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, 1889-09-08

A writer in Wide Awake remarks
upon the pathetic way in which Sub
jugated people cling to their mother
tongue. And it is true that a people
can never be said TO be truly conquer
ed so long As they refuse 10 speak the
language Of the conqueror. The
Welsh-that subdued yet unsubdu-
able ~people-have never ceased to
speak Welsh.
You will be told that they have al
ready ceased to speak it; that the use
of the language is fast dying out; but
directly you draw near the bounda-
ries OF that portion of Great Britain
you begin to hear it 1t is a formid-
able language in print, but easily
managed by the tongue.
In many Welsh families, especially
in remote districts, it is the only Ian
guage spoken. And when, a few
years since, the decree went out from
London that in the board schools in
Wales only English should be spoken,
il fell hard upon the little folk who
knew no other tongue. Try as hard
as they might TO express themselves
in unfamiliar English, the familiar
household words would drop from
their lips.
~ u pan NdS MT upOn " ulthc
them cease to speak Welsh. IL a
child spoke a Welsh word a token"
was given him. What shape this TO
ken took varied according to the
school. 1t might be a FOOLS cap, ii
might be a printed slip attached TO
the clothing, or il might be simply u
stick that was to lie on the desk.
Whatever it was, he kept it until a
|. Welsh word dropped from the lips of
a second child, when it was passed on
TO the latter. And so on through the
session for the day. Whoever was so
unfortunate as to hold it when school
closed at night, was flogged-poor lit
tie fcllowl
However, the system, as might have
been expected, did not work; it vas
better SUITED to the Dark Ages than to
modern England. And so it was
dropped. and the small Welshman
now chatters and recites in his own
familiar tongue.
, 1889-09-08

Mrs. Fred Marsden's income as royalties
from her late husbands plays amounts to
5000 a week
Mime. Nevada Palmer is singing with great
success in Spain
A now theatre is to DO erected, for next
years "Passion" play, at Oberammergau,
which will cost sos, 900, and the new costumes
and scenery will involve a further outlay of
$500, The prince regent of Bavaria has or
dered several alterations TO be made in the
text of the play.
, 1889-09-08
PLEASED WITH CHEYENNE,


Barrow, the editor of the Douglas Bud
get. who is a delegate to the constitutional
convention, has a few kind words to say
about Cheyenne:
Cheyenne, so the natives tell M, is
quiet. and yet there seems, to a country
lake like myself, a heap of hustle and
business. The fact is that Cheyenne will
never be like other towns during dull
times-its people are too full of the vim
and vigor peculiar to the place. They
will never learn to sit down and wait for
something to turn up, like the down East
plodders. They keep a movin', and
never lose sight of the main ohance-the
growth and prosperity Of their town.
Cheyenne has grown some since my last
visit. and has improved in many ways.
The park, as | remember it, a few
years ago, with its consumptive trees and
rank prairie grass-has been transformed
into a beautiful resort, covered with trees,
carpcted with bluegrass and dotted here
and there with beds of beautiful flowers.
The mammoth shops now under process
of construction will add much to the bust
ness of the town, while the completion of
the capitol building serves to iufuse a GER.
tain yigor into its business channels.
Then there are street cars-since my last
visit-and many other things | might
name which prove. to me, that Cheyenne
is at least keeping up with the process
sinn.n
, 1889-09-08
THE cRoouEr TOURNAMENT.

G. W. Johnson Is the Champion-Ex-
Champion Bishop-The Grounds.
There are champions of all kinds, and Phil
adelphia claims a number of them Her
latest acquisition is G. W. johnson, who
came out ahead at the recent croquet tour
nament at Norwich, Conn. The tournament
was under the auspices Of the National Gro
quet association, and was the largest ever
held on the grounds, owing to the absorption
of the Western association.
The grounds on which the battle was
fought are the most extensive and finest In
the world. There were five sections in use
during the tournament, three of them be-
longing TO the association and two to the
Norwich club. Each section is so feet long
by A. feet wide and is surrounded by wooden
cushions The surface consists of a mix
, 1889-09-08

TnE ring is now using palaver instead
of poison.
, 1889-09-08

There was a terrible epidemic Of dys-
EMERY and bloody fiux in Pope county,
Illinois, last summer. AS many as five
deaths occurred in one day. Messrs.
Walter Brothers of Waltersburg, sold
over $50 bottles of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during
this epidemic and say they never heard Of
it's failing. in any case VIXEN the direc.
tions were followed. 1t was the only
medicine used that did cure the worst
cases. Many persons were cured by it at
ter the doctors had given them up. 25
and so cent bottles for sale by b. B.
David, druggist.
, 1889-09-08

the inscription on the face of the monu-
ment is:
ain loving memory Of Jenny Maria Lind,
wife OF Otto Goldschmidt. Born at Stock
holm, Oct. 6, 1920. Died at Wynd's Point,
Malvern, Nov. 9, 1857"
Faithful hands always keep the last rest
ing place of the Swedish nightingale in order;
the grass is closely cropped, and in summer
there are nearly always flowers on the little
mound. The small plot is surrounded by a
simple iron fence, and is a ~favorite spot for
visitors TO linger, thinking, perhaps, of the
triumphs of Jenny Lind, the adored of thou
sands; of her peerless voice, of her kind
heart.
The accompanying sketch is from a hasty
drawing made by w j. Florence, the come
dian, during his recent stay in England.
, 1889-09-08

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader Office.
, 1889-09-08

john l. SULLIVAN announces him
self as n Democratic candidate for con-
gress from the Boston district. There
will be no Joint debates when Sullivan
takes the stump.
, 1889-09-08
LaramIe's

The territorial fair, which hegsns a
week from next Tuesday, at Cheyenne, is
going to be ahead OF any ever yet held.
People and exhibits from all over the ter
ritory will be there. Laramie will send
down not only stock and agricultural pro-
ducts. but glass. soda. iron, leather, soap,
-four aad other of our manufactured pro-
ducts.
, 1889-09-08

Jenny Lind. Like
most of her life,
the Is
simple and p
teutious 1t rises
only six feet above
, 1889-09-08
Gait and inspect the 6eau-
tifisI line of siEcer nOceItieS
at Zehner, BNeChHer ~ Go.

Send two cents in stamps to F.. L. Lo-
max, general passenger agent Union Pac-
cific railway, Omaha. Neb., and secure a
copy of Outdoor Sports and Pastimes,
containing complete rules for lawn tennis,
croquet and base ball; just issued.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

The sensation of the week in both Eu-
rope and America has been the complete
break down of the celebrated case Of the
London Times founded on the alleged Par
nell letters. Beginning in 1887, the Times
continued for year the publication of Sc
ries of articles ON "Parnellsm and Crime. &c
which charged the great Irish leader with
the utmost baseness of conduct in his fight
for home rule and letters were published.
purporting to have been written by him
instigating to assassination. robbery and in
surrection as weapons to be used Mr..
Parnell asked for Parliamentary investi-
CATION Of his conduct, but this was denied
him, and the case was heard before gov
eminent commission, the attorney general
appearing for the Times The course of
the case has been a strangely slow and tor
tuous one, but last week interest in the pro
ceedings was revived by the appearance on
the witness stand of one Pggott, of whom
the Times bought for large sum the aleg
ed Parnell letters This man broke down
completely on cross examination, and on
Tuesday when he was wanted to appear in
court to continue the examination it was
found that he had confessed that the letters
were forgeries and fled the country.
The case of the Times is a pitiable one.
Its prestige has been, 10y reason of its ira
ditions, that Of the leading newspaper Of
the world but this is now gone forever.
The Times tenders its humble apology to
Mr.. Parnell, who thus stands completely
vindicated of the wicked charges against
him, while his patriotism and purity Of pur-
pose are thus doubly assured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

Perhaps 1t will be expected that We shall
advance a theory Of our own as to how the
World table was made up, but this We de
cline to do After 1861 the whole cloth"
theory is rs teuable as any From private
information received from Ohio We are
pretty we'll satisfied as to the authorship OF
the figures, but Of this there is no occasion
to speak
The only things about the table which
seem to he certain are that it is false and
misleading, and that it was intended to
prove that our wool growers have prosper
ed under low tariff aud suffered under
high tariff, tut its assumptions even in this
respect are false and ignorant ones. when
Judged 10y reliable average quotations, gold
value, like those Of Mr. Bond which are
elsewhere quoted The Grindstone circu-
lar says, for instance, that 1.-THE highest
and best prices ever obtained for wool was
were previous to the tariff Of 1SG1"-
meaning by this TO say, evidently. that the
highest prices ruled under low tariff The
TACT Is, however, that the highest price for
any year, quoted by Mr.. Bond, was that of
1881 under the tariff of ls2s. which was
the highest the country has ever had i'm
posed. The next highest quotation is that
for 1872, five years after the high tariff Of
1867 went into effect
The statement that prices ran down to
% cents in 1883 is 50 utterly false and wide
of the mark as almost to lead one to believe
that Mr.. Chids did not make any investi-
CATION of the Worlds figures and the as
sertions following before copying them bod
ily bad grammar and all, for his Grind
stone circular The lowest price given by
Mr., Bond for any grade Of wool in 1888 is
30 cents, and the lowest price given by
Mauger * Avery is "a cents. 1t is not
true, moreover, that prices have 'improv-
ed" since 1883, as the figures of both Maui
ger x Avery and Mr. Bond show.
Another false assumption is that the de
cline of prices down To 1888 was caused by
the high tariff of 1861 In the special re-
port on wool and manufactures of wool,
prepared and sent out under this Democrat
ic administration, and from which Mr.
Childs himself quotes in his Reformer arti-
Gle, Mr.. Bond who is himself an advocate
of free trade in wool, explains that the de-
cline in prices here referred to was not due
to the high tariff, hut to the fact that in
anticipation of this tariff, immense impor-
tations of foreign woods were made Just be-
fore it went into effect, while, in addition
to this, large quantities of army clothing,
accumulated during the war were thrown
upon the market at exceedingly low prices
and added to the dulluess Of the demand
for wool"
To sum mp this part of the subject in
brief, il is always eminently unsafe and
misleading 10 argue, from the two factors
alone Of the price Of wool aud the rate of
the tariff that tariff reduces prices There
are many other considerations that must be
taken into account, aud this fact Mr.. Childs
ought 10 have known and acted upon be
fore he attempted to instruct the people,
both East and West, ON this subject.
We wish to call special attention to the
fact that the authority which we use In de.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

All the arrangements for the Inaugural
ton Of President elect Harrison have been
completed, and next Mondays pageant
promises to he the most imposing spectacle
of the sort ever witnessed in the capital of
the United States The inauguration of
Gen. Harrison, with which will begin the
second century Of free government under
the present constitution, will be the twenty
sixth since George Washington was inau
gurated in the city of New York on the Both
of April, 1859. 1t is estimated that not less
than half a million strangers will throng
the streets Of Washington on the occasion
Next to the Inauguration ceremonies, the
great feature of the day will be the military
and civic procession, which. it is expected,
will be not less than eight miles long. The
public festivities will close with the custom
AIRY ball and with grand display Of fire
vrorbo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
Innnrurniion Cos,nms..

The dresses to be worn at the inaugura
ton ball by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Morton and
Mrs. Mckee possess an interest for the pub
lie aside from that bestowed by the occasion
and their intrinsic beauty, from the fact
that they are entirely of American make
fresh from the looms of an American man
ufacturer The silk was woven at the Lo
gan silk mills Auburn, y. y, from design,
selected by the respective wearers Mrs
Harrisons gown is of French gray faillt
and satin brocade the pattern of the latter
being the leaf and burr Of AN oak which
grows in perfection in southern Indiana and
flourshes on the Tippecanoe farm. The
dress is made with long train the corsag,
is cut low, N-shaped back and front, and
then finished up to the neck with closely
fitted piece of bead work in gold and silver
trimmings Of lace and gray gold and silver
fringe.
Mrs. McKee's dress is Of grape green vel
vet and brocade in the design of golden
rod on a cream ground, the velvet forming
the front of the skirt and the brocade the
waist and train. The low corsage is filled
in TO the neck with a network of amber
beads, and fringe of the same is otherwise
employed in decoration.
The gown which Mrs Morton will wear
is said to be most artistic creation of white
satin and brocade, the satin forming the
front of both skirt and body and being GOV
cred by rich embroidery in gold and sill
yer beads. The ground tint of the brocade,
which forms the train and sides of the skirt,
is somewhat more golden than cream color,
and the figure is a graceful representation
Of the Scotch thistle, Not only was the
material of this superb costume made by
American looms, but the bead embroidery
was all done by hand by an American wo-
man in New York, and the dress itself was
cut and made 10y Miss Ellen Barrett of the
sauna city
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
Thc-c Fipnre- Inre.,ign.ed.

Five minutes examination Of the Grind
stone figures, by comparison with Mr..
Chlds's own basis Of attempted Justification
-Mauger x Averys table in the treasury
report-dropping Mr.. Spoford's figures en-
tirely out Of the account, was enough to
show their untrustworthiness and utter lack
Of consistency To begin with, the word
ing of the "Grindstone circular does not
bear out the Interpretation now put upon it
by Mr. Childs, that its quotations were in
tended to be those of 1.-THE highest price
that wool brought in the different years -
The only fair Interpretation of the text is
that the wool figures quoted are the gener
al or average prices without regard to the
extremes. But, granting that it is the
highest and best prices that are meant,
the figures are entirely misleading when
compared with Mauger x Avery's for
speaking in general terms the first part Of
the table gives the very highest price that
wool touched at any time during the year
quoted. while in the latter part figures from
10 To - cents lower than the very lowest
are given in several instances. On the la
sis of average prices the showing is still
worse Indeed, so garing are the incon
sistencies whichever way the subject is
viewed that one is driven 10 the conclusion
that, in printing his birthstone figures in
the same column with Mauger & Avery's
Mr. Childs must have relied on his readers
taking his word As to their agreement and
not making any comparison for themselves
Notice especially tho statement about the
price, after 1860 compare the Grindstone
figure, with the Mauger Il Avery figures
and see what reckless chance was taken,
particularly for the years 1850 to 1855
Further than this, an hour spent among
the wool men of Boston on the week fol
lowing the publication of the Reformer ar
ticle. showed that the Grindstone figures did
not correspond with any figures which were
obtanable there, and least Of all with those
Of Mr.. Geo Vim Bond of that city, who is
the acknowledged authority on wool quota
tons among all dealers and writers-Dem-
ocrats and Republicans, free-traders and
protectionists.
Here was information and authority Of
the highest character which was ample to
condemn absolutely the Grindstoue figures
but with this we were not satisfied. Hav-
ing taken up the work we determined to
make a clean job of it. The problem was
to find out where the New York World got
its figures, what was their basis Of compu
tation, and whether any justification Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

At this point We wish to call attention
once more 10 the declaration in the Reform
er article that
The Rriormrr explained at the time that Mr..
Childs's tiguns were undoubtedly correct for
what they purp"rt.d tp h,- M. Ligh.sf pr,c,, that
m'oi b'""gh m The d,Lf'r,Ht g,ur,. but
it'y Mowd mot h' tpi,r,t,pd 10 bee ureruge
prices"
Compare this with the explicit DECLARE
ton IN the World, Columbus despatch.
where these figure, first appeared, that the
figures represent "Ho 0rerage prics Of
wool at Boston Was there ever better
illustration Of that omni,rient II know it
| all and II told You So" wisdom which
reigns down 10y the midget
1t is indeed true that Half knowledge
Is oftrntimc, an aw kvard thing in this life, ''
but IN TIN, cu>e it seems To have been
scarcely ST. awkward as no knowledge at
all
If 1t Is answered that this declaration
was lie, then We shy that this make, it so
much the worse for these spurious figures
and their di~seminator
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

These figures, il will be seen, are almost precise
Is the same as those of the Grndstone circular
Indeed, the April price Of the treasury statement
is exactly the one of the circular for a number of
years, aud the highest price that of the circular
until about 1870, when with the rapid fluctuations
Of currency aud prices, there are some discrepan
cirs Afterwards the prices given by the circular
are those AT which the treasury report shows SOME
wool To have been sold at some time every year.
tn last annual review Of Maugrr * Avery, the
largest wool dealers In the country, having houses
in New York Boston, Philadelphia, Providence
aud Chicago, contains a tabular statement of the
price nt different grades tor every year from ls2l
To 1881, which Is exactly the same as that NJ the
treasury report, and So agrees quite closely with
the Grludstunc figures; whereas The Phoenix fig
urrs do not correspond for a Siugi, V,dr
With this falls the whole struc
turr of cheap abuse and Misrepresentation that
has heen built upon his almanac. The govern
mrut report and the Maugrr a Avery statistic
hnth SHOW that the Griudstone circular was right
and the Republican blowing all wrong
u is not surprising that the local stump speak
rrs aud The rhuuiN should have beeu mistd lbs
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MAIL CONTRACTS AWARDED

w. A. Sstoddard Of Camden, y Y. has b,-n
awarded the contract for CARRYING the mail for
Inur years from next July from Brattleboro tu
J1'hsuhNilt the compensation being S5SI He
also mas the routes from Jacksonville 10 Corrau,.
l1r S'S'; Dummcrston to Dummerstln depot
Slut' l9Wnshtnd 10 SaNtonS River. S3gi: Chelsea
70 south Ruyalton, S254: Brattleboro Ia North
hlhslale, so Ninhall to Bondville, slIi: VII
tnllSton u hradshoro, S2li. NJ H. Goddard uf
i-9lln" mas The routes from Jacksonville to North
Adams Tor ; - aud from Williamsyillr To dover.
80. y +. Gilbert of Ridgehed Ct has b,.r
EiNrh the Wilmington and HeartWrllyill,. linn. for
S'Ie, anc The Brattleburo and Wilmington line
lnr S4o> r +. smith of Washington b. &. is
1MdIurd the route between Brattrboro and IN.
west village at Sl3g j. r. Upper of Rochester
s3S thr Bellows Falls and Saxtous River route al
Sl4' n Waite Of Wardsboro. In. WarIsbo.
no rt ana StIatton route at S!iI. W II smith of
NlHl>or Mo, has been given the south London
derry and Chester route at 5 i5o and J. p Far
iiVI pi south Londonderry. the route. from south
Londonderry 10 Manchester for S365 "
sl"Ise OF trnCt"rsville has been given the ruut,
from felchNllle To Windsor for Slaj II A
LAS OF Ihumpsonvillr, c. will have the line
LI"hl h"ehr n II. 10 Chesterfield. y H. at SY9
As wen as ia" Evansville and Barton Landing
bidder for the Brattlehoru and ChrstrrtirIl \ IA =
route at S3O.-NIriDgfeh Republican,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

Colonel Haskins has been out doors every da,
thlS week and this morning he surprised hi,
lil"HdS hN appearing ON Nam street o A Mar
SSnt.' T. n barruws, Charles Harris and f. -
whitney rnStlcatrd at Spoffurd Lake three on
innl uaNs last wetk.-Mr and Mrs H. q Cool
ldgr nave lrtt Oakland, Cal After visiting Lo,
Angeles Fresno and other points Of interest they
WIN make return trip by the way of New or.
leans; reaching home about March -l5-Mr and
MIS \, whitney, Mr. and Mrs David Abbott
hrS II IT, JOY and Mr.. Charles Durham left for
'dlluIua lutsday, joining one of Badgers eN
ruisons az Greenfield Mrs f. A Wnnd uf
N 'lL9.Snrli; Mass is spending a fortnight at L
u stevens S Mr.. and Mrs Walter King of SIM
Siihh' \ have been stopping briefly al A n
mar rs 5 Bert Ware has gone to Providence. Il
L. Mhrir ne VIII take position as catcher ON mn
brown University base hall nine Rev J. F
khnadTs and wife, Mrs, John Robertson Mis-
carrie Lamsnu Mrs F. D. Stillwrn Mrs ii
Brown and Miss y. A. Brown came down from
bellows Falls Tuesday To attend "Ionyfsllnv's
i,reah. Mrs VIM, Gould gave pleasant birth
daN party yesterday F''''"' "'''"
, ms barrett has severed his conprction with
Ine ",iey Machine Company He will 90 tn Law.
TIhn' Mass where he will lake "A p,sitinn vim i
nan sons The Rev Mr. Ptslen was called
+" "llItil' y / Monday. by the death Of hiz
mn'irr' VINO has long been an invalid. Mir. War.
J w., ~ 'c. summoned Ia Philadelphia by the sud
u'h u'"'h OF her bruther.in-aw. Mi John Wardcr
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Gen Harrison en- route Tor Washington
General and Mrs. Harrison left their
home Monday for Washington. On their
aiI,,.a,..toti,,, H.. ,,.,, ...,.,,
-. 80, ~,
eel oy more V"an d lhou'ai" 'urr'ageS' ana
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed along the
route, At the station the President elect
made "A short farewell speech. saving:
M, Good E,i,,,5< and v,jo5Lory. can
not trust myself 10 put in words what feel
at this time Everv kind tbon,bt that is
in your minds and every good wish that is
in your hearts for me finds its responsive
wish aud thought IN my NINA ana heart Tor
eacn oi you, io'I 'diS wy H. ~ mas uee'I
hcve ieft IL ~ discbar.,e ,ruIlic duties and
returned To it with gladness. as hope to do
again. 1t is city ON whose streets the
pompous displays oil wealth are not seen.
IL Is nun oil PHEASANT MONIES "H" Il. tIe
'rhd m c ,,,',. C,'.ag dLiJ
ness will abide with me. and INV strong de-
sire 10 hold your respect aud confidence will
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
GEO. WIN. BONDS FIGURES.
Quotations which are Universally Ac-
cepted as Reliable by BOSTON Dealers
both Democrats aud Republicans.

At this point, in accordance with our
promise to present wool figures which "are
honest and trustworthy" we may as well
introduce the table of wool quotations Of
Mr.. Geo VIM Bond of Boston, 10 which
we have so often referred Mr. Bonds fig
ures are for Ohio wool at Boston, gold pric
es, 1927 to 1893, and are average prices for
each year for the three grades Mauger &
Avery's table differs from this in giving
quotations for each quarter in each year,
and their prices are currency prices. With
these facts taken into account, il will be
found that the two tables correspond very
closely. Mr. Bonds figures are copied
from his annual Wool Circular for the
present year, kindly sent us by him.