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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
Miscellany.
The ChrIstentnq.

No, wonf forgive our parson not to my dyin day;
He'd orter waited ninnit-thats what IN alters say
But to christen my boy, Uy baby, with such an awful
Why, where's the use taking tell you be ,cas to
blame.
You see II happened in this way: There was father
An mother, an each one wantn huger In the pie
Each with name for the baby, az ef I hadn't no
But the more they talked aud argied the more stuck
to my choice.
"somanthy"-ths was father-"you'd best take pat
tern by mother
For she named thirteen Children hout any such fuss
aud bother.
As soon as she diskiyered that family names was too
why, she jest fell back the Bible as perfessers air
bound to do"
"semanthy"-thls was Reuben" most any one else
could see
That bein az Im his father he'd orter be named for
You say my names old-fashioned well, I'm old-fash-
Toned, too,
Yet twarur long ago. nuther, that both Of suited
V0u.'
Then there was Uncle sas: "semanthy, tell ye
what
Jest name him sHas III give him that hundred-acre
lot
I'll make out the deed to-morrer-an then, when I've
There'll be riae o money to help him feather his
nest"
But the worst Of all was mother She says, so meek
an mild
"Td love to call him Jotham after my Oldest child;
He died on his second birthday. The others
grown-up men,
His hair wa. soft an curlin' eyes blue as blue
could be,
An this boy yours semunthy, jest brings him back
to me-
Wen, it wsrnt no easy matter to keep sayin' No,
An dsapplntin' every one. Poor Rube, he ireted so
When told him the name ia chosen, that he fairly
made me cry;
For I'd planned to name the darling ugustus Percyal
All that was name worth havin so 'rlstocratic an
He might a held up bis head then, with the proudest
But no'- Well, 0isnt wonder, when look at
Au' thiuk Of the name he's come to- can't be recon-
ciled.
At last coaHed up Reuben, and sabbath mornin'
When took my boy to meetn to get his Christian
Jest as proud peacock stood a-waitin' there:
couldn't hardly listen to the readin nor the prayer.
FOR OF half dozen babies mine was the finest Of al
An they bad such common names, too. But pride
must have a fall
"what will ye call him % says Parson Brown bendin'
his head to hear.
Then handed bit OF paper, with the writ full
an clear.
But Uncle ST. stead of pussin' it, Jest reads it over
slow,
with sech wonderin, puzzled face, as ef he didn't
know.
The child beginun to hdget an Rube was gittin'
red,
SO kuder scowled at Uncle 81, and then shook my
head
THE name - says Parson Brown ag'in; "I'm feared
haven't caught it,"
'Jcehoshaphdt! !' says Uncle ST. out loud, before he
thought il.
The parson-hes near-sighted-he couldn't under
stand
Though pinted TO the paper in Uncle siass hand.
breath
That boy was named JEHosHArHAr. felt amost like
death
I couldn't Keep from cryiu as / hurried down the
aisle,
An fairly hated widder Green when see her kinder
smile.
I've never nsrer called him by that name, an never
will,
Aud can't forgive old Parson Brown, though I bear
him 20 ill-will.
II. r Cor5,tt in february Harper'..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
An Old Controversy settled.

The old controversy as to whether or not
the east coast of Greenland was settled by
the Northmen, who built thriving colonies
on the west coast in the early and middle
ages, has been decided by a Danish govern
ment expedition, sent out in the spring OF
1888 to explore the little visited coast. The
early Norwegian records speak of 16 parishes
and nearly 300 villages on Greenland eight or
nine hundred years ago, when it had its own
bishop: but this entire civilization had per-
ished when in 1885 Davis penetrated along
the west coast to the strait that bears his
name. The fact that an "eastern" and q
western" settlement were spoken OF in the
records led to the belief that both coasts had
been settled in the early days, while modern
explorations have made progress only along
the west coast. Nordenskjold, who visited
these regions in 1888, believed that he had
found traces of ancient habitations on the
east side similar to those found along the
west coast. The Danish explorers have
proved him wrong. They spent two winters
on the east coast and penetrated 100 miles
further north than the point (65o and 49,
reached by Graah in in 1929, mapping out
the land and calling it "King Christian
the Nnth's Land :" but they found no trace
of previous occupation, except beer bottle
which the EsqumRux who inhabit these high
latitudes had looked asksnce at for two years,
believing it to be somehow connected with
the elves of the inland glaciers which they
fear IS evil spirts The explorers were una.
bic to account for the presence of the bottle,
that had the name Of a well. known Norwegian
brewer blown in the glass, until they learned
of Nordenskjold's previous visit to the neigh
borhood. The coast was quite accessible
last summer north of the dreaded glacier
Puissortok, and presented an unexpected
view of beautiful mountains and green val.
leys with very little ice. No doubt remains,
from the report of the expedition, that by
the eastern settlement" in the old record
was meant the one furthest south on the west
coast for in the lower latitudes the coast
trends sharply toward the east. Important
ruins have been found there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
nIinh Mnn,.nrenn,n.

Superintendent Hall of the Working Home
for blind men in West Philadelphia said re-
Gently in conversation upon this subject
~ have no greater pleasure in life, now that
have lost my eight, than in dreaming, for
then, and then only, l catch gimpses of the
world about me. l am no longer blind.
see like other men. as l did in years gone by
before the terrible affiictiou came on me and
shut out the light of day. l never dream
that l am blind. | am at the Home to be
sure, but instead of having only my fingers
and my ears to guide me, I can see the in
mates and what is stranger yet, although in
reality have never seen one of them, in my
dreams they all appear familiar to me by
sight and not by their voices"
This curious experience of Mr. Hall seems
to be that of all persons who have become
blind after the early years of life have passed,
The blind who have been so afflicted from
birth never dream Of seeing anything. The
impressions of their dreams are regulated by
the impressions made and ideas obtained by
the sense of touch, of hearing, of taste, and
smell. One of the most intelligent inmates
of the West Philadelphia Home, who came
into the world blind, says that, although he
has read great deal, he never dreams of the
things he has read about, and never dreams of
anything or person with which he has not in
some way come in personal contact He dreams
OF music, of the voices of persons he knows,
OF such incidents as might happen at the
Home or some place in which he has actually
been, but never OF incidents in other lands.
OF a landscape, picture, tree, or human
being he never dreams Even although he
has read descriptions of localities, of natural
beauties, of the appearance of a street or a
city, no idea of what they look like is formed
in his mind, and none comes to him in the
fancies of his sleep.
There is class Of blind people whose
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
O, VT, FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1886

while in the agonies Of death confessed to
the attempt at murder and also to the poi
soninR OF his other four wives.
"A Vnoennes, Ind, despatch OF Jan is
says Haly Epps, negro who murdered
Mr.. Dobson Of Green county on the night OF
the 11th, paid the penalty Of death this morn
ing at the hands of an iDfuriated mob, which
came from Green county, 40 miles distant.
1t was one o'clock when the leader of the
mob, which WAS composed Of 10 negro men,
raped at the door OF Sheriff E1dlemeyers
residence. Hammers and cold chisels were
brought into requisition. and just 10 minutes
from the time the mob demanded entrance
the last blow was struck and the ponderous
lock Of the iron door fell 10 the floor. In a
few seconds the murderer's cell was vacated
and the rope placed about his neck He was
then led out Of jail by the mob over the icy
ground. The rope was thrown over the limb
Of tree and the murderer was hauled up.
Scarcely a word escaped the lips Of any mem
Der of the mob
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
The Florida Orange Crop.

1t is estimated that the cold snap in Flor
ida destroyed 500, 900 boxes Of oranges worth
81, 600, 600. Frost was reported almost at
the extreme southern end OF the peninsula
There is little doubt that substantially the
entire orange crop remaining on the trees ID
frozen aud spoiled. The precise effect of
the freeze upon the trees cannot be detsTmn.
ed until the warm weather sets in. Probably
every tree in the state will lose its leaves,
and it is believed that most of the young
trees. except those protected, are killed. The
gradual thsw under cloudy skies ia very for
tunate, however, and the old and matured
trees, which have been relied on for produc-
ing the marketable crop of oranges, are prob
ably not seriously injured.
Never in the history OF the West have
so many persons perished from cold ut one
time as during the recent storm. Already
the bodies of "a victims have been found in
southwestern Kansas Three men named
Cherry, Carson and Cassler left Wano, Kan,
the 9Th, Cherry to go to his home, lG miles
south, and Carson and Cassler on their way
TO Gaudy, IS miles farther. They lost their
way and their bodies were found Ave days
later all lying side by side on q small sled.
Their horses were also frozen. With them
on the sled were three bales OF hay, 20 gal
Ions of kerosene and some matches. q. W.
Tupper, who resided on a claim II miles
southwest of Benkeman, Neb, started for
the house Of q neighbor, but lost his way
and was found on the Bth frozen to death
Two settlers named Foher and Burns, who
left Benkelman a week ago Monday, on
hunting trip on the Arrickes aud the middle
fork of the Republican river, were found
frozen to death eight miles from the town
under large drifts OF snow. teamster and
heTder were found frozen near the game place
Friday. Colorado reports several persons
frozen in the same storm.
Letters have been received at London,
Ont, from Dakota describing the recent death
there of George MoCabe, who was tried a
year ago on charge of poisoning hls wife at
the Dew Drop Inn, in London. The ciroum-
stances Of the case were very suspicious, poi
son being found in Mrs McCabe's stomach,
but the prisoner was acquitted. He had
previously escaped conviction on the charge
of numbering another wife in Ingersoll, and
il WAS alleged that other women In Wood
stock Ont., had fallen victims to his passion.
It is now stated that after his acquittal al
London he went to Dakota and married
again, and one morning his wife detected him
surreptitiousy putting some foreign sub
stance into her cup of tea. Watching hel
opportunity she exchanged cups. McCabt
drank the draught intended for his wife Ant
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NO. 4.

sleeping impressions are OF special interest -
that class Of unfortunate people who become
blind when quite young, at period when ex-
ternal objects, aud the outward world gen
orally, had just begun to make an impression
upon them. Suoh blind people sometimes,
but not always, dream that they can ses ;
but in their vision they see things with the
eyes Of childhood, and they never dream Of
any scene or object except those which like
a dim recollection have remained in the mem.
ory from what they actually saw before they
became blind. A blind man who was stricken
at the age Of FIVE years aud never visited the
country, dreams of seeing city streets, city
houses, or city parks, but never of country
scenery, Of a railroad, or OF q river and 20
vice-versa. Philddelphid Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

The Spaniards have proverb; "Whsn
mothers.in-law fall out we get at the family
facts"
No one knows the value of flowers who
hasn't botany.
A lady describing an ill-tempered man
said "He never smiles but he seems AshAm-
ed of it,"
"What are the last teeth that come ?" ask
ed teacher of her class in physiology.
False teeth, num-" replied boy who had
just walked up on the back seat.
Entering the asylum for inebriates, he ask
ed "Do you treat drunkards here1 ''Yss
sir" "Well I'm one, and I'll take whiskey
straight"
During a discussion of religious topics,
young Brown said II tell you that, II the
other animals do not exist after death, neither
will man. There is no difference between
man aud a beast" And good old Jones mild.
ly replied, "If anybody could convince me
of that, it would be you, Brown"
base ball player elected to the legislature
is said to have been very successful in catoh-
ing the eye of the speaker.
Fogg crossed tho ferry the other day. In
speaking of it he said 81 had just time TO
catch the boat, so tossed my two cents to
the tollman and ran down the drop at full
speed" But" said Brown, ''three cents Is
the fare so the ferry folks were out cent I"
And l, replied Fogg, was innocent. BOZ
ton Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
One Day,s HanEInEs.

! Last Fridays freight OF gallows scenes
in this country makes up a curious picture of
crime. In Texas, Mendoza, a dark skinned
Mexican who had no knowledge of bis age or
parentage, mounted the gsllows to eIpiate
murder committed when drunk. He made
short speech and spoke hopefully Of heaven
One Madison, colored jealous lover and the
slayer Of his rival, was also hanged in Texas
Friday Missouri likewise contributed two
hangngs The most striking was at the town
of Nevada. The gallovs was erected Ia
ravine forming an ampitheatre where hun
dreds assembled to witness the execution Of
Henry Stair The condemned man made
speech OF half an hour to his audience,
proclaiming himself martyr. The woman
who aided him in the murder, which was done
to secure money, will be hanged in few
weeks. Wilson, the killer of river steamer
mate, was hanged at st. Louis, proclaiming
TO the last his innocence. Merriam, hanged
at Belleville, ILL.,, not only owned up TO the
killing Of bis wife, but added another woman
to his death score six years ago, az we'll as
an uncle whom he shot in 1878. He tainted
dead away on the scAffold. But the most
popular hanging Of this remarkable day took
place at Lake Providence, La, where Rev.
William George of the colored Baptist church
was executed for killing negress whom he
had seduced. The crime took place in 1882,
but the pastor was only found recently. He
confessed on the scaffold; ssid he was sure of
heaven, and died with quiet smile upon
his face"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Senator Stanford, of San Francisco, has
executed detd Of trust by which lands and
funds to the value of $40, OOO, 900 have been
devoted 10 the establishment of a great uni
versi,y at Palo Alto, Gal. This is the largest
gift ever received by any institutiQR, and
makes the endowment of the new university
larger at the beginning than that of any Of
the Oldest colleges in the country. For sew
eral years Senator STAFFORD bias been laboring
to devise a satisfactory plan by which his
wishes would be promptly carried out in case
of death, and he has now accomplished this
by the appointment of board Of trustees.
He reserves the power to revoke their acts
should they not carry out the spirit Of the
trust, and has taken every legal precaution to
prevent the interference OF his heirs with
the enforcement Of the bequest. The new
university is princely memorial to the Sen
ator's dead son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
A Good place TO IA eep a grocery

The sharp sayings of Gen. W. T. Sherman,
if collected in book form, would make .
large volume. Some time during the latter
part of the war, or just after it, the society
people of the South were in the habit OF
turning up their noses at "Old Teoumseh" as
not blue -blooded. In support of their charge
it was reported and published in the South
ern newspapers that he had once kept oor-
ner grocery. Some of the younger members
of the family wrote to the general, inclosing
a cutting from a Southern paper to this ef-
feet, aud asked him to deny it. The old war
rior wrote back that he did not think there
was any necessity for denial, "because, for
my part, think a corner a very good place
to keep grocery. Philadelphid Inquirer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

nelghbor Of ours, Mrs. A. r. Fenton, was so badly
aheted with rheumatism that she could not raise her
to the top Of her head or shut her hands. After
using hve bottles OF AthOphOroa she IL nearly free
from the trouble.-Hltche0ck Burbank, Pittsford.
VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

WANTED-Ladiesa aud gentlemen in city or
w country to take light work at their own homes.
- to - day can be easily made work sent by
mail; no oanvassing We have good demand for our
work and furnish steady employment Address, with
stamp, GROWN MFG COMPANY, 2O4
Vine So, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Hoods sarsap parilla acting through the blood, reach
every part Of the system, aud In this way positively
cures catarrh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22
AAKE EHENSLAY

Hog Cholera &C. Sold everywhere or sent by mail o2lc In
stamps Furnished In large cans price SlOO by mail S20
Circulars Tree l. b. JOHNSON CO., Boston, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-22

Wy Il. REMIB, House and Sign Painter, or
w namental and Fresco Painting, Draining Kal
somining, Paper Hanging, etc.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30
THE CHRISTMAS ART AMATEUR,

The colored study in the Art Amateur
LOT December is marvellous fac-simile of
an exquisite figure in water colors. "In
Dreamland," by Madeleine Lemaire, the
famous Partisan flower painter 1t repre-
sents beautiful girl who has fallen asleep
in quaint old armchair; the BIG old
fashioned book in her lap is evidently re-
sponsible for ho- slumbcrs. A pleasant
notice Of Nine. Lemairc is ACCOMPANIED bv
several fine illustrations of her skill in
flower and figure drawing. There is a
holiday profusion Of decorative designs. in
Guiding beautiful rose quilt of the full
size for baby's cradle, two fine examples
of chasuble ornamentation, a portiere with
water-lily decorations, china painting de-
signs for a Greek vase (naroissus) and an
oatmeal set (oak leaves and acorns), an OK
cellent study of chrysanthemums, a panel
of birds and foliage for wood carving. and
figure design for tapestry painting be-
sides page Of outline sketches, and an
other of monograms (M). The articles on
flower painting are concluded, and a new
series on fruit painting is begun An ex-
cellent description Of wet water color
painting is given by II. W. Ranger, an ex-
pert in that form of art; there are valuable
hints for the simple decoration of unadorn-
ed apartments; useful articles on q college
fraternity lodge and Lenox county house,
on American silverwarc, and on church
vestments, and the usual pungent Mote
Book and Boston correspondence, and
well-filled minor departments. If any
reader does not yet know the Art Amateur,
this Christmas number is capital one TO
begin its acquaintance with Price. So
cents; 81 year. Montague Marks, pub
Usher, % Union Square, New York.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30
WICHITA AND TRINIDAD.

The Wichita s. Trinidad engineers are
still dragging chains and driving stakes a
little to the northeast of the city, but it may
be several days before they scach the city,
as different lines are run IN order to get the
cheapest and yet most direct route. Our
people can rest assured hat the above line
will reach our city; suicides will be asked,
of course, and no doubt they will be given
by large majority The city Of Wichita
is, and has been doing much toward run
ming this road througy Harper, as they are
now putting on Commercial airs and
must secure easy AM direct access to all
towns in the southwest. The enemies of
the city are of coHse trying with might
and main to ddeat the scheme, but it is
precious littb they can do if our people are
united in TER efforts to procure the road.
All pull together and Harper will be the
lovliest city in the west next season.
LATER-Since writing the above the en-
gineer corps Of the above railroad has ar
rived within the north limits of the city.
Mr. J. Brosdus, the chief engineer, is
genial gentleman and will remain in this
neighborhood for several days. The line
will be run from here almost due west to
Medicine Lodge. Look out for the rush
of the locomotive from the north. Harper
S9ntiual
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30
CAN'T UNDERSTAND.

The Wichita EAGLE proclaims that An
derson's overwhelming majority this fall
was not SO much an Endorsement of him.
self or his political course as it was re-
buke to the methods of would-be leaders to
shelve him. Well, what is the rebuke of
an attempt to shelve him but an indorse-
ment? Perhaps the EAGLE did not say
what it intended.-Kansas City Times.
Well, just about what it intended. But
making allowances for the chances that the
English language must run In being under
stood in Missouri, we will say that in the
absence of unseemly and unreasonable OPP
position it is very doubtful if Mr.. Ander-
son could have received the majority of the
Republican votes of his district, at the
primaries or at the polls. Mr. Anderson
by his skittishness touching some tenants
of the Republican party, in the two or
three last campaigns, disguised many staid
and level headed old Republicans who be-
lieved their party to be the purest and its
principles the best, Of any that God has yet
in his inscrutable wisdom permitted to be
organized among the sons of men, or in
the parlance of Missouri John A. Anderson
failed to tote fair" at the time when the
Republican party of Kansas were stagger-
Ing under laod which had to be carried.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-30
REPLY TO SILAS SALTWATER.

| To the Editor Of Eagle.
The weakness of your understanding as
exhibited in your letter, is touching to
my feelings. Still water runs deep said
the wise man (whether Billings or Solo
mon, | can't remember) bat oh. what
shallow babbling, brook you are; without
sense enough to see the metaphor" in nv
brief remarks to &c c., and SO lost to
self respect as to take up for one of
whom the inspired poet has said: There
is something rotten in Denmark" This
latter word should have been translated in
the new version in Buffalo,
Although you have turned out bad. 9
dear 81, and we are all weak in intellect
| am willing to instruct yog all | can for
your dear mothers sake. How many
thousands of dollars has it taken in all
these years to print those ridiculous proc
lamationS!' Although fool" (scrlptur
ali, dear ST, you can see that the money
could have been better appropriated Nor
is this all There are fifteen millions of
dollars of the peoples money spent every
year in paying priests or chaplains to tell
God how he ought to run his business
here below" Now 81, although You are
but one remove from an idiot. you know
God never pays any attention to these
hired prayers If he does Why didn't he
cure President Garfield? God only could
have done that. with such lot of doctors
working on him; but it was chance for
him to have shown the people that they
get their moneys worth in this chaplain
investment l am like Paul when he said
of some Of the tricks Of the old bible boys
The times Of this ignorance God winkod
at but now commands all men TO repent.
acts xvii, 30th). God. according to Paul.
has quit the "winking@ business and we
should do likewise We need not wink at
the foolish customs Of the pas, when we
see there is no reason or sense in them.
People and governments can not make pro /
gress by hanging en- TO customs because !
they are old The world moves. and so
should we unless we desire 10 relapse into /
barbarism. That YOU may take warning. /
81. from the "connexion" who have /
turned out bad. is the PRAYER OF your /
aunt, Betsy TRoTwo6D /
LEON, Nov. 9th. SO.