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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
An Edmunds Incident.

Washington dispatch says; Senator
Edmunds was III his seat when card was
handed to him. The square piece of paper
which lay before the senator-for it could
scarcely be called a card-bore the name,
willis Howe" The letters were angular
and awkwardly scrawled. 1t was ap-
parently the work of a boy or half grown
lad.
The senator arose from his seat, and
crossing the corridor entered the marble
room, where his visitor awaited him. He
found the latter in conversation with his
committee clerk. "What does he want =
queried the senator, grufily addressing the
clerk
'He wants some money to take him
home. He says he lives in Vermont
"What did you say your name was -
asked the senator, studying the characters
ON the card
"Willis Howe was the boys reply.
''But how do l know that you live in
Vermont You might come from Texas,
for all that know
81 can only assure you that | speak the
truth, senator. have no way of proving
it, My home is in the village Of
"Oh it is, is it y said the senator grimly.
"Well, I've visited in that place "A number
Of times. | suppose you know everybody
there, don't you.
The boy replied that the people he didn't
know were not worth knowing.
"Well, then, said the senator, "tell me
the name of the fat old man who peddles
milk about town.
'He isn't fat and he isn't old, answered
the youngster doggedly. His name is
Skinny Eccles.n
The faintest sort of smile lit up the
Vermont senator's stern features. Turn
ing TO his clerk he said "Give him the
money. There's no douhting the boys
honesty, and then he added with a chuckle
as he turned 10 reGnter the Chamber,
skinny Eccles Well, well. / haven't
thought of him before in dozen years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20


One of the most admirable features of
the Massachusetts, civil service law is 5iat
relating TO laborers in the public empli' o8e'
Boston. Under this system a registe and
laborers is kept, on which any man m,JyosY
enrolled on producing evidence of sobr' {
good health and, we believe, citizenship
There is no examination beyond that ueces-
sary TO verify the applicants statements in
these regards When laborers are requiRSl
in any department of the city government,
names are certified by the commission iran
the register, preference being given in tle
order of registration unless there are sons
special qualifications needed and in thtS
case those are certified whose papers show
the possession of such qualifications, This
practically prevents political or personal
favoritsm The commissioners report that
last year 93S men registered for day labor
in Boston. This year 1901 were registered
Last year 693 men were certified, while this
year 99S were certified 1t will thus be
seen that nearly four ffths Of those regis
tered were certified Out Of 299l cortif-
cations made for the year ending November
80, 1887, 1913 men We're employed, while
1874 failed to report fofwork or declined it.
Less than one in hundred Of those thus
employed were discharged for bad conduct
or habits
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
MI-ANNUAL
MARK-D0WN AND
CLOSING OUT SALE
or,
CARPETS,
OIL CLOTHS,
SMYRNA RUGS.
CRUMB CLOTHS,
HASS0CKS,
DOOR MATS, ETC.

Everything in this department
reduced in price 10 TO % per ct.
Best > frame Body Brussels
marked down 10 81 Is. Medium
Grade Brussels down to SI00,
worth Sl.l5. Lower grade for
Soc. Also a very large and
choice stock Of best makes in
Tapestry Brussels at Gjc, zoe
and Soc per yard.
Fifty pieces Of Kiddermin>ter
and kcnsington Art Carpets, all
very desirable styles, at i5c,
worth Soc. Also a. to 100 rolls
of best all-wO0l Ingram Carpets
from jSc TO G5t per yard. Cot
ton and Wool Ingram Carpets
from 2jc TO soc.
My stock Of Smyrna Rugs was
never a, large rs now, cOmpriS-
inc every sizes in the best makes
and at prices that will surprise
You when yOn examine the sizes
and qualities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20

The object Of the tariff laws was to en-
courage home manufactures in competition
with foreign rivals, as well as To secure
revenue AMI therefore these laws should
be rs permanent as possible consistent with
the needs of the government. American
citizens were encouraged 10 invest their
money IN expensive machinery and build
ingS; but they had no special privileges
no monopoly All the world might in this
country enter into competition with them
The President, however, seemed to think
that they were public enemies. To chase
away the successful manufacturer by a
change of duties was to legislate for the
foreigner and ugaiust the American citizen
The most important benefits conferred by
the tariff laws We're that they not only di-
versiied American industries but secured
TO the laborer employed in manufactures
higher wages and better surroundings and
advantages than were enjoyed by laborers
in similar employments anywhere in the
world. The treatment of this question by
the President was a delusion and a snare
The President assumed that the cost of liv-
ing especially Of food and clothing) was
higher in the United States than in Europe
That was not true; food of every kind
Except sugar. was cheaper here than in any
market in Europe. The clothing worn by
workingmen (ncludiug baukets) was sold
here at as low prices as in London or Liv-
erpool The quantity and quality of food
of laboring men We're cOnfessedly better
aud greater here than in Europe, aud the
rate of wages was from 80 to 100 per cent
higher here.
The Senator'S defence of the wool inter,
est was particularly effective, and was put
with equal force and simplicity. The prn-
ciple of protection, he said, demanded equal
ity of benefits and of burdens. The object
was protection to labor not to capital, No
reason could he given why wool should be
made free and wooden goods should be pro
tected II there must be cheap wool there
must be cheap woolens and if the labor
of the farmer in producing the wool was
not protected against undue competition
with Australia or Buenos Ayres, then that
of the cloth-maker should not be pro
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
The Extent to which Prohibition PRO.
hibits.

bibit-.
The January number Of Rev. Edward
Everett Hale's magazine, Lend a Hand
contains an article by Albert W Paine, in
which he tests the success Of the prohibito.
ry law in Maine by the figures Of the in
terna revenue department From this we
take the following interesting facts aud iig
ures
1t is Of course well known that the stat
utes of the United States require duty or
tax TO be paid on all spirituous and malt
liquors, manufactured or sold in the coun-
try, saving and excepting such as are i'm
ported from other countries and sold by the
importer in the original packages And it
is also well known that this law of the gen
eral government is very effectively en-
forced, and nowhere more successfully than
in Maine. And in fact, owing to the state
of things existing here, it Is very reaspna-
bic to conclude that in no state is success
more certainly assured in making cullec-
ton of all legal dues The annual reports
then Of the internal revenue department
must necessarily afford "A very plain aud
reliable demonstration Of the truth pertain
ing 10 the Use Of Intoxicating liquors in the
different states Of the Uuion
The total population Of the United States
by the census of 1880 was ~, lJj, f~3. of
which Maine has GIs,J3G
The total amount of taxes paid to the
government on distilled and malt liquors.
as presented in the report Of 1867, was
SIS, iGS, ,9Di, which would be Z iG for each
inhabitant. If Maine had paid her part Of
this tax, according 10 her population rata
bly-that is if she had as many vendors
and manufacturers in proportion as other
states, her part of this tax would have
been $l,ll9,l2136 But instead Of that
she paid only S2S $50, or only oue-forty-
fourth part of her average. Massachu-
setts with population Of !. 1S3, OSj un-
der high license system, paid 81 ,S12, 232
or ratably about 2G times as much "a, Maine.
New York, with population of j.Os2. 81.
paid S9OG1, 229, or i4 times as much as
Maine ratably. And so of other states
1t is very noticeable fact that while
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont aud Mas
sachusetts form substantially a square ter
ritory, inhabited by similar people, with
similar characters and occupations. Yer
mont and Maine being prohibition states
yet New Hampshire and Massachusetts
thus located paid into the national treasury
each about p times larger tax ratably on
spirituous and malt liquors than did their
two prohibition neighbOrs. New Hamp-
shire 1t is true, has prohihtory law on
ITS statute book, but 1t is dead letter and
seldom or never enforced.
Another we" OF these same figures pre-
sents this subject IN a more striking light
As already remarked, the total amount Of
taxes paid as aforesaid Is 81. - per inhab
liant for the whole country. Ia Massachu-
setts the pro rata for each mhahitant j.
SLID, IN New Hampshire 81 o3. in Con
nectlcut - cents. IN New York Sis, in
New Jersey SljO, IN Ohio - ~, IN Penn
'ylvania SLID in Illinois >1@l In Maine
and Vermont the average is little less
than cents.
Another mode OF presenting the figures
is very impressive. The total number Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
VOL. LV.
Business Garns.

.-WERMAN n JENNE,
General Insurance and Real Estate agents,
Representing Companies whose assets are over
500 ,OOO, 900.
TENEMENTS TO LET
Agents for BABcocR FIRE ENriNouIsnrus.
once in New Lauk Block cor Main 4 Elliot St-
BRAruEBORO, VT
w g. GODDARD, n,n
Stuckwclls Building. Fltt-,t, Brattrhuro, Vt
EDWARD KIRKLAND, VI. D.,
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
ufitce at residence ut br. ID. e. Dearborn. Hours
So a. n, l2-2 and 6:3O 4 =. NJ.
DRATTLEBORO
ID TELEPnONE ENCuANGE.
open day and night. crosby Block lup stairs,
Brattlcburu, Vt
Terms forfull set of Instruments, S95opcr month.
ONRs. TUCKER n ROWEN,
- PHYSICIANS AND StRGEDNS
pr fuckers office aud residence No Grrru st
office houi~ "a, usual pr bowen, Office and rs
and from r. to- and d to 5 -. %.
SJENHY \. CILAPIN,
ptt GGI'I, BNuoN- liu.sE BLp,k.
GrtduItro of the collie grui Pharmacy of the city ul
NDN Nurk. Formerly Wnh CUsWrli, Hazard ~ GO.
'orJW uh'n3io" {" Jumdg p',soypt""s.
~ y. CHAMBERLAIN.
-. HATS, flkN, NES ) FURNISHINGS.
Agent iur puulup Hats and iruttlrburu l.IuuurJ.
=! luin street, brooks House liluCE
yNrATERMAN a MARTIN,
w ATTORNEYS At Law.
Bank Block, jHttcburo, ".
!. MILLER, VI. D.,
~. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Hooker ilh, Brotto; till Ham; l2 To =, { to pm.
III. ALVIN KNAPP,
~ DENTIST,
Hooker Block. Braltrboru, Vt
IT y. uOLTON, VI. D.,
l. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
ruc, and residence cor Main and Walnut SITS
Al home from To- , and to O'Clock y. IN
Brdttlchurl, w.
K.ALLEN & co.,
10 DEALERS lN LUMBER OF ALI MINDS
tt21 Flat Street, Brlttlrhorp. w.
YAMES CONLAND, Va. a.,
- IINSlCIAN ANp SURGEON.
Dhcr IN Crosby Block, opposite Telephone En-
Once hours to 9 4. NJ, tp3P.
Hc~idrnc" 10 Ma Ii St.-.......... Brattlcburu. VT
~ p. WEBSTER, VI. -.
,. pticv amt residence ~ Elliot ST., Buittl.
huru, Vt Oncr hours before $ A. 81; ! tu and
10 to- - ST.
TIASKINS n STODDARD,
l ATTORNEYS a COUNSELLOKS AT LAW
und solicitors %! Patents, Bruttchuru. Nt
II CARPENTER, Market Block. Elliot
II. So. Dealer m Toys Fancy Goods Books
ca, subscription. received for the principal news
lpp"r- and magazines and Forwarded hy mail ul
otherwise.
( 4. BOLSTER,
p. FIRE INSURANCE AGENT
Puinry. VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
MISCELLANY.
The Isnd of the story.

Yuu were standing alone IN the silence
When passed down the stair that night.
Alone with your thoughts IN the shadow,
Away from the fires soft light;
Aud never a greeting you gave me,
Not a word your lips let fall,
As came from the light to your side, dear,
That night In the old oak hall.
But knew, all so well. the secret
NOu fancied you kept unseen,
And | hated the pride that was standing
Like a shadow our hearts between;
So told you, that night, story,
And you listened as in a spell,
Till saw that You guessed the meaning
OF the story / tried TO tell.
You fain would have silenced me then, dear,
To leave II untold were best
Too late. for learned as you drew me
To your heart, that you knew the rest
Aud the shadow passed from between us
Forever. beyond recall,
As you whispered the end Of the story
That night In the old oak hall
Chambers Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20

The French are again talking about the
construction of a railroad through the val
ley of the Euphrates, 10 connect the coast
of Syria with that of the Persian gulf and
opening up the plains of Mesopotamia,
which with II new system of irrigation and
drainage could be made a promising field
for colonization. Such line, it is held,
would save ten days travel in comparison
with the route by the Suez canal and if
one-fourth of the travel and traffic that
passes through the canal were diverted to
the proposed railroad, the route would pay
its own expenses, while the local travel and
traffic would be worth considering De
Lesseps approves the scheme anl says that
it would help rather than harm the Suez
canal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20

Pleuro- pneumonia among cattle is still
prevalent in the upper part Of Westchester
county, n. Y. The bureau of animal in
dustry condemned over 200 head last week
in the towns of Lewisboro and Somers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20

Passing on to the misdirected letter de
partment, we were perfectly amazed at the
wonderful acuteness displayed by some of
the ladies at these tables. Here are a few
addresses, as they were written and as at
last correctly deciphered and forwarded to
their destination
Mrs Luxia wagy Mrs. Lucy wagy,
NuWnr tOWue, UuiOntuwn,
kns Kansas.
MIR j. b. Rice Mr. j. b. Rice.
Neuricespring, Eureka Springs,
Ark Ark.
Henry Smith, Henry smith,
L. .. ILL., Peoria, ILL.,
PriSner. Prisoner.
As a last example, u letter all the way from
England addressed to "Horsewigger Horse
wigger, Co., and deciphered at last as
"Oswego, Oswego Co
Thus you see an expert at reading ilegi-
bic handwriting becomes doubly expert at
these tables. Perhaps it is because of the
proverbial patience of women that they
are given this work to do-at $500 a year,
while the men VINO open the packages re
ceive 81 ,200l
Upstairs, in a sort Of gallery, and screen
ed from the lower floor by little baize cur
tains, like an old-time church choir, sat la
dies sorting, redirectng and "jacketing"
more letters. This last process consists of
making "A careful inventory of the points
in a letter inquiring for lost mail matter,
writing those points on the outside of
sheet of blue paper, which is then folded
around the original letter-the Jacket"
you see-and pigeon-holed. Thus the task
Of such correspondence becomes reduced
to the minimum.
But the table where we found ourselves
perhaps more interested than anywhere
else was that where letters, readdressed
and freshly enveloped, came to be sealed.
To almost anv one Of us the sealing of fifty
letters, would he no small task, especially
if done in the ordinary way; but we stood
for three minutes beside this young lady's
table, and in that time saw her seal $50
epistles
She took them up in packages of fifty, as
they are sent to her, with the flaps all lap
ped on one side. These she spreads on her
table, with the flaps about two inches apart
Then a sponge slightly wet is passed over
the whole fifty, and, with the dexteriUy of
machine, each letter is whisked over once,
which seals it, and there stands the pack
age of half Il hundred done while You or |
would have labored at half a dozen.
-lOWh'S Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by eXpelling
impu1ty from the blood, which Is the cause of the
complaint. Give il a trial.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
NEW PERFECTED
NEVERSLIP ICB CRRBPER

Everybody has wanted and been will
ing to pay for good "Life Saving lee
Creeper" that could be attached easily
to Rubber 0yerShOes. The NEVERSLIP
is perfect and meets that want and has
proved beyond question TO be just the
thing. II is conceded by all that rub
bers soon become smooth and worth.
less for safe footing on icy walks; hut
the neat, easily attached NENERSLlP
gives perfect security. Don't fail TO
get pair at
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-01-20
CURE

Sick Headache and relieve all tho troubles incl
don't to a bilious state nf tho system. such as
Dizziness, Nausea, prowsiuoss. Distress after
eating. Pain in the Sijc. Nc. While their most
remarkable success has been shown ia curing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24
Lth CONGRESS.

SENATE--The Senate this afternoon pro.
ceeded 10 the consideration OF Mr.. Beck's
bill TO provide for the retirement of United
States legal tender and National bank notes
OF small denominations and the issue OF coin
certificates, and Mr.. Beck addressed the
senate I'm advocacy OF IL. He was answered
by Mr.. Sherman but no definite action was
taken.
HoUsE-In the House March 18th the bill
providing that the first session OF the Fifty
first Congress shall begin March 4, 1850. was
reported adversely. Mr.. Springer OF Illinois,
from the Committee on Territories, reported
the omnibus bill for the admission into the
Union of Dakota, Montana, Washington, and
New Mexico. Bills were reported and sent
10 the Whole for the erection OF public build
ings al Galesburg, Ills, and Davenport la.
Mr.. Dibblc Of South Carolina. from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
reported bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase Of site In Chicago and providing
for the erection thereon nj an ultimate cost
Of Saa0, 900 OF n commodious building, "with-
out towers or needless ornamentatlon, OH.
strictly. frc-proof," 10 be used as an apprais-
cr's warehouse. The remainder OF the day
was consumed In the consideration OF the
bill nllotting lands In seyeralty TO the united
Peoria and Miami Indians. which was finally
passed. aud the House adjourned.
HousE.-Spcaker Carlisle resumed his
post OF duty March 18th, and was greeted
with a round of applause. The Committee
ON Elections submitted report o. the House
recommending that Mr.. Post retain his seat
In the contested election ease OF Worthlngton
w.. Post The floor was then accorded 90 the
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr.. Me-
Creary, OF Kentucky, called up the Senate
bill fixing the charge for passports at a., and
IL was passed. A bill was passed appropri-
ating $1,000 10 enable the President 10 ex-
tend 30 the inhabitants Of Tanegaslmn, Jap,
a suitable recognition OF their humane treat
ment OF the survivors OF the crew OF the
American bark Cashmere.
sENATE-Mr Platt gave notice on the
18th. that as soon as the differentiation bill
was disposed OF lac would ask the senate 10
take up the bill for the admission Of South
Dakota as n state. The presiding officer am
nounced the Select Committee on Civil Ser
vice as follows: Senators Hale, Henderson,
Chase, Spooner, Blackburn, Daniel, and
Blodgett Mr.. Cullom moved that the SEN
ate bill reported from the Post-Ofco Com
mittee 10 regulate commerce carried on by
telegraph be referred to the Committee on In
ter-State Commerce. So ordered. Mr..
Dawes said that before the bill for the adj
mission OF south Dakota M a State was taken
up Tor action be would ask the Senate 10 pass
the House bill for the division OF the great
Sioux Reservation In Dakota. After an ex-
ccutlyc session the Senate adjourned.
SENATE.--The resolutions OF the House on
the subject OF the death OF Representative
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24

The shops and general Offices Of che Iowa
Central Road 1t Marshalltown were closed
Monday, owing 10 the strike Of the engineers
and firemcn. The latter have been summon
ed 10 report for work, or be discharged.
v. s. Ruby, member Of the Illinois legis
lature from Piatt county, was found dead
on the sidewalk At Bemcnt, Ill. Heart d.
sease was the cause.
Alexander Arnold, an old hope-thiet, CON-
pleted his fifth term at Joliet and was releas-
ed Saturday. He has done time beside In
Missouri, Kentucky, and Indiana. and il
now wanted on several charges. lie has
stolen over three hundred hores In the last
thirty years.
Everything was quiet Saturday with the
railroad strikers. The Burlington was hav-
Ing very little trouble, and the Santa Re men
were ready 10 return 10 work. Judge Dundy
decided at Omaha that Union Pacific en-
gineers were liable 10 arrest and imprison-
ment for refusing 10 handle Burlington bus
incss, which was n dampcr on them, and UNI
less the Santa Fe men return 10 their posts
nj once the authorities will reorganize the
force. All Of the lines on the latter are
affected, aud at some points the malls are
even tied up, and the strikers were predict
ing that other roads would be dragged into
the fight.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24
MICHIGAN.

The jackson State prison contains ~
conyicts.
--Alger .hibs are organizing in many
parts OF the State.
The town OF Brockion wants its name
changed 10 Claxton.
The value OF the fruit crop OF Berrien
county last season IL estimated at 90, 600, 600.
The Muskegon saw mills can cut 300, 0oo,-
600 feet Of lumber In n season when working
ten hours day.
"A Michigan paper says that the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers was first
started at Marshall.
Helena Fisher, Of Detroit. has sued the
Grand Trunk Railway for $4,000 for the loss
OF her husbands life.
1t n proposed TO form a fire brigade
among the pupils at the State School for the
Deaf and Dumb at Flint.
Lorenzo Sawyer and Mrs. Huldah Skin
ncr, who were married at Chelseaa few days
ago, were each seventy years old.
Earl Cowing was drowned by breaking
through the tee nc Brockway His father,
who was in poor health, has gone insane with
grief
jackson people have already subscribed
o. 800 toward their base ball scheme. IL
will be necessary TO raise $500 more TO
make start In the league.
tom Carroll, who was arrested at De-
troit for taking i've young girls TO his notori-
Gus resort I'm the woods near Harrisyille, has
given the place up and closed II.
The Michigan Adyentists are fully per-
suaded that the world will come 10 an end
during the coming summer and are making
their preparations accordingly.
Station Agent Williams, OF the $500
line at Hcrmansville, has absconded with
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24

A lcttci from Senator spooncr acknowi
cdging the honor ef his unanimous election
as President % the Wisconsin League OF Re-
publican Clubs and YET suggesting that It
might be more desirable during the work OF
organization, to have President residing
continuously In the State, was made public
Monday. Senator spooner accepted the po-
ition subject 20 the desire of the convention
90 follow his suggestion, Of which there Is
no probability.
The State Committee of the Union Labor
party met Thursday ut Springfield, ILL.,. and
decided TO hold the State Convention for the
nomination OF officers at Decatur on the Goth
Of April.
The Republicans of Cincinattl have nomin
ated William ii. Taft(present incumbent)for
Judge OF the Supreme Court.