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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
GrnntinrheF FieId.

General Grant while moving ION to Rich
mond," messed with the nine gentlemen on
his personal staff, dividing the expenses
among the ten, not in equal proportions ex-
actly but in manner that was satisfactory
to all. There was not the slightest attempt
at show or parade in the furniture and equip
age. Everything was for use and economy
of trouble and space. The crockery was scan
ty and of the plainest, and the fare, though
sufficient in quantity, was just as homely as
that of any thrifty and careful mechanic. A
chop, with cup of coffee, for breakfast; a
bit of roast beef, with potatoes and "hard
tack Confronting dish of pork and greens"
served for the o'clock dinner, which was
concluded without pastry or dessert. A cup
of tea and bit of bread and butter at $50
O'Clock finished up the day. The beds were
simply camp cots, some with and others with
out mattresses; and all the toilet apparatus
anywhere visible we're a few tin wash basins,
a moderate supply of towels, bit of looking.
glass, and a horn comb At the table neither
distilled liquor nor wine was permitted The
General would not have either about him for
his own or others use.
p The inventory of the Generals baggage
when he made his brilliant campaign in the
rear of Vicksburg is, l take it, well remem-
bered-a briar- wood telescope and a tooth
brush. In what relates to personal adorn-
ment, and outside of the necessity Of eating,
personal comfort, he never enlarged his pos
sessions. His three stars indicated his exalt-
ed rank, but, to say nothing of the charm
which, in soldiers eyes, these glittering marks
of rank possess doubt if there was a com
mssariat officer in his army who was as plain.
ly clad as he. His clothes were worn thread
bare, and, despite the steady brushing of his
servant they would have an untidy look, due,
no doubt, to the Generals habit of going
everywhere and seeing everything for him
self. The General understands the relation
between cleanliness and godliness, but, in his
opinion, practically evinced, there is ~ much
of either in flannel shirt as in one of linen
of drawing, room immaoulateness. ss.-BeR Per-
len PO0re.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
rive Cents "a Day.

The cumulative power of money is a fact
very generally known, but not generally ap-
preciated. There are few men living at tho
age Of Go, hanging on to existence by somo
slender employment or pensioners, it may
be, on the bounty Of kindred or friends, but
might by exercising the smallest particle of
thrift rigidly adhered TO in the past have set
aside considerable sum which would mate
rally help them to maintain their independ.
ence in their old age. Let us take the small
and Insignificant sum Of five cents, which we
daily pay to have our boots backed, to ride
in car the distance we are able to walk, or
to procure a bad cigar we are better of with
out, and see what its value is in the course of
years We will suppose a boy of 10, by
blacking his own boots, or saving his car fare,
or going without his cherished cigarette. put
byfve cents day in one year he saves SlS.-
80, which being banked bears interest at the
rate Of per cent per annum, compounded
bi-yearly. On this basis, when our thrifty
youth reaches the age Of Co. having set his
five cents per day religiousy aside during so
years. the result is surprising. He has &C.
cumulated no less q sum than S3S93.17. A
scrutiny of tho progress of this result is in
teresting AT the age of 80 our hero had
$3.50 at 40, SS77; at so, S1GG7 at 60,
S2962. After fifteen years saving his annual
interest more than equals his original prinoi-
pal; in % years it is moro than double in
30 years it is four times as much in 45 years
1t is eight times as much and the last years
interest is $50, or ten and a half times as
much as the annual amount he puts by. The
actual cash amount saved in so years is S9t2.-
80, the difference between that and tho grand
total of S3S93.17, viz, S298O, ,G7, is accumu-
lated interest What a magnificent premium
for the minimum Of thrift that can be we'll
represented in figures l-BrOoklyn Eagle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
The Way PIate CsIa.. =. Mad..

To cast, roll, polish and burnish plate glass
requires machinery of peculiar construction
and plant" that is costly by reason of its
complex nature. The pouring of liquid glass
from the furnace upon the cast-iron plates,
and the subsequent rolling, are processes
comparatively simple. Any housekeeper who
has used a rolling pin on batch of pie-crust
dough performs an operation very similar to
this stage Of plate-glass making. 1t is sue
ceeding processes of grinding and polishing
and final furnishing that require the time and
costly mechanism. After leaving the rolls
and bed plate the glass is rippled and rough,
and only fit for gratings or skylghts. Each
plate must be transferred to machines that re-
semble the turntables OF a railway. On that
revolving platform the glass is cemented in a
bed of plaster of Paris and the machine start
ed. Bearing heavily upon the surface of the
glass are blocks of metal, and while in nation
the surfaces are supplied with sharp sand and
a constant stream Of water. The next stage
of the glass grinding process is the same as
to machinery, but instead Of sand coarse en-
cry is used. The finer emery is used in an
other table, and so on for half dozen times.
The final polishing is done by heavy reoipro-
eating devices fed with rouge, and maintain
ing constant backward and forward motion,
and also lateral movement over the surface
of the crystal. All this requires the assis.
tance of large force of men, many of them
skilled laborers After going through these
different grindings and polishings the plate
that measured an inch in thickness is only
three fourths of an inch thick has lost all its
roughness and is ready for the show window
Of the purchaser.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

A REMARKABLE SURGICAL OPERATIoN-A
New York despatch, under date of Jan. 2s,
says; man lies in Bellevue hospital to-
day with a rubber tube through his brain.
His name is Bruno Kuorr He is young
German who last Thursday shot himself
The bullet of 80 caliber went into his skull
on the central line between his eyes. The
hospital doctors probed for the bullet, and
found that it had passed through the brain.
Taking the direction aud calculating closely,
they cut Il hole in the back of Knorr's skull
The instrument used was trephine, which
is a cylindrical saw. II was placed against
the skull, and worked round aud round till
hole as large rs lO-cent piece was cut
There the bullet was removed and a rubber
drainage tube passed through the brain. 1t
projects little at each end. The operation,
which was witnessed by nearly the whole sur
gical staff of the hospital, lasted four hours.
On Saturday and Sunday Knorr was stupid
and practically unconscious. At times he
gave short answers to questions. Monday he
was much brighter and could talk and help
himself There seems to be little doubt as
to his ultimate recovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

A Somerville, Mass, young lady is said TO
possess a mania for starting fires. She will
get over that when she gets married.
A bore meeting Douglass Jerrold, said /;
"Well, what's going on to-day p 81 am, ="
exclaimed Jerrold darting past the inquirer.
The Casket, which is published in the in
terest of undertakers, complains of depres-
sion in the coffin industry. Overproduction
is not the trouble in this case. What is need
cd is more consumption. .-Phila. Record.
Two boys quarreling-"M pa is preach
er an will go to heaven" ayes, an my pa
is doctor an can kill your ole pa. "-ArkdR.
sac Traveller.
"Oh, professor" exclaimed sentimental
old Mrs. Fishwhaoker, during private organ
recital in her new music room, "do pull out
that sweet nux vomica stop once more!"
Old gentleman-"Ah, Mrs. b. did you
keep diary during your visit to the ooun.
try2" Mrs. b. Qndignantly)-''No sir
didn't. The family bought milk from the
neighbors."
Little Johnnie and Mary were sitting OH an
ottoman in rather close quarters Both real
lied the crowded situation of affairs, and Ii
was finally righted by Johnnie, who said /;
"Mary, there would be more room for me on
this ottoman il one of us was 70 get of. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

l HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE CLASSICS,
and would do anything within reason to
spread the knowledge of them but prelim-
mary question must first be answered. What
the classics are is not matter of dispute all
agreeing that they are literary masterpieces,
the study Of which serves above all other stu
dies to refine and lberalize the mind But
Bhe,e are they? As to this, opinions differ.
1.-The Greeks, madam" replied John Ran
dolph, when Mrs Jellyby asked him to con
tribute aid to that suffering people-''the
Greeks are at your door" And some people
think the classics are in the same vicinity
dwelling, that is to say, in our mother. tongue
in the sense in which the needy are at hand
not exclusively but in such wise as to de-
serve our first attention. The President of
Harvard College is one OF these people, ~
may avow," says President Eliot, "as the re-
suit of my reading aud observation in the
matter of education, that l recognize but one
mental acquisition as an essential part of the
education of lady or a gentleman-namely
an accurate and refined use of the mother
tongue. Greek, Latin, French, German,
mathematics, natural aud physical science,
metaphysics, history, and aesthetics are all
profitable and delightful, both as training and
as acquisitions, to him who studies them with
intelligence and love, but not one of them has
the least claim to be called an acquisition es-
sential to liberal education, or an essential
part of sound training" He adds THE
fruit of liberal education is not learning, but
the capacity and desire to learn not knowl-
edge but power" This is explicit enough.
For my own part, l agree to t.-Pduk R.
ShipnlaR, in Popular Science.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

FINDING Coon ExoUsE.-One day three
or four weeks ago a retail grocer over in Jer-
sey sat down with his clerk one evening and
said, "James, owe New York houses over
$3OO0." Eyes, sir" "We have $4,000 in cash
in the safe the stock is all run down and this
would be the time to fail in business" 1T
certainly would" 'But want a reasonable
apology to give my creditors when they come
down on us for explanations See If you
can't think of something tonight and let me
know in the morning" The clerk promised,
aud the grocer wheeled a chest of tea and
bag Of coffee homo as a beginning. Next
morning when he appeared at the store the
safe was open, the cash gone and on the desk
was note from the clerk reading 81 have
taken the $4,000 and am prepared to skip. It.
will be the best excuse in the world for your
failing 80 flat that creditors can't realize 2
cents on the dollar Val Str6et Ne,0s."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
One Lime Kiln Club RuIe.

Brother Hamiltonian Smith arose to make
an inquiry. He had often been asked if it
was forbidden in the constitution or bylaws
of the Lime Kiln Club for a member to hold
a position under the state or United States
government. ~ should reckon it wasn't :"
replied the president, as Smith sat down.
''De members OBJ dis club kin hor any sort o.
posishun dey kin git, from sellin' red lemon
Rde in de big circus tent to conductin' de
Penshun Buro at Washington. De only by
law on de subjeok am to forbid de club, as a
club, from givin' bonds fur de honesty of any
member holdin' a posishun Whar he kin do
any stealin'. ."-DetT0t Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

THERE ARE NUMEROUS LEGENDS OF SUNKEN
CITIES scattered throughout Ireland, some of
which are of most romantic origin. Thus
the space now covered by the Lake of Inchi-
guis is reported in former days to have been
populous and Aourishing city but for some
dreadful and unabsolved crime, tradition
says, il was buried beneath the deep waters
The dark spirit of its king still resides in one
of the caverns which border the lake, and
once every seven years at midnight he issues
forth mounted on his white charger and
makes the complete circuit of the lake, a per-
formance which he is TO continue till the sill
yer hoofs of his steed are worn out, when the
curse will be removed and the city reRppeRr
once more in all its by-gone condition. The
peasantry affirm that even now on a calm
night one may clearly see the towers and
spires cleaning through the clear water.
With this legend we may compare one told
by Burton in his History of Ireland. "In Ul-
ster is lake, 10000 PAGES long and 10, 900
broad out of which ariseth the noble north.
ern river called Bane. It is believed by the
inhabitants that they we're formerly wicked,
vicious people who lived in this place, and
there was prophecy in every ones mouth
that whenever we'll which was therein, and
was continually covered and locked up care
fully, should be left open, so great quantity
of water would issue therefrom as would
soon overflow the whole adjacent country 1t
happened that an old beldame coming to
fetch water heard her child cry upon which,
running away in haste she forgot to cover
the spring. and coming back to do it the land
was so overrun that it was past her help, and
at length she, her child and all the territory
were drowned, which caused this pool that
remains. BlGck10OOdS Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

"THE Music OF THE SPHEREs. We have
said that the earth has two motions, an axial
and an orbital. In fact, it has three-nRy,
four. Its north pole, instead of pointing per-
petually toward the north star, Is, in truth,
slowly describing, once in about 2G, 900 years,
an immense circle round that star and it has
fourth motion in its movement along with
the sun through space toward the oonstellR-
tion Hercules. Indeed, there is no such thing
az repose in the universe there is movement
everywhere everyone of the 20, O00 900 stars
in the armament partakes of II and il We in
vest each OF these bodies with as many differ
ent motions as our earth demonstrahly pos
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
A NIIsguI,Ied Youth.

A cowboy dropped into a church,
Intent on goodness purely;
He went away up to the front
Aud took seat demurely.
He felt little out of place,
But thought he ought to try it,
And, watching what the others did,
Maintained a perfect quiet.
lie didn't make a single break,
Nor show the least detection,
Until little deacon came
To take the church collection.
The plate came to the cowboy first,
OF course with nothing in 1t;
He looked up at the deacon, then
Down on the plate minute.
He couldn't tell the game at all,
And didn't dare TO dOubtit;
The more he tried to ind 1t out
The loss he knew about II,
At last he spoke right out in church
"Now loob a-here, old Banty,
Don't try no hluff, III take the chips
Jes' sing out what's the ante"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
Miscellany.
Life

Life.
Look, the world tsmpts our eye,
Aud we would know II all!
We map the starry sky,
We mine this earlhen ball;
We measure the sea tides, We number the sea sands
We scrutnize the dates
Of lOng-past human things,
The bounds Of eifaced states,
The lines Of deceased kings;
We search out dead mems words aud works Of dead
mons hands;
We shut our eyes, and muse
How our own minds are made
What springs Of thought thoy use,
How frightened, how betrayed,
And spend our wit to name what most employ un-
namedl
But still, ns proceed,
The mass swollH more and more
OF volumes yet TO read,
OF secrets yet TO explore.
Our hair grows gray, our eyes are dmmed, our heart
is tanned. -MdtthcU IrHOid.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
An Old TaN Warrant.

The following is copy of the first war
rant ever issued for the collection of tax in
Newfano under the authority OF the state OF
Vermont
To the Constable Of the Town Of Newfanc Greet
ing. Whereas the General Assembly at their session
In Windsor in April, 1881, did grant Of ten sh-
hngs ON each hundred Of acres u land In said New
fame, except the public right TO the college lands This
is therefore to command you to collect ten shings ON
each hundred acres and IN the proportion for
greater or less quantity any person or persons may
respectively own as Aforesaid and pay the same into
the treasury before the FIRST day Of April next
And II any person persons shall refuse or neglect
o pay his her their just proportion Of said tax you
are commanded TO dstrain his, her their goods
Cstate, aud the same dispose Of a. the law directs
Also satisfy your own fees. And where there IS no
owner residing in town appears aud pays the tax
Aforesaid on any proportion nf said land, you d-
rccted to dispose OF much of said land in the mode
prescribed by law to enable you to pay said and
also TO satisfy your own fees.
Given at the Treasuror's Uffco in Sunderland this
the II day Of Nov. l7sl. IRA ALLEN, Treas.
Pursuant to tho foregoing order the consta.
BILE issued the following notice.
PUBLICK NOTICE is hereby given to all those per-
sons owning land In NeWfane who have not already
paid their aud tax agreeable to an act OF Assembly
passed at Windsor, April 1881 that II they neglect 10
pay the same TO me the subscriber before the 20 day
ui May next, their lands said day will be exposed
10 sale at pubck vendue at the house Of Chas Evans
noon. JOHN MORSE, Constable.
April 20, 1892.
The record shows that fourteen pieces of
land we're sold at this sale, amounting to e2G,
O5 2d
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

Strawberries are dear at $12 a quart, yet
any one may have an imitation of the winter
kind by soaking small globe of half-bOiled
turnip in a liquid composed of one-third vim
egar aud two-thirds dish water. Serve with
powdered sugar, and have ready little bi-
carbonate of soda to cure the hiocups.-M
y. Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
NO. 6.

sesses we get some idea Of the vast complex
ty Of the stupondous, noiseless movements
going on in the depths of space, family ex-
pressed in the term music of the spheres" !"
ST Louis ReDubBcan
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08

They who work early
and late, the year
round, need OCCASION
ally the healthful stim-
ulus impaired by such
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Bitters. To all, its pu-
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remedy aud prevent
i've Of disease com p
mend It. 1t checks in
oipient I rheumatism
and malarial 5 y m p
toms, relieves consti-
patton, dyspepsia and
hiilOusness, arrest I +
premature decay of
the physical energies,
mitigates the inhrmi-
ties Of age, and hast
ens convalescence. For
sale by all druggists
aud dealers generally.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-08
Ayers Cherry PectOral


as n cough remedy.
"Whilo with Churchill's army, Just before
the battle of Vicksburg, l contracted a So
we're cold, which terminated in a dangerous
cough. l found no relief till on our march
wo camo to a country store, where, on asking
for some remedy, l was urged to try AYERS
CHERRY PICTORIAL.
81 did so, and was rapidly cured. Since
then have kept the PICTORIAL constantly by
me, for family use, and have found it to be
nm invaluable remedy for throat and lung
diseases. j. w. WHITLEY"
Thousands of testimonials certify to the
prompt euro Of all bronchial and lung
affections, by the use of AYERS CHERRY
PICTORIAL. Being very palatable, the young
est children take it readily.
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Sold by all Druggists.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23

WASHINGTON, May 22d-The findings in
the Swain Court of Inquiry. the proceed
ings Of which were concluded yesterday,
were to-day sent to the War Department.
They were placed in the hands Of General
Mckeever, who is acting Adjutant-Gen-
eral, and were 10y him locked up, to await
the return of the Secretary of War, which
will be in a few days Nothing is, of course,
known about the result of the Court, but it
is generally understood that it is of such a
character as 10 warrant the ordering of a
Cou-t-martial. In that case the finding of
the Court Of Inquiry Will be approved by
the President, and Court ordered
by him.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
sACRAMENTo's FEDERAL BUILDING.

The United States Senate has passed the
bill appropriating 100000 for the site
and construction of a Federal building in
this city. 1t will probably become a law
The building is much needed here. 1t is
Il matter..of Governmental economy to put
it up. But the sum is too small The
structure needed should cost half again as
much as the sum appropriated, to say
nothing of the cost of the site There is
one thing only that may defeat the whole
plan if the bill becomes a law, and that
may place the appropriation upon the
lapsed list-that is the greed of prop
erty owners. If, in selecting a site, the
price Is put up, as has been done in other
cities, the 100000 may prove insufficient
TO give us a building worth erecting, and
in that case the officers in charge will
simply refuse to go on with the expend-
iture and report the case back to Congress,
and the result will be unpleasant OF
course, the Government has the right to
condemn property and take it at figure
to be arrived at by appraisement, but this
proceeding is not often resorted TO. OF
course it is of great importance as to where
the building shall be erected. As it will
be postal headquarters, the location will
have an effect upon the retail business
We must expect a struggle before the
officials on that subject. 1t is not prob
able, however, that the building will be
put at any more distant point from the
depots than the present postofice, since
the Postofiice Department is relieved of
the carriage of mail matter to and from
car to office when the latter is within
given distance of the depots and landings
and the present Office is but little within
the limit Within an area, then, bounded
on the east and south by the lines Of that
district, it is altogether likely the new
building will be put up.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.

The Chicago Current thinks that the
strongest point made against the woman
suffrage petition for constitutional amend
ment, by the House Judiciary Committee
at Washington, was the statement that the
women OF the country do not want the
ballot. We fail to see the strength Of that
plea. 1t is a begging of the question
nothing more. The issue before the com
mittee was one of justice, of right, of good
policy, not of personal desire.
OF the 100000 slaves freed by the
Emancipation Proclamation, We have nc
record of any large number appealing to
Congress for freedom. Probably thou
sand made themselves heard, and few
thousands actually fed from slavery, while
a few thousand colored and white people
at the North advocated abolition of the
curse. But still there were millions OF
slaves who did not even seek secretly to
make their desires known.
But waving this view, in this woman
suffrage question there is no need to await
The demand of woman for another reason.
The question involves the good Of the coun-
try, the good of men, the purity Of our in
stitutions and their perpetuity. If woman
is to be endowed with the ballot, It is not