant. After considerable conversa-
tion with Mr.. Greeley the latter remarked to
his wife, who had come into the room, that
Mr.. Sumner would probably like something
to eat. She expressed doubt whether there
was anything in the house, at which Sumner,
who was really hungry after his long ride,
was somewhat-well surprised, to say the
least. "Wby, mother" said Greeley to bis
wife, 'you must have some milk some bread
and milk in the house." She thought that 1t
might be so, and soon appeared with a mug,
two bowls and some crackers, which she
placed on bare pine table, and the two in
cipient phlanthropists ate their breakfast IN
peace Anybody who knows Sumner and
his dainty ways in these things can apprecl-
ate the situation. No doubt it was the first
and last time he ever did justice to bread
and milk. The friend to whom Sumner re-
lated this incident had feeling, which time
rather strengthened, that the older philoso-
pher was practicing a grim joke on the gay
and somewhat festive young man from Bos-
ton. Sumner, however, never could appre-
ciate a Joke and considered the transaction
a real one so far as good faith was concerned,
although he related it with considerable glee.
Perhaps he had in his heart something of the
feeling of Thackeray, who once said to a
friend in Boston II often wish l knew
whether Becky Sharp was really guilty when
found by her husband with the Marquis OF
Steyne undersuch remarkable circumstances" "
-EUery Other Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15
WINTER IN DAKOTA.


Sioux FALLS D. r., Feb. /, 1884.
Editors PAenig: promised you letter
telling something about winter in Dakota.
shall write only a short one and refer your
Brattleboro readers to the public library read-
ing room, where they will find the three
Sioux Falls weekly papers on file. Our win
ter is more than half over, and, with the ex-
ception of few rough days occasionally, it
has been very pleasant and mild. We had
about four inches of snow early in Deco mber,
but none since The first week in January
was extremely cold. January ith the mercu-
ry stood at 4O7 below zero in the morning,
and it did not get above all day. Unless the
wind blows hard, one does not feel the cold
as much As in the eastern states We have
not had blizzard, or anything like one. l
think the weather has been pleasanter and
mider hero than in most Of the states east
and south Of us. There has not been much
sickness-a few cases of diphthern and ty-
phoid fever, but few, if any, of pneumonia.
Business has been dull here as elsewhere. In
the summer there is not much going on in a
social way, but during the winter there is no
end to social gatherings and amusements. We
have all sorts of clubs--scienti6c, literary, his
torical, Chautauquan leisure hour, social etc.
We have fine skating rink in a building put
up in December expressly for the purpose. 1t
is literally patronized day and evening.
Real estate does not change hands much
during the winter and we do not see golden
opportunities" to buy land cheaper than it
could have been bought last spring. Build
ing keeps up when the weather will permit.
do not think there have been more than two
weeks this winter when mechanics have moi
been able to work out of doors most OF the
time. We expect to welcome great many
Eastern people in the spring. Some are com
ing now, showing that the tide of emigration
has already begun. In 1870 there were 30.
| people in this county; now there are between
| II, 900 and 90 600 When Dakota is settled
as thckly as Illinois it will have population
of three million. What AN empire it will be
Yours truly, A. II. TUFTS.
IWo observe that DIR. Tufts's name appear
as member of the faculty OF the Dakotr
Collegiate Institute at Sioux Falls. Congrat
| ulations - Ed. PHESIx.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15


[From private business lettor.l
URIAH, Cal, Jan. 2S, 1884.
Being printer myselt-learning tho trade
on tho old windham County Democrat, pub
lishod by my mother, Mrs. Nichols-I yet
have some interest in perusing paper from
the old town. In those days The PnGN1x
was in its infancy, under the management Of
Platt, while the Democrat was the ''od es-
tablished." find very much to interest me
in the local news of your paper, and also
think tho agricultural page par excellence.
or course very little, except the stock notes,
will apply to this state, our climate, seasons,
soil and methods are so different from yours.
As write we arc having a gentle rain-lf
inches in three days mercury at 46', which
is very cold for q rain The hills and grain
fields are green with new growth, both volun-
teer and new-sown. In some parts OF the
county (Mendocino), near the ocean, there
has not yet been frost enough to kill tomato
vines. Our shepherds are now following their
flocks over the hills, assisting the weakly
among the new-dropped lambs Cows, 500
to 500; butter, 40 cents beef (carcass), 10
cents eggs, 25 cents; potatoes, $l.25; ap-
pies, Sl.5O flour, s. sheep, 81 to $3.50 )
land $5 to $50 per acre lumber, 500 to
SiO work horses, Sl25 to $500 saddle
horses, $50 to 800. If any of the boys of
O'53 are still about the printing offices, re-
member me to them. Printers wages here
are from 81 to So per day apprentices get
from S3 to $5 per week. Respectfully
yours, a. o. CARPENTER.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15
Marriage Among the French CanadI.
ans,


The chief social event of their lives is a
wedding-almost the only set occasion of fes-
tivities. The priest then permits dancing
among relatives and allows unusual expenses
to be incurred. Courtship is very short and
circumspect. 1t generally lasts but few
months engagements are made very much
after the pecuniary interests followed in
France, and the marriages generally occur at
from Is to 22 years of age.
A widower of this place recently went to
spend the evening with a neighbor, whose.
sister was an old maid whom no one had
thought of marrying. When he left the
house her brother suggested that he should
marry her. They returned to the house and
went together to her bed, in one corner of
the room and woke her up. Holding the can
die up to his face, he said
mile. c., take a good look at me I'm
rather worse than l seem by candle light,
and I've nine small children and not great
deal Of land. Will you marry me?'
She rubbed her eyes, still half asleep, look
ed him over a moment and said, Yes"
"Then be ready next Tuesday"
In another case, the day after the banns OF
marriage had been published, the intended
found his betrolhed crying by the window.
whats the matter, Maria p
"Well, Baptiste, my sister Louise wants
very much to marry, because she's older and
it's her turn first. And it makes me sad to
see her disappointed. Now, If you would
only marry her! Everything is ready, you
know, and it would be such relief"
"Well well, don't cry about that" said he
with moments surprise. II don't mind il
do Go and tell her to get ready. FEB
rudly Hdrpe1'S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

The following story is told at the expense
of the Norwegian poet, Hjalmar II. Boyesen: :
Prof. Boyesen used to lecture upon German
literature to the students at Cornell. He was
at the time writing his Goethe and Schiller, "
having become Goethe enthusiast and he
was also-a fact that was familiar to the stu
dents-enamored with the lady who has since
become his wife, and who was the daughter
of a New York banker. The professor 8
voice has peculiarly rotund, impetuous quail
ity, and it was never poured forth in greater
volume than when he said in one of his lee
lures: "About this time Goethe fell in love
with a rich bankers daughter in New York
city," There was a roar from the students,
while boots and canes ratified upon the floor
like an avalanche of cobble stones in a shot
tower. Boyesen covered his crimson face
with his hands and turned his back to his class
That lecture was resumed on another day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

WENDELL PHILLIPS ON HIS PowER TO MovE
AN AUD1ENcE.-A Jersey City man told this
incident to New York Tribune reporter
Mr. Phillips delivered his lecture on Lost
Arts" in the Bergen Baptist church several
years ago. I attended and enjoyed il greatly.
In the car, on the return to Jersey City, were
several young ladies-school-te who
kept up a running fire of criticism, picking
out every possible fault and enlarging upon
it. In the corner sat tall gentleman, a
broad -brimmed felt hat covering his face
with the exception of the mouth, the corners
of which seemed frozen into smile Of Gym
ical amusement. Arrived at the car station
this gentleman asked me to show him the
way to the ferry, and l recognized him.
directed him to the ferry house and said,
"Mr Phillips, were you not amused at the
remarks of your fair critics p "Oh that is
nothing" he replied 81 am used to it.
remember that after making an abolition
speech in Boston one evening, took car
for home. Next to me sat man who asked
me il had been to hear Phillips. told
him had lie then asked me what thought
of the speech answered that l was pretty
we'll satisfied with it. Sapping me on the
knee he said excitedly, That fellow can make
you believe black is white This set me
thinking. 1 knew was capable of exerting
q great influence over my audiences. In
those old days often stirred them up to such
q pitch of excitement that it would only have
been necessary for me to suggest that they
should 60 out and burn barn, mob a pro
slavery meeting, or do some other illegal act,
and they would have done il. But l reflect
ed that this was not, after all, very desra.
bio kind OF influence. II would not be Of
any permanent value, for the next day they
would repent them of their folly, and be
anxious TO mob me for leading them into 1t.
From that time sought to reach the reason
rather than the passions of an audience and
l know that the results were better and my
influence was greater and more lasting
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

Country BUTTER. R.-'Talk about creamery
butter" said a grocer on Woodward ave-,
"give me the old fashioned.sweet-cr cream
home. made-churned butter in the country,
like this" and he laid roll on the counter
aud proceeded to butter some crackers.
"Eh what = that?' inquired a customer.
Country butter? Let me taste it..
So more crackers were buttered, which he
ate greedily.
How much of that butter have you got ?"
he asked, wiping his chops with smack of
satisfaction.
Took the most of it home to my own
family. Colonel M bought some and
will be in after the rest. You see it isn't ca
sy to get June, clover-fed cream butter at
this time of year. You couldn't find pound
at any other store in town, said the grocer
proudly.
Send me up the lot" said the customer )
II don't want any creamery butterne after
eating that. You can't fool me on genuine
butter. was brought up on farm, 1 was,
and know good butter when l see it." And
he paid for his goods and went out.
"Where did you strike that butter ?" asked
a man who was eating prunes and pickles near
the stove.
Down at the factory where they make it,
replied the grocer calmly. And the beating
of their own hearts was all the sound they
heard. Detroit Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

Tom, years old, noticed one winter
morning after sunrise the moon in the west
ern sky Having never before seen both
orbs at the same time he was deeply impress
ed and ran to his mother with "Oh, man.
ma, I've got an awful joke on our Father
who art in heaven !" "Why, Tom, what do
you mean ?" said the mother in rebuking
tone, greatly shocked. "He forgot TO pull
his moon in !" cried Tom, his voice quaking
with glee Christian Observer.
A little boy was asked il he studied hard.
"Well," he replied, ~ don't hurt myself at
it," ''But if you don't study hard you will
never be President" said his questioner.
NAV, replied the boy, 81 don't expeoter be !;
I'm Demmyorat. Troy Times.
'Poor John, he WAS a kind and forbearing
husband" sobbed the widow on her return
fpom the funeral eyes" said q sympathiz-
ing neighbor, but it's all for the best. You
must try to comfort yourself, my dear, with
the thought that your husband is at peace at
last"
sd like to give you piece of my mind
Mrs. Sniggs." 81 wouldn't attompt impossi-
bilities, Mr. Sniggs. The article you speak OF
is too small to be divided
Our lives are albums, written through
With good or III, with false or truei
And as the blessed angels turn
The pages Of our years,
God grant they read the good with smiles,
And blot the III with tears.
--RAittier IA an Album.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

During series of wet days a gentleman
ventured to congratulate his umbrela-maker
''Yes, that's all very well, sir, he replied !;
"but then there's nothing whatever doing in
parasols!"
''Oh dear Z" exclaimed Edith TO her doll, 81
do wish you would sit still never saw such
an uneasy thing in my life. Why don't you
act like grown people, and be still and stupid
for while ?"
"What do you think Of Fielding ?" asked a
Boston girl of a Harvard graduate. "Oh, 1t
is important, of course, but 1t don't amount
to much without good batting"
A smart Wiliamsport young man told a
lady friend that this was leap year, and play
fully suggested that she "would have to take
him somewhere now" "All right, " said she,
"there is play tomorrow night. Get the
tickets, George, and will take you" And
of course he had to get them. It's cold day
when Williamsport girl gets left.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15
Miscellany.
Pure Souls.

Pure souls that watch above the from afar,
To whom, as TO the stars, raise my eyes
Draw me to your large skies,
Whore God aud quiet are.
Loves mouth Is rose-red, and his voice is sweet
His feet are winged, his eyes are as clear hrei
But have no desire
To follow his winged feet.
Friendship may change, or friends may pass away
And Fame's a bride that men soon weary OF
Since rest Is not with Love,
No JOY that is may stay.
But they whose lives pure whose hearts arc igh-
Those shining spirits by the world uutamcd-
May at the end, unshamedi
Look on their days gone by.
o pure strong souls, so starkc, calm aud bright,
II even before the end might feel
Through quiet pulses, steal
Your pureness, with purgod sight
might Springs gracious work behold once more,
Might hear, as once heard, long, long ago
Great waters cbb and flow,
Might smell the rose Of yOre.
Might comprehend the winds and clouds again,
Tho sanity, peaceful moonlight hallOwing allt
Tue scent Of leaves that fall,
Tho Autumn's tender pain.
All, this, ! fear shall never chance to me,
And though cannot shape the life would,
II surely still ia good
70 look where such lives be.
Phillip BoUrkc Mdrsion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

The low price Of tea for some years has had
a depr, ssing eject upon its culture in China
and the last crop of oolong in particular was
very short, so that the surplus for export to
this country will be only 40,O 600 Ghosts, against
50, 600 last year. The Japanese crop, which
is almost wholly consumed in this country is
also reduced little, and the Chinese stock Of
green for import to America is said to have
fallen from Is, 900, 600 to - 0O0O 600 pounds.
The strict inspection now enforced at Ameri-
can ports excludes the worthless teas formerly
admitted, and the probability Of a scarcity has
operated TO advance prices three or four cents
pound at New York during the past week
or two. II there should be war between Chi
ma and France, the industry of China might
be still more materially interfered with, and
her commerce also, if the ports of Shanghai,
Amoy and Fooehow were bloekaded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

China, which has furnished to the world an
almost universal beverage, now adds to the
obligation which other nations are under to
her by rendering to them a new fruit, very
toothsome and delicious with rare and Pc
culisr flavor. Siches they call it, and Lon
don paper describes it as follows; at is sur
rounded by thin dry shell, within which is a
sort of plum without skin, in consistency like
a jujube, in taste like some rare confection.
There is very little of it, for the fruit sur
rounds a very hard stone, but it is very sweet
and pleasant. At first one found the rarity
only at great dinners, but now it is getting in
to the shops of all fruiterers, and is likely to
become as common presently as the pome-
granate or the banana"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

AN ILLUMINATING LETTER FROM LINCOLN.
"A side-light is thrown on Lincoln's second
inaugural, delivered March 4, 1865, by note
which he wrote Thurlow Weed on March 18th
of that year, only a month before his death,
as follows
every one likes compliment. Thank you for
yours my little notification speech and the re-
cont inaugural address, expect the latter to wear as
well perhaps better than, anything have produc
ed but believe 1t is not Immediately popular. Men
not hattered by being shown that there has been
a difference Of purpose between the Almighty and
them. To deny It, however. in this Is to deny
that there is God governing the world. 1t is truth
which thought needed to be told aud, as whatever
Of humiliation there ia in falls most directly my
self thought others might afford for me to tell It,"
The passage OF the inaugural to which Mr..
Lincoln alludes is this
"Fondly do we hope, ferventy do pray, that this
mighty scourge Of war may speedily pass away. Yet
II God wills that It continue until all the wealth piled
by the bOndsmaus 250 years Of unrequited toll shall
be sunk, and until every drop Of blood drawn with the
lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword,
said 5000 years ago, 20 still It must be said
The judgments Of the Lord are true, aud righteous
altogether
The frank note to Mr. Weed shows US the
man Lincoln, and will add to the popular ap-
probation Of his courage, clear moral vision
and breadth Of horizon. -SpriHgfed Repu5-
HcdH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-15

WORKED OUT HIS Own ADMISSION Fee
The Davenport Qa.) Gazette says "a Clin-
ton county doctor attended a birth about 10
years ago, for which his bill was $40. The
account ran along till few days ago. The
subject of the doctors professional skill, now
a smart lad of 10 years, was hired by that
gentleman as stable boy, and, at the end of
his first month, carried home the receipt for
the old debt as pay for his services. 1t is the
first case on record where a boy has been
obliged to pay his own expenses in coming
into this world