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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Too Much educational Co....,nr.

In his own early youth said the venerable
Rev. DR.. Martineau of England to his old
friends and pupils at Manchester New Col
lege recently, education was thought of use
more to correct the weak side of ones nature
than to develop its strong side, and so he
gave double time TO the studies he disliked.
This he admits to have been too asoetio
rule, and yet preferable, on the whole, TO
the emaseulate extreme of doing nothing but
what one likes to do, so prevalent to-day.
Power to drudge at distasteful tasks, he con
siders the test of faculty, the price OF
knowledge and the matter of duty, and that
without this the stuff ia in no man that will
make him either the true scholar or the true
Christian. At present, the tendency is large.
ly the other way. To choose none but
studies agreeable and attractive from the
start is what young people are more and
more disposed to insist on. Virtually, the
student comes TO the professor with bill of
rights in his hands, and says mind, you
must not be dull, or 1 will go to sleep; you
must attract me, or shall not get on an
inohi you must rivet my attention, or my
thoughts will wander" Very well, then, il
such be your mood, go TO sleep, do not get
on an inch, aud lot your attention wander. Ia
Dr. MaTtineau's justly oontemptuous feeling
at such sort of inanity. II warn YOU" he
says, that this enervated mood Is the eanker
OF manly thought and action"
The Boston Herald In quoting the distin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

From the Northampton daEettel
The attempt TO injure the Oaledonian news
paper at st. Johnsbury, VI, by establishing
a new paper there, has not been very success
full thus far. The Oaledonian has more sub
soribers now than Il had before the new pa
per was started, and It's advertising patron
age has been larger than ever. Some who
stopped the paper in a fit Of vexation at Ed
itor Stones independence, have returned 10
1t again, and new ones have come in, so that
the old county paper Is swimming on finely.
We are glad Of IL. It il hard job to up
root an old oak that has successfully breasted
the storms Of many winters. Lewis W. Met.
calf Of this city, formerly assistant on the
Gazette, has been for several months en-.
ployed on the Oaledonian, and II must be &C
knOwledged that he and Editor Stone have
turned out first-olass paper.
The CaledoniAn's subscription list Is now
nearly ten per cent larger than 1t was year
ago, while its advertising business has large
ly increased, and this without special effort
of any kind. But better than all, Mr.. Stone
has a moral support in the warmly expressed
confidence and goodwill OF the people Of his
county which cannot be estimated in dollars
aud cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
amatea,

Judge Wheeler was in town this week
We understand that II he can make arrange
ments with the railroad company in regard 10
site, he purposes to move his steam mill down
near the depot, and will then run his logs
from Ball mountain down in the river The
mill at the depot would get large amount
OF custom saving Of lumber for market as it
is arranged to plane all the boards on one
side and cut both ends square at once so that
the lumber will be all ready to lay.
Willard Shepard, late of StrAtton, re-.
oeived his appointment az postmaster at this
village Monday evening, and, it is said, has
imported lady from Brattleboro, "a daugh'
ter OF his, for his assistant We hope he
will run it so well AZ to show that the people
of Jamaica did not know AZ well who Was
wanted for postmaster here as Atkins and
Smalley
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
MINOR NOTES.

Senator Edmunds and family are at their
Burlington home.
1.-THE official list of post offices to which
the new immediate 90 cent? delivery will ap-
ply Bennington, Brattleboro Burlington, Col,
chester (Winooski), Rutland, st. Adams and
st. JOhnsbury are named az those in Yer
mont. The delivery begins October LIST.
John Roaoh's schedule shows that he could
pay his debts, two TO one, as he has himself
said II he could realize upon his assets.
They foot up "a, 81, ZAP against 81, l54, 900
liabilities Some Of the assets would shrink
a good deal, il forced to sale.
IAN Independent" writes from Burlington
10 the New York Nation, and among other
things says mot long since a faithful Re-
publican officer and a very inoffensive parti-
san was removed from q short mail route in
this vicinity. His place was filled by q Dem
oorat who has since been indicted for COM
plicity In prize hght. The facts speak for
themselves This may be practical politics,
but We have a right to look for better things
from the Administration.
The Albany Journal Is unkind enough 10
inquire whether the President wishes TO be
held responsible for the recent suspension of
Postmaster Kirk at Sioux City, Iowa, and the
appointment in his place Of q Democrat 80
offensive to his own party that they have
asked for the reinstatement OF Kirk. The
Sioux City Democrats say of their new post
master 1--WE hold him to be personally un-
it for 30 important an office, 10 be inoompe-
tent and dishonest. He has failed repeatedly
in business, and he has been indicted and
sentenced 10 the penitentiary In the United
States court at Yankton, Dakota"
you can find anything in the Bible II you
look for II, says the Independent. see
this about Grant, from / Samuel, xvi, 10:
Behold have seen q son OF Jesse,
that is q mighty valiant man, and a man OF
war, and prudent in matters, and comely
person, and the Lord ia with him."
United States mails for China will hereafter
be carried to London, through France, Italy,
aud the Suez canal to China instead Of 10
San Francisco and across the Pacific ocean,
all the way by American companies. This is
the result OF q disagreement between the
Postmaster. General and the Pacific mail
steamship company OF New York.
In laying out a new cemetery near Atlanta
recently it was discovered that the ground
was full Of the bones of Union and Oonfeder-
ate soldiers. The site Of the cemetery was
battlefield OF the war, where the fighting had
been fierce Nobody could separate OOnied.
crate dead from the Union dead and Il
seemed that nobody cared 10 make any such
distinction. The remains found were prop
erly Inferred and the Atlanta people decided
to build a monument OF blended blue and
gray, not less 10 commemorate the unknown
dead OF both sides than 10 mark the restora-
tion OF amity between their surviving com
rades Of the Union and Confederate causes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

AT the annual Meeting Of the w. O. T.
u. the following officers were elected Prosi.
dent, Mira A. A. Wyman vice presidents
Mrs. A. Stevens and Mrs W. Wyman re.
cordng secretary, Mrs. s. J. Weaver CORES.
ponding secretary, Miss Kate NJ Stevens
treasurer, Miss Jennie A. Harwood
w. O. Burwell left last Wednesday for
Providence, X. l., whore he has accepted
position ~ teacher in the High school
Prof Oolcord OF saxtons River il expect
ed TO preach here next Sunday.
d. X. Barry Of Springfield spent several
days this week at his fathers, W. y. Barry.
Mrs Hattie Scott is ut Mira II. W. Per.
hams.
The real estate and personal property OF
the late Jonathan Cotton will be sold by auc.
ton next Tuesday at 10 A. NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

guished Englishman's remarks Faithfully
says there Is something tonic and bracing in
his attitude of rebuff TO the half weakly,
half insolent tone Of 30 many of the young
people OF today. II you want us to be virtu-
Gus, heroic, learned and accomplished, they
practically say to the church, the school, the
college, to their parents, you will have TO
exert yourselves. We want to crafty you,
but will tolerate nothing dry, nothing hard
nothing ascetlc. The duty OF the preacher
or the professor il TO watt us 10 Heaven or
Parnassus on gentle zephyrs, otherwise each
must endure the pain Of seeing US conclude
to go somewhere else. Truly, a little more
openly -avowed Indifference Of contempt,
whether a goodly proportion Of these min
MES conclude to 'go somewhere else" or
not would be wholesomer for them in the
end than any further increase of oosseting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

About 20 of the relatives and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Stoddard spent the dav
very pleasantly with them on Wednesday.
The tables for dinner we're laid In grove
near the house, and after satisfying the inner
ners, and strolling about the grounds for an
hour, the whole party adjourned TO the em.
inenoe known as Turtelot hill, on the north
side Of Mr.. Stoddard's farm and about half
mile from the house. This hill il one of the
best points for observation in Wndham coun.
ty From II can be seen Haystack and Strat.
tan mountains In the west, Ascutney in the
NORTH Monadnock in the cast, and Mta. Tom
and Holyoke in the south. After spending
an hour on the hill, the party returned to the
house and separated for their homes, voting
that the day had been ono not soon to be for
poltan
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
VERMONT POsTMAsTERs.
The OaictaI Ave working with Neat
ness and Despatch.

ness and Despatch.
The following fourth class poslmasters for
Vermont we're appointed last Friday North
Pownal, bennington county, Edmund Lille,
vice s. L. Smith Bloomington, Orleans
county, George l. Robinson, vice O. A. Par
ker Oopperas Hill, Orange county, John l..
Sargent vice Joseph M. Quimby Roches-
ter, Windsor county, Mrs. Susan Il. Upper,
vice Carlos O. Harvey Meohanicsville, Rut-
land county, benjamin f. Parmenter, vice +.
l.. Russell Pittsfield Rutland county, Amos
f. Guernsey, vice Charles b. George West
Topsham, Orange county, Clarence NJ Tubbs,
vice Z. " Wiley Castieton, Rutland coun.
ty, Durham G.. Bart vice William Moulton /;
South Royalton, Windsor county, II. II.
Whitcomb, vice @. f. Southgate East Ran
dolph, Orange county f. s. Banister. vice
X. Holden Barton, Orleans county, o. ii.
Dwinnell, vice E. II. Rawson Glover, Or
leans county, J. p. Ellis, vice Chaplin Leon
ard Jamaica, Windham county, Willard
Shepard, vice John O. Robinson Bakers
field, Franklin county, l. W. Randall vice
Nelson Brigham. All the incumbents are re-
moved except Mr.. Russell at Mechanicsvile
who resigned, and Mr.. Brigham of Bakers
field, who declined a appointment.
On Monday of this week the following adj
ditionRl list was announced. OF the Repub-
licans suspended, " s. Wheeler alone resign
ed, all the others were removed
Somerset, Windham county, Mrs NJ SUIT
ton, vice " s. Wheeler West Fairlee, Or
aDge county, j. M. Eastman, vice T.. T..
George West Townshend, Windham county,
s. L. Williams, vice l.. W. Page; Waitsfeld,
Washington county, L. II. Joslyn, vice X. j..
Gleason; Dorset, Bennington county, J. NJ.
Armstrong, vice G.. NJ Sykes; Norwich,
Windsor county, L. S. Partridge, vice T. l..
Odds; Oorinth, Orange county, q. q. Cook,
vice O. E. Sargent; Roxbury, Washington
county, +. w. Roys, vice o. NJ. Pratt East
Corinth, Orange county, f. S. Rowland, vice
X. f. Fulton Westminster. Windham ooun.
ty, b. f. Sleeper, vice A. Goodridge; Essex
Junction, Ohittenden county, G. X. Beach,
vice E. A. Beach South Albany, Orleans
county, W. L. Dow, vice Mrs l.. Il. Page
Chelsea, Orange county, E. Il. Hyde, vice J.
Is. Bacon MarshAeld, Washington county,
George Wooster, vice W. II. II. Means; Sal
isbury, Addison county, X. X. Howard, vice
II. Kinsman; Enosburg Falls, Franklin coun
ty, ID. O. Isham, vice A. L. Bell st. Johns
bury Centre, Caledonia county, b. Wright
vice W. F. Kelley; Barton Landing Orleans
county, II. S. Webster, vice A. O. Parker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Merrill Niles is seriously III.


Joseph Farnum, who, through mistake,
took morphine instead of quinine, from
which he has suffered much, is improving
and will recover.
Quite number of our people have Wis.
tied Lake Pleasant in attendance upon the
meetings in progress there.
The wild animal which has been heard
upon the hills has been seen and ID thought
to be a lynx.
Our harness maker, j. b. Aldrich, has
returned from the hayhelds of Wilmington
and is in his shop all right, ready TO attend
TO repairs or furnish nice new harnesses
-As Landlord Wilcox of the Glen House
was riding out the other day he found
pocket book in the road about two miles
south OF the village, containing 800 bank
note with papers from which he ascartRned
the name OF the owner, Mr.. Geo. H. Nelson
OF this place, and promptly returned the
pocket. book with its contents, much to the
qualification of the owner, who was exceed
ingly fortunate that 1t was found by 80 hon
esta man.
Jared Briggs of this village has Queens
arm gun or English musket, made in 1863
now 1876 years Old-which saw service in the
revolutionary war and was reported az hav-
ing been taken from the enemy at the battle
OF bennington, Aug, 49, l777. II has flint
lock and the accomplishments of cartridge
box, printing and brush. These rare relics
Of revolutionary times are properly regarded
with special interest," and by antiquarians arc
looked upon "a treasures of increasing value.
II any one in this section has an older war
weapon, especially a Queens arm, lot him
make II known.
The old blacksmith shop at the south
part OF the village, formerly occupied by the
Jillsons, now owned by II. q. Shepardson,
has recently been repaired and much improV-
cd.
Some of our citizens attended the oenten-
NAL celebration at Heath Mass, on the 26th.
E French, from New York is canvass
ing In this section for fruit trees from X. G..
Ohase's nursery of Boston, aud is stopping at
A. Il GAtes's.
M. Villa Of BrAtlloboro has spent few
days here attending to the settlement of the
estate of his brother, the late Reuel Willis.
The stetson Brothers make over 10000
butter boxes yearly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Weat HaIITa1.

The Halifax Fair will be held Sept. %,
the members of the society will meet the
Saturday before to prepare the grounds.
Mrs. S F. Bond and Mrs. II. l.. Smith
Of Worcester, Mass, are stopping at Lem
uel Olarks.
Miss Emma Wlnslow has gone to Ash
field, Mass, visiting friends and will return
to Colorado about Sept. first.
Them air" children went back We'd
nesday, much to their regret. There were
eight this year; their benefactors we're Geo
L. Clark, W. Z. Clark, F. T. Miner f. II.
Thurber and A. l.. Tucker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

A SHIP RAILWAY IN Nova SooTIA. The
world will soon know whether loaded ships
can be safely and prohtably lifted out Of
their element and carried across AN isthmus
upon a railway. Vessels plying between the
Gulf Of st Lawrence and the ports of our
northeastern seaboard are now compelled to
go around the peninsula Of Nova Scotia.
About 300 miles would be saved il they could
use canal across the narrow neck that con-
meets that peninsula with the mainland Of
New Brunswick. 1t was once proposed that
a canal should be made there, but now a ship
railway is to be built on the line OF the pro.
posed waterway. Work has already been be-
gun upon this railway, and II will be carried
on by an English company whose chief engi-
neer is John Fowler, who built the London
underground railroad. 1t may be that Capt.
Eads will find by and by in the Dominion
the strongest of arguments TO support his
project Of an interoceanic ship railway on the
isthmus of TehuAntepec.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Below RaII.

@. M. Russell, Windham county agent
ior Gen. Grants Memoirs, is now oanvassinR
this place with gratifying success.
The Universalist convention of Vermont
ana the province OF Quebec will hold It's an
nual session In the Universalist church next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Abont
200 delegates and visitors are expected to hs
present.
-Ohaa ONeil, an employe of the Fall
Mountain Paper company, had the thumb
torn from his right hand Wednesday EVENING
by getting It caught in some gearing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

Mrs. Eugene O'Donnell's house and barn
were destroyed by fire about midnight Tues
day night, with most Of their contents The
cause of the fire il unknown, but il il sup.
posed that the barn was struck by lightning,
az there was a thunder shower during the
night The property Was insured for SllOO
Mrs. O'Donnell's husband WAS killed some
two years ago by the premature explosion Of
a blast at Crowell'a quarry in Brattleboro.
William, oldest son Of Mrs. Kuo1 Bul.
lock, died on Monday, aged 20 years. He
had been clerk in grocery store at Spring.
field, Mass, but came home in July III with
malaria. An enlargement and abscess Of the
liver subsequently developed itself which
caused his death az above stated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

Of political bossism pure and simple. It is
placing the dictum OF Hiram Atkins against
and above the voice Of 300 citizens who have
a right to be heard. In short II Is using the
civil service to reward partisan work Of the
most offensive" kind-the very thing which
Mt Cleveland said should not be done under
his administration. Under Republican rule
we should expect such a proceeding to be
sharply condemned. Under Democratic rule
we expect to see II pass with very little said
abort 70
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

Gen. Burdett, commandor-in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, who has re-
Gently attended state encampmonts at Gettys-
burg Pa, and Springfield, Ill.,, says the vet
Grams are unanimously in favor of erecting
a Grant monument at Washington, with con-
tributions raised exclusively within the order.
The proposition is to start a iO-cent contri-
button from each OF the 300 600 Grand Army
veterans, and general order relating to the
project will soon be issued
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Local Intelligence.
meteorological Record.
WEEK EspiSa THURSDAY EVENING, Auo. 20, 1885.
Announcements,

John W. Drown has recently obtained the agency
for the Victor bicycles, the celebrated American
machines manufactured at Chicopee, Mass by the
Ames Manufacturing Company and sold by the over
wheel Co. OF Boston. The leading points Of ok
ceence claimed for these machines are the new mode
Of fastening the tires and the absence Of all metal
all the parts being Of steel and made on the inter-
changeable system.
WANTED TO ExoHANaE.-A secondhand Melodeon
for good Coon Dog. Z. L. HoLToN, Brattleboro.
wANTEp.-In a small family, a woman who II q
good plain cook and aundress Apply at this oGice.
No ought to be without the protection Of an
accident policy la the Travellers especially If travelling
for day even. The cost Ia comparatively small. The
local agents are Cudworth and Childs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

School commenced last Monday at the
round school house with Miss Jane Howard
of Randolph az teacher.
Mr.. Jacob Bush thinks his biddies beat
them all, as he recently found an egg In hia
hen house measuring by 81 inches.
Geo. Bush and family of Barton Land.
ing are stopping for few weeks with rela.
nvesi also Mrs. john A. Bush of Bellows
Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

Senator Edmunds, who arrived in New
York from England last Saturday, is quoted
az telling reporter that trade is very much
depressed in England, the cause being that
England has gone on manufacturing until
she has glutted all her markets; and that
there is already a wide feeling that England
can only save herself, and prevent starvation
or emigration among her working people, by
following the example of this country and
adopting protective tariff policy. Indeed,
think she will be compelled to do 30"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Examples which IIIustra,e.

From President Cleveland's Inaugurall
Our citizens have the right to protection from the
incompetency Of public employees who hold their
places solely as the repdrd " partisan service, and
from the corrupting influence Of those who promise
and the vicious methods Of those who expect such
wards.
The new collector at Burlington, and the
new postmaster at Jamaica, for instance
with Hiram Atkins as head boss and promiser.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

The engineers are getting ready for anoth-
err big explosion at He'll Gate next October.
Nine acres of the dangerous reef known as
Flood Rock have been perforated with tun-
nels in every direction, in the sides and roof
of which twoinoh holes have been drilled and
in these holes a quarter of a million pounds
of dynamite and raokarock cartridges are be-
ing placed. The explosion will shatter the
rock, and it will then require some years of
time and million and a half of dollars to
dredge up the larger fragments and complete
the imnrovement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

MIR. G. N. French has placed on exhibi-
ton at w. s. EAtOn's store a very excellent
portrait of the late DR.. L. +. Foss.
The Congregational ladies' held a very
successful social" at the chapel last week,
with program OF charades, T0usic, etc.
Mr.. G. F. Willy, who has been unwell
for several months, il quite sick again from
the effects of malaria X.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

"A Boston man named Saunders, spend
ing few days at John Harria's in the west
part OF the town, while at the barn, Monday.
fell from one of the beams to the floor, a dis.
lance OF ~ feet, striking on his back, but
strange to say, his injuries appear TO be
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

Vermont has one thing TO be thankful for.
Up to this time the administration hasn't
gone into any of tho county inils for candi-
dates for postmasters. But other states
haven't escaped as we'll.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21

The RACE OF THE TEA SHIPS from China
and japan to this country was lively one
this year. Two great cargoes brought TO the
Pacific coast by sailing vessels are now being
distributed by the transcOntinental railways,
and another cargo brought to this port by q
steamer has been landed here. The steamer
GLenaoOn reached Sandy Hook on July 81,
forty-fve days out from Annoy, China, by
way Of the Indian Ocean, Suez Canal Medit-
erranean and Atlantic. She carried 3G, 900
packages On the same day the sailing yes
sci Harmonic arrived at San Francisco, 81
days out from Yokohama, having come di-
reotly across the Pacific. She carried car
go said to be the largest OF the kind ever re-
ceived at that port. Six trains brought part
of il eastward over the Union Pacific Road.
The bark Isabel arrived at Tacoma, the west
ern terminus of the Northern Pacific Road,
on Aug. 3, only 80 days out from Yokohama,
carrying 10000 packages, or 1900, 600
pounds. Several hundred freight cars were
waiting for this cargo, and part OF II reac b.
ed st. Paul last week. All OF these vessels
were loaded with tea of this seasons first
crop N y Times
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
GbeVermont 4benit.
BRATTLEBORO;
FRIDAY, AUGUST n, 1885.

Atkins, soto. Doce "Those 20g Jamaica
citizens we're too fresh ~
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GuIIfnrh Cantra

The Changers are TO hold a basket pic.
mic on W. H. Jscobs's farm next Wednesday
at 10 A. NJ All are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-21
Duura rtaeregon.

"A town meeting has been warned for
Saturday Of next week TO zee il the town will
vote TO discontinue the suit recently begun
by the seleotmen against the listers.