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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
MISCELLANY.


The Legend of Rabbi Jcbornh.
Rabbi deborah, ancient rich aud wise
Died; and his soul went straight to paradise
There at the gate he saw a shining angel stand
Guarding, with shining eyes, the blessed land.
"What hast thou done" he cried, with sweet,
stem face.
"'ro make thee 1T to enter in this placeY'
The rabbi scarcely bent his naughty head.
~ am teacher OF the law, he said.
THE Nlishna and Gamarah well know:
Their preccpts have kept, as can show
The angel bent on him his piercing eyes:
Nothing we know Of these in paradise
NO law is here save the unwritten word
Craven within those hearts that love the Lord "
The gates were closing fast rs It too late"
Jehorah cried, my sin TO expiatey'
God, in his mercy said the angel bright,
Grants thee year 20 learn his will aright'
Back to the earth Jcborah's spirit fled,
Entered that clay his friends had mourned as
dead.
But never more a place was filled by him
In the great councils Of the Sanhcdrim.
Nor, as Of old, in secret did he pore
Ger the dread Cabula's mysterious lore.
Far in the desert wds he dwelt alone:
Herbs were his food, his pillow was a stone
Fasting, he sought forgiveness for his sim
Praying that paradise he yet might win
Aud when the weary year at length rolled round
The while his eager soul came once again
Before those gates the other side Of pain.
There stood the angel with the sweet stern face:
How hast thou spent" he said, thy year Of
graceY"
Fasting, in bitter penance for my sin
Ceaseless prayed that might pardon win"
And hast thou dared, the holy angel cried
To slight the gifts Of God in senselcss pridey
An things are holy TO the perfect soul
God is not mOcked, for he hath made the whole
Yet for this wrong in ignorance was done
Another year is granted, and but one"
Hard is the law Of God. deborah said:
Bitter it is for living and for dead.
Who may abide his iudgmentsy Let me then
Return aud live among my fcllow-men,
Deeply my heart is stricken with their fate:
For who shall pass the angel at the gate.
Let me give comfort while ! may TO those
Who stand in need, overwhelmed with earthly
woes
Humbly deborah lived, despsing none
Who needed help, until the year was done
And when with tears they closed his tired eyes
His soul was with the blest, in paradise.
Isabel +. BeliOirs IN Christian Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
prohihi,ioninA A,Inn,n.

1t is now several weeks ago that prohib
tiun was defeated in Atlanta, Ga, after a
trial of two years, but it is not yet too late
to give Mr. Grady's summing up of the re
suits of prohibition rule as presented in his
paper, the Constitution
''ln the two years of prohibition, the
records showed decrease of 2,59j civil
cases, or 30 per cent in justice court courts,
which handles suits or executions of less
than 500 a greater decrease in criminal
cases; still greater decrease in distress
warrants an increase of 4, ,070 poll tax
payers; one savings bank had grown into
five six building and loan associations in
to fifteen, through which the Vorkingmen
put an excess of $4,000 month into
homes formerly spent otherwise more
than one million and quarter dollars had
been added to our banking capital and sur
plus, and one million added 10 our deposits;
81, $50, 600 put into new shops and factories /;
nearly half "A million put into new schools
and churches ; the 1870 bar-rooms replaced
with legitimate shops or stores, and the
number Of business licenses increased over
20 per cent the merchants reporting a re-
markable advance in the purchases of the
poorer classes, and agreeing that this was
the best business year Atlanta ever had,
the total of business failures having de
creased nearly one half the churches re
porting that the church poor had almost en-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
A NInsicnI I,hcnomcnon.

The excitement of the day in musical
Hoffman,, little German boy Of nine or
ten years old who possesses one Of the
most wonderful minds ever known or
heard Of, and undoubtedly the greatest mu-
sical genius living. A healthy, happy nat
ural boy-"a human boy"-in all his move
ments and manners, in nowise externally
different from any other child of ten-says
the Boston Advertiser i'm notice of one of
his performances climbed upon piano
stool and performed concerto with or
chestra from memory, with as much ease
as If he were playing with blocks task
that not more than half dozen Of our
best pianists could accomplish feat that
such man as Won Bulow with all his
strength of mind and will was proud Of
after years Of laborous study, as an intel
lcctual triumph The correct playing and
concurrent Interpretation of one of the
great concertos of Beethoven call into ac
tlon some Of the highest powers Of the hu
man mind ns well as the skill of the hand
and here was this babe, with his short legs
swinging while waiting the bar at which
his part came in turning off the grand
masters phrases and afterwards all their
difficult embellishments with the simple
grace and surety Of darting bird or fish
circling in the water, and with equal joy in
the faculty. for at convenient pauses in his
work hc would turn his boyish face, his
mouth stretched widely in qui2zical smile
at the Indies in the front rows AS if boyish.
" amused at their blank surprise or fond
admiration There was an irresistible hu.
NOR in the infants nodding to the conduc
tor when he was ready 10 begin, with all
the self confidence Of Won Bulow himself.
but there was IA tingc Of pathus in it, new
ertheless. The thought would come that
possibly We were being entertained at the
cost of the marvellous boys strength. Ev-
identity here is miracle a. wonderful AS
any in the history Of the race, close com
municution with the great reservoir Of
mind, whatever that may beat all events
"A dover Of intellectual gifts for which no
human being can take credit, a prodigy,
direct boon TO art, such as has been given
only when the greatest gcuiu,es were born
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
Industrial Development of the south in
lAA1.

The Tradesman of Chattanooga, Tenn,
has prepared "A tahulated statement show
ing the progress of industrial development
during the year 1887 in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia aud West Vir-
ginia, The Tradesman says that although
many Of the manufacturing companies
therein enumerated as organized during the
year did not in fact erect buildings and he
gin work, and may not do so before the
close Of another year, the exhibit is inter
esting as showing the prevailing tendency
throughout the South TO engage in industri-
al pursuits The most Important enter
prises and the total number of each are as
follows Agricultural implement factories,
% breweries, . bridge-works, 8 car
works, 23 cotton and wooden mills, l47 /;
electric light works, 9S flour aud grst
mills, III foundries and machine shops
1874; blast furnaces, 13 gas companies
81 glass works, II ice factories, 80 ;
mines and quarries 50l natural gas com
panes, 10 oil mills, IS pipe works, 4 (;
potteries, II railroad companies, 299 /;
rolling mills, 23 ; stamp mills and smelters,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
sInrvinR Indinns.

The story Of suffering from hunger and
want, comes again from Turtle mountain,
in the hilly region of North Dakota, near
the Manitoba line The story is an old one,
it comes TO MS every winter and makes us
ashamed Of the inhumanity Of the nation.
Here are some 1900 Chippewa Indians who
were driven out of the fertile and sheltered
valleys once occupied by them, into the
bleak and unproductive hills, where no
white man could earn his living. The gov
ernment graciously supplies them with
little food, in payment for the lands it has
taken from them, but how little The ap-
preparation for their support last year was
$1,000, less than 50 apiece. They are peace
able and as industrious as it is possible to be
in their location Most of them abandoned
their Indian customs aud many are mem
bers Of "A Christian church Their agent
has warned the authorities at Washington
that they must stnrve unless help is forth
coming, but the answer is that the money
appropriated for them is gone. They ought
TO be removed TO some locality where it
would be possible 10 provide for themselves.
but the government policy seems TO be to
get rid Of them 10y starvation. Couldn't
we spare little Of our surplus to put these
native American Christians where they
needn't perish from hunger :-SpiinafeH
iHiOH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1888.

was accommodating. In spite Of this showing
and of the monster prohibition meetings,
unapproached 10y any public gatherings ev-
er held here, the defeat Of prohibition was
not unexpected From first to last, the ne.
groes were solidly against it. OF the 3, 2S5
registered negro city voters, but 5lS were
ever induced TO join the Prohibition club /;
and certainly not ovef 6O0--fewer in my
opinion-voted for it. In the county pre-
cincts, the negroes were even more largely
against it, Much Of this was due TO the
influence of Yellowstone Kit, a rich and
shrewd medicine vender, worshiped by the
negroes, who spoke night after night at
the anti-meetings carried on the shoulders
of negro men,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
HIDRETE & 'ALES', ,
3ARMoNY s,cK,
BRATTLEso,.
---s-s-
20 extra charror making.
iutO ads,
Ars YoU cad. a

? AIS YOO GAM. Osy.
That oEHrst amt Target tolp factory IN the
,yld is in Jersey City, n
That is factory makes the Jar and world
ned Climax plu:, the afFledsed stand
4 for frst-class chowiuglcco.
That IS factory was establisAs long age as
60,
That, year tIssCl !, made add the enormous
.antity Of a7,9aa,aso M fourteen thou
nd tons Of tobacco.
That IS was more than one-sfh Of all the to-
eco made in the Unhtates notwitA-
anding that there were Aotores atwor".
That the last 81 years thiHory has Helped
.pport the United Stateecrnment To the
tent Of over Forty-iou llion seven hun
ed thousand dollars foo,ooo.ool paid
to the U, S. TreasuBhteFnal Revenue
axes.
Thatc payroll Of this factis about Sr,ooo,-
900 per year or 3sa,oper week.
That's factory employs abq oa operatives.
Ihatis factory makes suct'ndoriully good
lcw in Climax Plug thaay other factories
ave tired TO initiate il ipn, and IN DESPAIR
ow try to attract custs' offering larger
ieoes of inferior goods be same price.
Thatis factory ncverthelesfinue 10 Increase
business every year.
Thaais factory belongs to y operated by
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13

She-"John, what is coastwise steam
ertn He-"One that knows how to keep
off the rocks, darling. '-Puck,
Il cannot say yes, Walter. | shall
always be a sis" Sister to mei No,
you won't" yes, Walter; your brother
Charles proposed to me last night, and
accepted him. life.
A man was arrested and convicted yester-
day of AN attempt TO steal gaspipe, If
he had stolen the meter the case would
have undoubtedly been mol pressed. .-Eren-
ing Record.
A wealthy old gentleman of this city l04
years of age has used tobacco for % years
His heirs think that if he had never touched
tobacco he might have been dead long ago
They look upon the weed as hurtful. Puck
A gentleman once saw boy poeling the
bark from one of his choice trees with a
hatchet lie tried 10 catch the boy, but
the latter was too quick for him, so he
changed his tactics Come here, my lit
tie son, he said, in a soft, flute-like voice,
"come here 20 me a minute. l want to
tell you something "Not yet, replied
the recipient, little boys like me don't
need to know everything "-7erds Sitthgs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13

The story goes that Philadelphian
helped drunken club footed man to his
home, and rang the door bell When the
door opened two young women, who had
evidently been expecting him, caught him
without ceremony, threw him down in the
entry, and while the elder sat ON him, the
younger deliberately set about unscrewing
the only leg that appeared to be sound, but
which proved to be artificial After de-
taching it at the knee she coolly marched
off with it, with the remark "There, you
fool I'll put this away where you won't
get it in hurry, and maybe you'll stay sober
when you have to stay in the house, It
turned out that the only means of prevent
ing an over indulgence in liquor was TO
deprive him of his artificial leg
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13
That Town History.

Edtor Ph1nir: have been greatly in
terested in the correspondence in your col
umns, between two men, relating to Whit
ingham town history. Although | lay no
claim to talent in the historic line vet /
have in my possession a book which con
tains few facts pertinent 10 the contro-
versy, which ! submit for what they are
worth, hoping they may act as oil upon the
troubled waters and aid in bringing about
"A more amicable feeling between two men.
who, from the similarity Of their aims, ought
certainly to join forces and work together
In "Deming's Vermont Officers" " published
at Mddlebury by Leonard Deming in 1851
we find on page } "A list Of ~ towns in this
state whose names have been changed and
of one town We read that "Whitingham
before 1850, was called Cumberland" On
page IS IA list of towns that sent delegates
to the general convention held at Dorset on
sept. p, l11G, "to take suitable measures
as soon AS may be 10 declare the New Hamp
shire grants free and separate district "
We find that Wilmington and Cumberland
were represented 10y letters from some Of
the principal inhabitants BY this we see
that Mr.. Brown is not the first historian 10
fall into this error, if error it is y.
West Halifax, Jan. I, 1888
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13

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impurity from the blood, which is the cause of
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-13

~ =. WEBSTER, VI. ID.
}. office and residence II Elliot st, Gruttlc-
huru Vt Ofiice hours before A. NJ; To and
Is to - T.. Nj.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25
VICTORIA VISITS BERLIN.
RECEIVED AT INNSBRUCK BY AUS
TRlA's MONARCH.

transformations Entry Into Berlin - Re-
ceived at Charlottenburg by the Royal
Patient-Much Uneasiness In Paris Over
the Boulanger Movement.
BERLIN, April 24-Emperor Francis
Joseph, of Austria, in full uniform, ac-
companied by staff officers, met Queen
Victoria at Innspruck. The greeting was
a cordial one. The emperor advanced to
the car in which the queen was, and the
latter rose quickly to greet him. The en-
peror saluted her by kissing her hand.
He then offered the queen his arm and
escorted her to the waiting room of the
station, which had been deliberately dec
Grated. A short stop only wa made,
and the royal party soon proceeded on
their way. In Difference to the queens
wishes, no official reception win be given
on her arrival in Berlin.
Empress Victoria, Crown Prince Will
lam, Prince Henry, and the Grand Duke
of Baden will receive the queen on her ar,
rival and she will be driven directly to
the castle at Charlottenburg, where
quarters have been especially prepared
for her.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25
FREYcINgT SUSTAINED.
Floquet Wanted a Capable Man ard
Named Freycinet.

Floquet Wanted a Capable Man asd
Named Freycinet.
PARIS April A.-In the chamber of
deputies Premier Floquet agreed to an
immediate debate upon Comte Martin
prey's Interpolation regarding the ap-
pointing of q civilian to the war office,
the portfolio of which is held by M. Frey
cinet. The compile declared that M.
Floquetfs action in appointing NJ. Frey
cinet was revolutionary, and would have
o deplorable effect upon the army. M.
Floquet replied that under the monarchy
there were as many civilian as military
war ministers. He claimed that it
was revolutionary to force politi-
cal agitation. The government had
thought it best to secure a man who was
competent to execute their programme
Ee reminded the chamber of the patriot
ism displayed by NJ. Freycinet in 1870 as
chief of the military cabinet under Gam
beta. NJ. Freycinet declared he had not
sought the office, and had only assumed
1T upon earnest solicitation. The ma
tional defense, he said, belonged to the
Republicans, to whom France had
been left unarmed and mutilated.
He knew his duties and would
perform them with energy and patriot
ism. In conclusion M. Freycinet said
that he reckoned upon receiving the con-
idence Of the chamber. An order of the
day, expressing confidence in M. Frey
cinet, was then adopted by a vote of 377
to l75, On motion of Deputy Maret, the
report of the Panama lottery committee,
advising that the loan be authorized, was
Bfnblp6 Il
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25
~BoULANGlsM's HOLD.
Half the Partisan Police Ready to Espouse
the Generals Cause.

Half the Partisan Police Ready to Esponse
the Generals Cause.
LONDON, April 24.-Much u~neasiness
is felt in Paris from the unmistakable
evidence that has been given during the
incipient riots OF the past few days that
Boulangism has already taken effect
among the police of the city. AS fully
half the force OF duty at present side
with the new deputy, and are ready to
espouse his ideas INT aspirations, the re-
suit of a popular rising in favor of this
formidable rival OF the existing govern
ment is greatly feared. Under the pres
emit conditions a mob having the eleva-
ton of Gen. B%oulanger for the object
of its demonstration, would be likely to
have matters nearly their own way, SO
far as the police are concerned.
In an interview to-day Felix Pyatt, the
veteran Socialist and new deputy from
Marseilles, declared that he agreed with
the Boulangists in demanding a revision
of the constitution, but said he did not
agree with them as to the manner in
which they wished to strengthen the
presidential powers, which closely Dor
dered upon dictatorship. 81 would abol-
ish,n he said, 'sthe desire to
return to the constitution of the
first republic, With a single chamber the
presidency means a limited monarchy
Pyatt said that he abhorred the plebiscite
because it did not express the will of the
people. He concluded the interview by
saying that it was notorious that Gen.
Boulanger aimed at supreme power.
A report is going the rounds now that
q number of New York bankers, who be-
came piqued at the success their Jew
ish rivals were having in their deal-
ings with the French government,
! and at the exclusive privileges
apparently enjoyed by the Hebrew
| brokers' lesHesse the = IBosiiianee
project and pitted 1t against the repub-
lie, in the hope of obtaining these adj
.vantages for their own benefit. This is
the latest story regarding the sources of
funds for the Boulanger campaign, and
it further reeites that Comte Dillon,
formerly manager of the CONNER
cial Gable company, now directs the
finances of the Boulangic combination
France is in the direst danger at present,
for all the enemies of the republic are ar.
rayed around B%oulanger, whom they
will use as an instrument with which ia
accomplish the destruction they long for.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25

court, on the ground that the Baltimore
and Ohio was a corporation of another
state, and not liable to taxation under
the state statute.
The Judgment of the supreme court of
Kansas is affirmed on an appeal brought
up by the Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany. The state supreme court awarded
damages to Patrick Maekey, an employe
of the company, for injuries received be-
cause of the negligence of another en-
ploye of the company, a state law max
ing a railroad company liable for the in
jury of one of its servants by reason of
the negligence of another. The railroad
company contended, on it's appeal, that
this statute was in violation of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton, as it was in the nature of special
legislation and because it Disseminated
against the rights of corporations. The
| supreme court of the United States holds
this contention to be unreasonable.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-25
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