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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27
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DEATH or MRS. >. +. WHEAT.
oar community was much shocked, ON Tuesday
Of last week in hearing Of the death Of Mrs ). f.
Wheat, which had occurred at an early hour uf
the morning She had been confined indoors for
few days by an attack of stomach trouble, To
which SHE had become used, and no particular
anxiety was felt in regard TO her until about
O'Clock of that morning, when Mr.. Wheat thought
her suffering more than usual, and trlephuned to
nr and Mrs. Foster, who were soon in attend
ancr All efforts To mitigate her distress were.
how ever uuayailing and at O'Clock relief came
by death. Nus Wheat was a lady respected 10y
all, a prominent member of society, and in her
home the central figure Since the Organization
of the Uniyrrsalist society she had been "A constant
teacher ia the Sunday school, and was Tor a time
its superintendent. She was also one of the most
efficient and Jealous workers Of the society ami
her loss here as in the stricken family, seems ire
parable Mrs Wheat was a daughter Of David
Gorhum, of Westminster, andlhad been a resident
of this town nearly 30 years having upon her
marriage to Mr. Wheat IA September, 1899, immr
diatrly come here tuslive At the funeral which
was held at the house on Thursday afternoon, all
the near family relatives We're present Rev +.
W. Whipped who was summoned home from
Shclburnc Falls to ofiiciate was much affected,
and could proceed only after a resolute struggle
with his emotions. The floral tributes were prufusr
and tasteful and the expression of genuine regard
and love.
MRS. NANCY X. TIMING.
The silent Reaper, who has Of late so often thrust
ia among us his icy sickle, has gathered to his
krrpng another this time one Who had retired
from active scenes and was quietly browning up
llfe's span in the blessedness Of home, and com
partnership of devoted daughters. On saturday
morning last Mr., Nancy Reyes Thwing, widow Of
the late Lorrin D. Thwing, answered the call
Come up higher" Many still remember her in
days Of usefulness and viii be reminded OF the
comfort she has brought to them in times uf need
Her CHEEKY and animated habit of address was
maintained until almost the last, having suffered
from "a final illness Of only three weeks, after a
gradual decline during the past season. Rev. +
W Whipprn uilicated at the funeral service, which
was held at the house ON Monday afternoon.
The ladies Of the W. G. 4. L. will hold IA
public service at the Universalist chapel on
Sunday evening next.
The Congregational people after much
canddating, have found their ideal in Frank
f.. Lewis, a young man who is soon to grad
uate from Yale.
II. q. Durham is reported as insolyent.
Rev. Frank +. Lewis, of New Haven,
Conn is expected to preach in the Congre
gatioual church next Sunday, and after
that time the pulpit will be supplied by Rev.
f. 4, John of the same place.
Some % people went from here to Brat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

Miss Meta Alvord is in town
Mrs. f. II. Adrich, who was called to
Amherst 10y the sicknes, Of her father, has
returned home
j. conference.-the has a new carriage paint
er. Mr. Howe, who is doing some fine work
Rev. L. p. Tucker, the newly appointed
pastor of the Methdst church, will occupy
,l'e pulpit next sunday.
All the ladies' of the W. r. G. are re-
quested to meet at their rooms May 9Th, AS
they have work to do.
f. f.. Wheeler and W. \. Rice were in
Boston buying horses the past week
The village school began this week with
Arthur Carpenter of Readsboro in charge
of the higher department and Louise Raw
SON of West brattleboro of the lower de
partment. Total number Of scholars reg
istered, p.
IL f. Barber has on hand full variety
of boots and shoes from Durham Bros.
Rev Edwin W. Pierce Of Glover, Vt.
will preach in the Universalist church in
this place May 9TH and 18th Services at
the usual hour in the forenoon He will
also preach at Jacksonville ON the same
dates at , o'clock p. NJ
Postmaster Childs Of Brattleboro is in
town visiting his brother, A. l.. Childs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

After a sickness Of ten months, patiently borne
Ophir Haynes, Of the oldest Of our tOwnspeo-
pie, fell asleep April 18th Mr., Haynes was the
last survivor uf seven children born to AbsaluIn
and Abigail Haynes, who came from sudbury
Mass, at an early date and always lived on tn.
same farm. He married Luany b. Freeman of
Wilmington in lS}j, who died in 1856 He was "A
natural farmer with an ambition to improve the
land and herd, had very strong attachment to
home and town, was ever an ardent supporter of
Republican principles and lived a life Of strict in
tegrity and sterling honesty, and enjoyed the con
tidence and respect of ali With such record he
had no fears Of the hereafter Mr.. Haynes will
he much missed. Rev w. c. Sexton OBLIGATED at
the funeral.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

Its mission is not To answer any question of
tho Intellect. to please the fancy or content ilt.
artistic faculty, but Ia make righteous us. Of th,.
rlrluent Of hurrur and in thi, the book is unlat
all-lri. ' GEpKGE MArDoSALu.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-27

4 CARD. Grateful we feel beyond our weak eN-
preston to those who in the long and patient
sickness of our father have shared both burden
and sorrow with us, and to those who have con
tributed flowers; and especially Mr. l.. +. Harris
and Mrs Eyeline Sargent the personal assistance
rendered to his uu rest find grateful eX preston
in our hearts e. e. HAYNES.
NJ NJ HALL.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
BLONDES AND SRUNETTES,
The Gradual Decrease of the Former IN,
Central European Countries.

The Gradual DeeresSe Of the Former In
Central European Countries.
A highly interesting question is be-
ing agitated in Europe. 1t has been
asserted that there has been a gradual
decrease of blondes in Germany. AL
most 1900, 900 school children were
examined in Germany. Austria and
Belgium, and the result showed that
Switzerland has only lilo, Austria
1879 ard Germany 31.80 per cent Of
pure blondes. Thus the country, which
since the days of ancient Rome has
been proverbislly known As the home
of yellow hair. has to-day only So pure
blondes in 100. while the average of
pure brunettes is II per cent The SO
per cent of the fixed type are said to,
be undergoing a transformation into
pure brunettes. DR.. Bruce. in England
has collected a number O! statistics.
which seem to point in thu same direc-
tion. Among 725 women he Examined,
he found $50 brunettes and 357 blondes.
OF the brunette5 he found that 70 per
cent were married. while of the blondes
only 63 per cent were married. Thus
it would seem the brunette had ten
chances of getting married in England
to a blondes nine. In France a SINH
lar view has been put forth by NJ Adolph
de Candolle. NJ de Candolle found
that when both parents have eyes Of
the same color, SO per cent inherit this
color. But it is a curious fact that
more females than males have black or
brown eyes to the proportion of As to
43. Il seems that with different colored
eyes in the two parents. SO per cent
follow the father in being dar keyed
An increase of five per cent of dark
eyes in each generation must tell in the
course CT time.--ScisHcs
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
A POPULAR PHRASE.
Graphic Illustration of "Coming Out OF
the Little End OF the Horn"

| Graphic Illustration OF "Coming Out OF
the Little End OF the Horn"
An ancient painting was recently
discovered in country shop at Rich
mond. Surrey, England. from which. it
is supposed, this saying originated. 1t
measures eighteen inches by twenty
two inches long, is in good state Of
preservation, and is described rs fol-
lows: Upon tree, whose branches ez-
tend to each side of the picture. hangs
by red belt with gold tassel an enor-
nous curved horn, the ends upwards.
At the extreme left stands man with
black velvet fat cap, and surcoat
trimmed with fur, rough, and gold
chains on the breast. He is superin-
tending the action of man atlired in
a purple doublet, profuscly slashed,
who wears large felt hat and cloak.
with dagger in his girdle. and is en-
gagged in thrusting into the large end
of the horn an unfortunate wretch.
whose trunk and legs (the latter loosely
bound together with rope. the end of
which is held by the goli-chained gen.
tleman) are inverted. and are the
only portions of the body visible
at that part of the picture. But
ut the little end of the horn.
Isout six feet away rs the crow
flies Cor across the radius of this in
strument of torture), but nine feet
along the curved surface, appear the
unhappy head and one arm of the vic
tim. At the right stands a man clad
only in shirt and ragged coat. wiring
ing his hands with awoe-begone express
sion depicted in his countenance. On
a black ground at the bottom of the
picture is the inscription: ''1'his horn
embleme here doth Shove OF overtishipp
what harme doth grove from comeins
out the little ende thereof" On either
side of the tree are the words in semi
gothic character: The Sea of Trubble."
Above the head of the parsonage in
the velvet cap is the citation: Psalms
81, %: But he is ever merciful aud
lendeth and hissede enjoyeth the bless
ing" The wearer of the gold chain
is probably the sheriff, possibly the
creditor. who has brought the poor
fellow who was so foolish as to under
take sureteship, bound to the tormen-
tor. He is putting him through the
horn, with elongates, and congresses
him in a most distressing fashion.
Whether the beggarly man. who is
wrinGing his hands, is the debtor HIM |
self after his passage through the horn,
or one of his impoverished family, |
there are no means of determining. |
The picture, a most graphic illustra-
ton, at least, of the proverb. Coming
out of the little end of the horn" is in |
good state of preservation. though il |
is thought to be upwards of two hun.
dred years old. The name of the artist
is Observation-Disclosures Facto.uHl, IN
81 Louis G!ojs-DeB0crat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
BOARDING SCHOOLS,
How GirIs'IAres Benefited by Attending
Institutions of This Kind.

!
.'Shall we send the girls to boarding
school?" Well. that depends good
deal upon where the girls live and what
their Compartments arc. If the home
of the young lady under consideration
is in the country or some small village,
there are reasons besides the superior
advantages for Il book education wln-
it is best to send her away to school.
Contact with other minds and individ-
ualS besides the narrow circle which
such places afford furnishes valuable
part of the education which is to fit the
young girl to be woman. Going away
to school is not going to make smooth
all the rough places, but it goes long
distance toward giving young girl y
certain self-reliance and confidence.
which are the best possible cures for
awkwardness. In the narrow circle of
relatives and intimate friends she feels
that she is understood and judged kind :
". The moment she is set out among
stranger, she says to herself: What
do they think of me?" The constant
reiteration of this-question causes en-
barrassment and awkwardness. IL she
is sent among people without any of
her own family to fall back upon she
must stand upon her own merits, and
she will find that in the main people
are much kinder than she gave them
credit for.
By all means let the school be care
fully chosen. In good school the
young girl. besides her studies and con-
tact with people, learns system. and
comes under discipline which is good
for her. The meals are regular, the
sleep is regular, and certain amount
of exercise is insisted upon. To the
girl who has been rather spoiled ut
home and allowed to retire at one or
two, rise at ten or eleven, and subsist
on fruit cake and pickles, never walk
ing over two blocks if she can help it,
such a change is highly desirable.
Something to do every day, and a stated
time to do it in, with obligations which
must be met, is discipline which. even
if not kept up, is invaluable. -Detrou
Iri6une.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
COOKING AS AN ART.
The EieyatlnG Influence of Domestic Duties
Well Performed.


No fair-minded person, looking at
the subject through the clear medium
of reason. would say there was any
thing diShonorable in cooking. and
there is surely nothing that indicates
moral perversity in the acts ofsweeping,
busting and washing dishes. There is
nothing in homework that vitiates the
moral or weakens the physical system
And yet homework is the very employ
ment that working girls shun as if it
were pollution; the work which all
native-born American women regard
rs disgrace.
If the skill required in doing q class
of work may be taken as standard Of
its responsibility, then surely cooking
is as respectable as telegraphimg, or
bookkeeping, or type-writing. Cook
| ing is a chemical process, and the good
cook should know as much of the con-
stituents with which she deals, their
chemical aflinities, the proportions in
which they should be mixed, and their
reactions upon each other. as the
chemists knows about his salts and
acids in his laboratory. 1t takes we'll
nigh as much skill TO manage II stove
as it does to manage a chemists retort.
Cooking. rightly considered. is 4 mys-
terious alchemy, field Of occult
science into which no unframed novice
should thrust her awkward hands.
Down with the uneducated cook There
is poison in her baking-pan and death
beneath her pie crust.
The good cook is the promoter of
peace in families. the friend of virtue,
the handmaiden of piety. How can the
priest mount his pulpit stairs with right
feeling towards God and man with his
amateur cooks dyspeptic biscuit in his
stomach? The poor cook is the one
general enemy of mankind. Fed upon
her handiwork. the poets airy dreams
dissipate in Nightmares. the statesmen's
schemes of statscraft degenerate into
school-boy fancies. and the hitherto
victorious General marches his veteran
army to defeat
But, in all seriousness, cooking is an
art that requires long practice and
much natural aptitude. This is q fact
that is recognized by men whose bust
ness largely consists in cooking, and
the cooks of the great hotels of the
country are paid as much salary as
our college presidents. And yet cook
ing seems to be the one accomplish
ment that women hate to learn
Yankee Blade.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
YOU.

II could Rave my dearest wish fulfilled
And take my choice Of all earth's treasures,
too;
And ask from Heaven whatsoe' erI willed,
I'd ask for you.
No man I'd envy, neither low nor high,
Nor king in castle old or palace new;
I'd hold Golconda's mines less rich than I,
II I had you.
Toll and privation, poverty and care.
Undaunted I'd defy, nor fortune WOO;
Having my wife, no jewels else I'd wear,
II she were you.
Little To care how lovely she might be,
How graced with every charm, how fond, how
true,
len though perfection she'd be nought TO me
Were she not you.
There is more charm for my true, loving heart
In every thing you think, or say, or do,
Than all the joys Of Heaven could e'er impart,
Because it's you.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
now point to the exis

Indications now point to the exist
ence of y submarine volcanic crater
between the Canary Islands and the
coast of Portugal. From cable-laY-
ing steamer in 80 deg. % min. north. 9
deg. 81 min. west. the water was found
to measure 1900 fathoms under the
bow and 800 under the stern, showing
the ship to be over the edge of deep
depression in the ocean bottom. The
well-known inequalities in the bed Of
the Sea of Lisbon are thong hit TO be
due TO submarine chain of mountains
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26
UNDERGROUND WONDERS.
Subtsrranean Lakes Connected by q Strong
Continuous Current.

At Zirknitz, in the Austrian Alps,
there is an intermittent lake, that is a
basin which at one season of the wear
is filled with water. at another is dried
up and cultivated by the farmers of
the neighborhood. The imperial for
ester has Just examined the construc-
ton of that basin and found in one
part of it an immense cave called Kar-
lovca, which. when the surface of the
water in the basin has reached a GER
tain height, begins sucking up the
water until the basin is empty. This
cave leads to long series of under
ground lakes. all connected with one
another by a continuous current. The
forester navigated the first five of them.
Immense fields of sand and gravel &C
cumulate and alternately stop the cur
rent or are carried off by it The roof
of the caves in which this system of
waters is located ut many places comes
down very low, almost touching the
water, and in such places the moving
gravel beds frequently close the pass
age and cause the waters to rise in the
higher cave. The forester. with three
companions. was in one of the lakes
when the entrance was suddenly closed
by mass of rubbish tumbling down
from the roof. For more than eight
hours they worked as hard as they
could until they succeeded in opening
passage by the side of the main en-
trance, which was happily still found
dry, and they were enabled to reach
the surface unframed. But their boat
and tools were left behind, and will be
recovered again after the water shall
have subsidized. Christian a. Work.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26

Sentimental young lady-"I won
der where we will be a hundred wears
from now?" Practical young lady
We'll probably be members of ballet.
my dear. "-Ae6rGskG Sale Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26

In Harris burg the other day a
goose escaped from farmers wagon.
flew down the street and a.ighted on an
electric arc light wire. The current
WAS on and the goose dropped to the
pounds.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26

-"Where is your homo?" asked a
man of a misunderstanding stranger
81 haven't any home at present." was
the reply. my wife's mother is max
ing her a visit. "-SommeruiIle Journal.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-01-26

If man really desires to discover
how popular he is as speaker, let him
charge fifty cents admissicn.-BostcD
GloJ..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-20
Hint to Anxious Mothers.

1t is always permissible, take it, to tell
dog story, and l heard the other day of a
new use for animals of this kind. A friend
Of mine who lives in the suburbs has a small
boy, not more than years old, believe,
who has an inveterate habit of running
away. He is a sturdy, stout legged little
chap, Of great courage and enterprise, but
his father and mother have been put to q
good deal of anxiety on his account. Some
times he is found in the next town, some
times by the railroad, and again in q certain
pasture where he enjoys the congenial society
of several young colts, but it is always q
matter of doubt where he will be discovered.
Recently, however, the family have acquired
a mongrel Httle terrier, recommended for
the purpose, who hunts up Sammy with I'M
erring accuracy. Whenever Sammy is miss
ing, his mother shows his jacket to the dog
acld tells him 10 find the boy, vile" upon the
animal sets off with his nose 70 the ground,
the hired man or somebody else follows, and
in due time the young vagabo2d is brought
to bay Surely, there is n hint hero for
many anxious mothers.-Boston Post
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-20
Method of Washing Windows

There is a right and wrong way to wash
windows, and as this operation is usually
dreaded, the following method will doubtless
beappreciated, as it saves both time and labor:
Choose a dull day, or at least time when
the sun is not shining on the window, for
when the sun shines on the window 1t causes
it to be dry streaked, no matter how much it
is rubbed. Take a painters brush and dust
them inside and out, washing all the wood
work inside before touching the glass, The
latter must be washed simply in warm water
diluted with ammonia-do not use soap. Use
a small cloth with a pointed stick to get the
dust out of the corners; wipe dry with a soft
piece Of cotton cloth-do not use linen, as it
makes the glass Unity when dry. Polish with
tissue paper or old newspaper. You will find
this can be done in half the time taken where
soap is used, and the result will be brighter
windows Commercial Reporter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-20

that win come out of It against the side OF
the tub, without wringing as you remove 1t
to the rinse water. You will be amazed to
see the dissolved dirt coming out through the
fibers, as no washing or rubbing with soap
suds will bring it ont Rinse in the same way.
in the same moderately warm water mot
boiling wateg1, and by simply pushing the
blankets about in the tub. Press through the
wringer and hang out to dry in windy
place, not in the sun.
AS the blanket hangs there drying little
water will collect in the four corners, which
it is rather an amusement to squeeze out to
help the drying process. II you do not care
to put a second blanket in the first ammoni-
ated water, which must be done promptly. as
the ammonia evaporates quickly, divide the
quantity, taking half pint for each one OF
the two tubs, and wash two blankets at once.
The evaporating ammonia, released by the
warmth Of the water, can only escape
through the blanket, which is laid over it in
the tub before the water is applied Hence
you get the value Of every drop of it. In
ordinary cleaning With ammonia, for paint,
brasses, silver, etc, mix it with cold water
first, and then add little warm water to the
nail
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-20

A funny story illustrative of Celestial SIM
plicity Tor superstitionD comes from Foo
chow, in China. There is a joss house, or
temple, in tat city to which persons of re-
vengeful disposition are won't to resort when
DESTROYS Of obtaining satisfaction for an in
jury, the deities there being credited with a
power to cause instant death to those against
whom their aid is invoked After the death
Of the late Tartar general-the cause of which
appears to have been rather mysterious-the
supposition that he had fallen victim to
shsse particular josses was started by some
OF the gentry, and the viceroy thereupon
gave instructions for an inquiry to be held
into the matter. The teotai was commits
stoned to SEQ the order carried out, and he
went to tho temple and arrested fifteen of
tho jossea Thess idols are of wood, about
Eve feet in height. Before being taken into
the presence of the taotai their eyes were put
out In order that they might not see who was
'heir judge, so shat they might not be able
to identify him In the realms above or below
wherever they gol After an investigation
a report o. the case was sent to the viceroy,
who at once gave orders that the josses
should be flecapitated and then cast into a
pond! Yet withal China claims to be civ
ili1ed country!-London Figaro.