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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
NO. 45.
Ranroad nuudinr Durlnr the war.

Railroad Building During The war.
From General Grants article on the Chat
tanooga campaign, in the November Century,
we quote the following description Of rapid
railroad building under difficulties;
General Dodge, besides being most oapa-
bic soldier, was an experienced railroad build
or. He had no tools 10 work with but those
Of the pioneers picks and spades.
With these he was able to intrench his men,
and protect them against surprises by small
parties Of the enemy. As he had no base OF
supplies until the road could be completed
back 10 Nashville, the first thing 10 consider,
after protecting his men, was the getting in
Of food and forage from the surrounding
country. He had his men and teams bring
in all the grain they could fud, or all they
needed, and all the cattle for beef, and such
other food as could be found. Millers we're
detailed from the ranks to run the mills along
the line Of the army when these we're not
near enough to the troops for protection,
they we're taken down aud moved up TO the
line of the road. Blacksmith shops, with
all the iron and steel found in them, were
moved in like manner. Blaoksmths we're
detailed and set to work making the tools
necessary in railroad and bridge building,
Axemen were put to work getting out timber
for the bridges aud cutting fuel for the loco-
motives when the road was completed; car
builders we're set to work repairing the loco
motives and cars. Thus every branch OF
railroad building making tools to work with,
and supplying the workmen with food, was
all going on at once, and without the aid of
q mechanic or laborer except what the COM
mand itself furnished. But rails and cars the
men could not make without material, and
there was not enough rolling stock 10 keep
the road we already had worked to its full
capacity. There was no rails except those
in use. To supply these deficiencies order
ed eight Of the ten engines General McPher-
son had at VicksburQ to be sent to Nashville,
and all the cars he had, except ten. l also
ordered the troops in West Tennessee TO
points on the river and the Memphis and
Charleston road, and the cars, locomotives,
and rails from other railroads to be sent to
the same destination. The military man.
ager OF railroads also was directed to fur
nish more rolling stock, aud as far as he could,
bridge material. General Dodge had the
work assigned him completed within forty
days after receiving his order. The number
of bridges to rebuild was one hundred and
eighty-two, many of them over deep and
wide chasms The length of road repaired
was one hundred and two miles"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

To learn yure offspring to steal, make
them beg hard for all that you give them.
Tew remove grease from a mans karakter,
let him strike some sudden lie.
Angels handle the dice when doublets are
thrown in the cradle.
Flattery is like oolone water, tew be smelt
ov, not swallered.
II a man haint got well-balanced head
like tew see him part his hair in the middle.
There is only one good substitute for the
endearments ov a sister, and that IL the on
dearments ov sum other phellow's sister.
Piety IL like beans, it seems to do best on
poor sile.
Going to law IL like skinning a new milk
COW for her hide and giving the beef tew the
lawyers
About the hardest thing a phellow kan do
is tew spark tew girls at Onst aud preserve q
good average.
1 had rather undertake tew be two good
doves than one decent sarpent.
A good wife IL a sweet smile from heaven.
A lie IL like q kat-it never Gums tew yew
In straight line.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

Ward reached Sing Sing late Saturday Of.
ternoon and was taken to the bathroom and
barber-shop and then put into q suit of coarse
stiff prison clothing three or four sizes too
large for him. These preliminAries being
finished the warden said Ward, you have
been assigned to labor in the stove depart
ment You will be employed for the present
in mounting stoves. This is not difficult
work, and think you are suited for II. You
will polish and clean the castings and then
fit them together and complete the stove for
delivery" He was then ordered to place his
right arm upon felloW-convicfs shoulder
and keep step. In this way he marched into
iron stairs to his cell on the fourth floor. In
his cell is a German named John Uerick,
convicted ia September 19, 1888, of an as
sault with intent to kill, and who is serving
an eight years sentence.
Wards first day in Sing Sing prison was
very dresry and quiet one for him, II being
Sunday and nothing TO do but eat his meals
and mediate in bis cell after the early morn
ing hours. He was awakened after a good
nights sleep at $3.50 and ate his hash, bread
and coffee, the same as the other con victs.
He was then marched to the chapel and lis
tened to q sermon by the chaplain. At 10:30
he was marched back TO his cell, having his
bucket on one arm and his pan Of apple
sauce and bread on the other. This was TO
serve as dinner and supper combined. He
spent the afternoon alone in his cell He
was allowed to have some reading matter,
but his keeper states that he did not read
very much, but seemed TO be In deep medita-
tion most of the time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
A strange Case OF Suicide,

j. A. Talbot, Harvard divinity student,
27 years old, was found dead in the police
station of Old Cambridge last Friday morn
ing, where he had been locked in the
night before for stealing from q college stu
dent. His body was still warm, lying CROSS
wise upon the bunk. Upon the floor Of the cell
was found piece of yellow paper upon
which was written, ''Mr. Peabody, viii you
please forward my trunk to my sister, Bertha
label, No. AZ West BlAckhAwk street, Chi
oago, ILL.," This bore no signature, although
the unfortunate young man had figured under
the name Of Otto Funk, alias j. A. Helbut,
alias Otto Boehms Fine grains of powder
were found on his clothes aud it is supposed
he poisoned himself. He was undoubtedly
insane, although from his appearance and
manner it would never have been imagined
He was rough and burly, but otherwise an
attractive appearing man. Letters have been
found from people in Chicago which tend to
show hohad there been regarded as klep.
tomaniae.
Talbot is the same youth who was caught
sometime ago stealing books from the uni
versity of Chicago. His career Is a strange
one. When a student at the university Of
Chicago, by laying train of dynamite, he
endeavored to blow up the buildings and de.
stroy the college generally. The occurrence
caused great excitement and was published
and commented on in all the papers. For
this and his book stealing he was judged in
sane and sent TO an asylum, from which he
escaped soon after. This was q year or more
ago. At the opening Of the divinity school
at Harvard this fall, Talbot presented him
self for admission bearing with him several
letters signed by many influential gentlemen
of Chicago. The latter all bore the date Of
1885, but a closer inspection revealed the fact
that the SO" was forged, the original date
being 1883, this being the time Of his admit
sion to the university at Chicago.
For some time books have been missing
from the Harvard divinity library. Infor-
nation reached President Eliot last week that
something was wrong about Talbot The
president sent for him and told him he had
better go. He then severed his connection
with the college and was supposed 10 have
left town. About midnight Tuesday he tried
10 get into the divinity school library by bor-
rowing the keys. He did not get them, but
ON Wednesday lot of books were missing
and the affair was placed with the police
He was charged with stealing q students
oveTcoat and was persuaded TO tell where the
books were. Sergt. Hartman accordingly
found in Norton's woods, at the rear OF Ag-
assiz's museum, sacks containing 100 vol
umes, all bearing the stamp of the library
At Sawin's express office In Harvard square
we're found 20 more volumes tied up and ready
for shipment. At the Old Colony depot was
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
View Houses on old aIts..

There are no doubt, many persons now
living in Rome who have beneath them the
residence Of some gentleman of the Middle
Ages, under which, perhaps, is the home of
a Roman family of the time of the Casars !;
and this may have been built upon the foun-
dations of another Roman house, which was
considered good place to live in some five
or six hundred years before. 1t must be a
very satisfactory thing, when one is going to
build house, to find beneath the ground
some good substantial walls which will make
excellent foundations. livery often happens
that these remains of ancient buildings are
built of larger stones and are frmer and
more solid than the houses which are erected
upon them. There is another side however,
to this matter, and the remains of old build
ings are frequently very much in the way of
those who wish to erect new houses; for it
does not always occur that the ancient walls
are in the right places, or of a suitable kind,
to serve as foundations for the modern build
ing. Then they have to be dug up and taken
out, which is a great labor. There is a hand
some American church in Rome. When this
was built, the work was made very expensive
by the difficulty of getting rid of portions of
walls, arches, rooms and vaults which these
Romans had left behind them, never think
ing that in the course of ages there might be
such people as Americans who would wish to
build a church here.-Frdnk r. Stockton in
N0UembeT ST. Nicholas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
LipPincOtG's.

The publishers Of Lippinootts Philadelphia) Maya
zine announce reduction in price to q per annum
at the beginning Of next year. This ia done to put
the magazine on thoroughly popular basis, and will
not be accompanied by any lowering Of ts standard Of
excellence It viii continue to be a live periodical
interesting itself In all the current topics Of the day
literary artistic, political and social and enlisting IN
their discussion the Abeat pens In England and Amer
lea.
II win be especially strong In hcton. A new novel
entitled "Hope" by W. Z. Norris OF the clever.
est OF the rising authors Of England will run through
the year, accompanied by brilliant serial dealing
with the literary and dramatic life OF New York city
II will be rich In short stores poems and sketches
BY special arrangement II will be the authorized
medium through which the latest utterAnees Of the
most eminent Transatlantic writer's will reach the Am
eriean public simultaneously with their appearance
abroad.
II will number among its American contributors
such writer's GAIL Hamilton, Julian Hawthorne ~
8 Of Dale Harriet Prescott sponord, John Bach No
Master, ], Brander Matthew'S, and others.
Its reduced price will make Il the cheapest Of the
"hrat-claas" American magazines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

THE APPROACH OF AGE shows itself about
the eyes. Lines come, family at first, then
deeper, until the incipient crows feet are in
dioated, developed and revealed. The wom-
an who, looking in her glass, sees these fatal
lines diverging from the outer corners Of her
eyes, knows that she has reached an era in
her life. She recognizes it with a sigh if she
be a vain, lovely or a worldly woman; with
a smile, perhaps, il she has children In whom
she can live her own youth over again. But
il can never be gay smile; none of us, men
or women, like to feel youth-that precious
possession-slipping away from us. But we
should never be on the lookout for crows
feet or gray hairs. Looking for them is sure
to bring them, for thinking about them brings
them. - WhitehdH ReUietD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

PROTECTION AGAINST LIGHTNING. Mr.. Cal
lAdon recently, addressing the French Acsde-
my Of Sciences, said that there was no truth
in the popular supposition that q building
with metal roof, or with metal in its con-
struction, is more likely to be struck by light
ming than building composed wholly Of
non conducting materials, provided there is
no means of electrical communication be-
tween the metal and the earth. house in
Neufchatel Switzerland, had been struck by
lightning and burned, and somebody sug.
gested that lot Of old iron stored in the at
tic had attracted the electric fluid. 1t was
this suggestion that brought Mr.. Calladon to
his feet He said that the iron had nothing
to do with attracting the lightning, but had
probably been q cause Of the burning Of the
building after II had been struck. The ex-
PLANTATION of that is that combustible sub
stance placed between two conducting sur
faces Cn this case the humid atmosphere and
the pile of from is generally sure to take FIRE
when an electric current is passed through il
from one conducting surface to the other
The lightning having struck the house, con-
cludes the scientist, it found its way TO the
metal within, and ignited whatever combusti
BILE material it passed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

The JONES COUNTY CALF CASE has again
reached verdict. Jones county il In Iowa,
where IL years ago four little innocent calves,
unconscious of guile and belonging to John
Foreman, were stolen. Neghbor johnson
about the same time bought four calves of
one Potter of Green county, and said calves
proved to be identical with the stolen proper
ty. The anti horse-thief association there
upon prosecuted johnson, probably upon the
principle that four calves equal one horse.
johnson was acquitted upon the second trial,
and retorted with suits against the association
individually, which suits have been tried five
tiraes, giving him verdict every time but
In each case the verdict has been set aside.
The jury now, upon the sixth trial, have
awarded johnson $1,000, and 1t is reckoned
that $50, 900 would not cover all the costs in
IL years litigation, which has ruined some Of
the parties involved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
Wide AMnLa.

D. Lothrop Il Co., the publishers of this bright
helpful and growing magazine for the boys and girls
announce among its leading features for 1886;
Six illustrated serials: "a Midshipman at Large
and ''The Cruise Of the OasabiAnca," by Chas Rem
ington Talbot; "a Girl and q Jewell White Noun
tain romance by Mrs Harriet Prescott spoord ''Dil-
ly and the Captain" and "Peggy and her Family by
Margaret sidney, with SO Illustrations each and 1
six months story by Charles Egbsrt Craddoek.
Royal Girls and Royal Courts by Mrs John sher-
wood.
ga Cycle of Children" by Elbridge Brooks. Twelve
historical stories Illustrating twelve popular holidays.
"stories Of American Wars" series Of ~ articles
romantic dozen Of adyentures-all strictly true.
"Youth In Twelve Centuries, ~ superb studies OF
race-tYpee and national costumes, by +. Chide Has
sam.
"Fire-Place stories,"-a notable feature Of the
Christmas Number with rich illustrations which will
include gimpses Of Holland, AssyriA Persia Moorish
Spain and New England, with two paintings in clay
modelled expressly for Wide Awake aud reproduced
by special processes In three tones.
Some special articles by leading American writers,
and series Of twelve ballads contributed by Of the
leading women poets Of America. The Illustrations
Of these and other articles will be profuse and beAut
full.
The O. Y. +. r. U. Readings, which meet the grow
ing demand for the helpful In literature history art
science, and practical doing, will be continued.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
The Arr Of ahndnuinr.

''Shadowing," says a Chicago detective,
lis the most difficult and the most scientific
work in my profession. II a man is well
shadowed for two weeks so much can be dis
covered concerning his habits, his associates,
his inolinations, his secret acts, in short, of
his inner life, that almost perfect biography
of him can be written. Every man does
many characteristic things when he thinks
he is alone that he never would do in COM
pauy, and the shadow learns a mans true
character by witnessing his natural life.
More people than you imagine have been
shadowed for the information of both friends
enemies Many curious, and sometimes sus-
picious wives have their husbands shadowed,
and many husband has locked up in his Of
fee desk a mirror of his wife's private life
in the shape of a shadows report. Nearly
every man in Chicago prominent in business,
politics or religion has been shadowed, and
there is somewhere filed away q document
that would make the eyes of the subject open
could he read it.
Every man connected with bank, from
the president down, is shadowed. Large busi-
ness firms get periodical reports on the lives
of trusted employees. suppose Marshall Field
can tell any of the heads of departments in
his store whether they drink brandy or mead,
smoke cigarettes or opium, play penny ante
in friends parlor or faro in a gambling
house.
II know that the head of well-known
agency in Chicago has been shadowed by
nearly every other agency, AMI they all have
his record.
1T is hard work to shadow man. You
have got to get up an hour earlier than he
does in order to get your breakfast and lay
for him at his home. You follow him 10 his
office, to lunch, on his business rounds every
where. When he is on the street you never
take your eyes off him, and 1 tell you that
makes your head swim. You follow him
home to supper and down town again in the
evening. You note everybody he speaks with
and every lady to whom he bows. You must
stay with him until he goes to bed, and then
write out your report before you get TO sleep.
''Men are oftenest shadowed when they are
in trouble, and they rush here and there,
talk to scores of men, enter scores of places,
and get up early and go to bed late. A good
lively subject will lead the shadow a wild and
merry dance, and two weeks of it will wear a
good man out."-Chicdg0 Nelos.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

One sometimes sees drunken man pitched
violently from q horse, and when the by.
ISLANDERS rush to the spot, expecting to find
him dead, they are astonished to discover
that he has been little injured. In his "ScrAm.
bles Among the High Alps" Leslie Stephen
tells the story Of guide who, while drunk,
fell over precipice so deep that a fall over
it seemed almost certain death, and who yei
sustained little injury. Stephen accordingly
gives his readers the advice either not to fall
over precipioe, or to get thoroughly drunk
before doing 80. The reason of this immun-
ity is that the nerve centres are 80 much par.
allied in the drunken man as not to be af.
fected by the shock of the fall, which, in q
sober man, would have acted so violently as
to stop the heart, arrest the circulation, and
cause instant death.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

Max O'Rell says that London contains more
Roman Catholics than Rome, more Jews than
lin, more Scotchmen than Edinburgh, more
Welshmen than Cardiff, and more country
folks than the counties Of Devon, Durham
and Warwickshire put together. It has a
birth in every Ave minutes has seven acci-
dents every day in it's 5000 miles of streets ;
has an average Of 40 miles OF streets opened
and Ia, 900 new houses every year. In 1883
there were added %, ITO new houses to the
vast aggregate Of dwellings which is called
the metropolis, thus forming 36S new streets
and one new square, covering g distance OF
&C miles and 81 yards.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

Newark highwaymen prefer lead pipe to q
sand-bag when they rob their victims. 80
does plumber.-N. y. Journal.
Man has, We read, 24O bones. Woman has
241 she has all that man has, and the bone
of contention besides.-FUR.
A boy speaker at one of our late school ex-
aminations had only one bouquet thrown him
while some other boys had several. When
he returned home his mother asked him how
many bouquets he had received. Zone, he
replied. "How did 1t happen that other
boys received more than you did ?" she ask
ed. 81 suppose they had more enterprising
mothers" he answered, and poked of to
bed. -Phildd6lphid Call
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

discovered trunk In which we're found
case Of surgical instruments, the property Of
DIR. Wesselhoeft Of Cambridge, and bottle Of
nitrate OF silver bearing the label Of an apotb-
eoary store at .Waltham. When the officers
started for Cambridge with Talbot, he leaped
from the horse-oar aud escaped. He took
DIR. Wesselhoefts horse and carriage one
day, and driving TO Walthsm, changed the
color Of the horses face by using nitrate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
Hope, Faith and Charity.

Hope.
see that Smith is coming up this way
hope hen settle that account to-day.
Faith.
He's feeling for his wallet. Hal knew
That he had come to pay that balance due.
Charity.
He's going past, by Jovel Well, we'll no doubt
Some other creditor has cleaned him out.
Boston Courier
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

There was q state convention Of liquor
sellers in Milwaukee the other day. They
declared their fraternity to be "more power
ful than any other in the land" II would be
we'll for serious-minded people to ponder over
that declaration and govern themselves 40
cordiuRly. g Greenfield Gdzste.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

am glad TO tell you that since using AthlOphoros
am freer from rheumatism than have been for 40
years. A lady near me- who could not turn ~ bed
for two years has found relief from t-ReV Mrs. A.
Heath, Castleton, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
Reliable Words.
"He who lives after nature shall never be poor.

Rev. Chas. Pike OF Waterbury, Conn, says: 81 con-
tracted weakness Of the kidneys, which was made
by drinking water in the different places where
lived. suffered severely. purchased a bottle Of
HUET's kidney and Liver) REMEDY, with the guar
antee that 1t would help me, as it afterwards did"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06

BY the use of Hunts Remedy the
Stomach and Bowels will regain
their strength and the blood will
be perfectly purified.
1t cures Female Complaints, and
by its use monthly sickness is rem
dered painless.
1t is purely vegetable, and meets
a want never before furnished TO
the public, and the utmost reliance
may be placed in it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
NV Wife,s Mosher.

Mr.. Chas. W. Morris, Eagle Office, Pittshed Mass,
writes: my wife's mother has been In very preca-
rous condition from dropsy Brights disease Of the
Kidneys HUNTS tKidney and Liyer) REMEDY has
worked miracle in her,"
Sold by druggists. Price f1.25. Take no other.
Send for illustrated pamphlet to
HUNTS REMEDY CO., Providence R. /.
C.N.CRITTENTON,G ,Gen'l Agent, New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-11-06
A Grateful Lady

This is to certify that have used HUNTS kidney
and Liver, REMEDY for kidney and other troubles with
those afflicted as Gratefully, Mrs. D. 7. Peck,
AnsOnia Conn.
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