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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

Horse Dentistry.-"Sse that horse? ,
asked George +. Case this morning.
Yes
well, in about two minutes dentist
is coming around to put his teeth into
shape
"a horse dentist?''
Exactly. He'll trim the rough edges
off and in Is minutes bell be the hap
piest equine in the stable. He won't
feel any more's if he had three boils IN
his mouth and scalded tongue"
The dentist arrived just then, opened
tanned cafiskin case and exposed set
of shining tools. The horse, which had
been standing in somewhat respondent
attitude, frightened up and looked ex
pectantly, but little nervous. The
dentist didn't stand on ceremony. He
thrust his arm deep into the mouth and
acquainted himself with the length and
locality of the spikes. Then he thrust
in an instrument like a pair of tongs and
began cutting the teeth. The rougheued
edges came off with loud, crunchng
noise A smaller pair OF tongs was then
inserted, aud about one eighth of an inch
was cut OF the front teeth. They were
then beveled with another instrument,
and then all the teeth were filed of
smooth. The horse looked satisfied as
he was led away to a stall.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

Mary Fitzgerald, now in prison in Phil
adelphia for picking the pocket of well
TODD gentleman, is said to be the oldest
thief in the United States. She is so years
old, and since she was 10 has been thief.
She was convict before she was 10 and
in recent years has not been out of Jail
more than five months at time.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

Horse Dentistry. that horse?
asked George f. Case this morning.
eyes ~
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

well, in about two minutes dentist
is coming around to put his teeth into
shape"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

Young ladies, Oh the eve of marriage,
female friends only are entertained. They
are allowed to talk of every thing, and
never fail 10 mention the numerous cura-
tive benefits OF DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup
that cures all coughs, colds, bronchitis,
Group, aud sore throat
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16
About Hats.

The vain and conceited wear theirs side.
wise.
The reflected wear theirs tilted back
but with the chin lower.
Solid business men usually wrar the
hat squarely over the brows.
The careless and praise loving veal
theirs tilted back, keeping the chin high
The secrttive. sly aud unSocil weal
their hats TIPPED forward squrreIy over
the broWs.
Anancient hat, wei brushed and alw ~
worn, Indicates II mAu of means, Shrewu
ness, little sensitive4eSs, method ano
miserllness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
mu,Ie, ON Per.onnI Liher,,.

| am unable to see that civil society is any
thing but "A corporation established for a
moral object-namely, the good of its mem
bers-and therefore that it may take such
measures as seem fitting for the attain
ment of that which the general voice de
cides 10 be the general good. That the
suffrage of the majority is by no means a
scientific test of social good and evil is un
fortunately too true but, in practice, it is
the only test we can apply, and the refusal
to abide 10y it means anarchy. The purest
despotism that ever existed is as much has
ed upon that will of the majority (which is
usually submission to the will of a small
minority as the freest republic Law is
the expression of the opinion of the major
ity, and it is the law, and not mere opinion,
because the many are strong enough TO en-
force it.
| am as strongly convinced as the most
pronounced individualist can be, that it is
desirable that every man should be free to
act in every way which does not limit the
corresponding freedom of his fellow man
But fail TO connect that great induction of
sociology with the practical corollary which
is frequently drawn from it that the state
that is, the people in its cooperative ca
pacity-has no business to meddle with any
thing but the administration of justice and
external defense
1t appears to me that the amount of free
dom which Incorporated society may fitly
leave to its members is not quantity to be
determined priOri by the deduction from
the fiction called natural rights - but that
it must be determined by, and vary with,
circumstances.
l conceive it to be demonstrable that the
higher and more complex the organization
of the social body, the more closely is the
life of each member bound up with that of
the whole and the larger becomes the cat
egory of acts which cease TO be merely self
regarding, and which interfere with the
freedom of others more or less seriously.
The Nineteenth Centltru
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

Ampere from Ampere, a Frenchman).
The unit of the strength of an electrical
current. II may be compared to the vol
ume of steam in boiler.
Currents The flow of electrical force.
4 continuous current is like a body of
water running unnterruptedly through a
pipe An alternating current is ''like the
same body Of water running through a pipe
for given time, when it reverses and runs
in the opposite direction for given time
the reversal taking place about 100 times in
a second in Westinghouse dynamo. Ed
ison.
Eiectrode from Greek electron, amber,
and hodos, away. Either of the two poles
Of the voltaic circle a metal plate, to which
is often attached wet sponge for the con
veyance Of the current TO persons under
treatment.
ohm from G. S Ohm, electrician. The
unit of electrical resistance that is, the re-
sistance offered current of electricity
The average resistance of persons is 1905
ohms, the extremes being 1900 and 6Ot
ohms. n-EdiSOH
Volt from Volta, an Italian, who devised
the first chemical apparatus for generating
electricity. The unit of electro motiv e
force. 1t may he compared to the pound,
pressure of steam.
Watt from James Watt, an English in.
ventorl. The unit of power, 74G being
equal to one electrical horse power, which
is almost equal to one mechanical horse
power. Also called Nolt-Ampere.
WhedtStoHe B,idge from Wheatstone, al
early English electrician). An instrument
used in connection with galvanometer for
measuring the resistance of bodies to the
electric current -NeiC York independents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

letter to the Boston Journal
Is IL true that republics are ungrateful Z
If not, why the neglect of General Grants
tomb The newspaper reports tell us his
sepulchre in New York is in disreputahle
condition. Our greatest soldier and an ex-
President Of a mighty and rich nation lies
in grave that bears papable and melan-
choly evidences of inattention. q tempora,
q mores
What can thoughtful foreigners think
who come to the United States TO study our
democratic society," to find our American
Wellington in such despicable mausoleum Z
Will not the inference be that republics are
ungrateful Grants memory is immortal
Time cannot crumble his monument or de
stroy his shrine in Columbia's heart. He
needs no marble shaft to perpetuate his mod
est patriotism and gallant military career
Nevertheless, it is national disgrace to al
low his resting place to grow unsightly and
to fall into decay. Napoleon sleeps in the
heart Of France beneath the splendid Hotel
des lnvalides the Iron Duke sleeps beneath
England's noble cathedral the majestic
dome of St. Paul over arching his venerated
| ashes. Surely our Grant, a man without
the ambition Of Napoleon, but with the firm
ness and valor of Wellington, ought to have
a sepuchre in keeping with his service to
the country The dignity of the natien
must not be stained by such shameful re
gard of loyal soldiers dust The influ-
ence Of monuments and memorials to great
and good men is an element in the educa
ton of nation in civic virtues, earnest
patriotism and heroic manlness we cannot
afford to ignore. Art helps in silent but
powerful way to keep warm and active the
passion Of loyalty in a nations life, and to
stir the souls Of men 'to deeds of high EN-
prise.
Let us hope noble memorial may soon
be raised in some appropriate place to the
memory of Gen. Grant. Let it stand
through all the storms of time to speak of
the virtues Of our noble soldier and leader,
and of the gratitude and love with which
his countrymen cherish his memory.
FRANK l. PHALEN
Rratt1alnro VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
Tic sen,emher A,Inn,ic.

"The Dominion of Canada is device tc
keep the peace between those to whom Ma.
ture has allotted an irrepressible conflict.
So says the writer of an article called LA
Nouvelle France" in the September Allan
tic, who shows how the French Canadian
party is steadily gaining Canada to itself
and how by its consummate organization
it is reconquering it from its nominal Eng.
lish rulers The Isthmus Canal and
American Control, by Stuart F. Weld, i.
a consideration of the policy promulgated
by the United States government in its de
sire to control the Inter Oceanic canal, witt
"some animadiversions thereon" In fact
the magazine runs toward political ques
tions, since Mr. Frank Gaylord Cook has al
article ON James Wilson, a Scotchmar
who settled in Pennsylvania, and whose
services in behalf of the Constitution of the
United States are too little known. Still
another sketch, of the Americans at the
First Bastile Celebration, ," by j. G. Alger
completes the more important articles Miss
Jewett is at her best in pretty sketch
"The White Rose Road, and two short
stories and a continuation of the serial,
make up an excellent number.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
Vermonl,- Nn,nrnI WenIIh.

IRWIN Wv @Ai'th'9 ANiNFifAlAAsl
If the people of Vermont would only
wake to the possibilities within reach and
not go to some distant state for places to
invest their surplus capital, it would be SC
much better for the state, The mineral
deposits found in Vermont are numerous
and varied, 1t has, in fact, all sorts OF
minerals and ores except coal the meas
ures between which coal is found are en-
tirely wanting. 1t has, however, a sort of
brown Ignite which will burn readily.
The deposit is located in Brandon and is a
different variety from any found else
where in the known world There is va
riety of verdantique marble in Plymouth
which has no counterpart in the world ex
cept in Tuscany. An immense specimen in
the vatican at Rome resembles it so closely
that if a specimen from this quarry were
placed beside it one could not distinguish
the difference. 1t takes a beautiful polish
and is admirably adapted for the manufac-
ture of centre tables and mantels. Iron is
found in workable quantities in a large
number of places, and only capital is need
ed to develop the wealth which lies under
our feet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

ing that this unwonted warmth and abund
ance might be dream, and that she should
wake up 10 find everything covered with
snow and no food TO be had, and so it was
the part Of wisdom 10 fiji herself while il
lasted plenty Of wisdom of a certain sort
abode in that small, brown head
Whatever the reason she did eat an
enormous supper, and then retired to the
| place she had first selected as her private
retreat on top of the window frame
There she composed herself and nothing
was heard from her till morning. but alas.
we forgot the early rising habits of the
sparow's family Laura, used to life in a
house, never stirred a feather till other
people got up, but this street vagrant be-
gan with the first streak Of light to hy
around the room, to ask for breakfast to
stir up Laura and to disturb things gener-
ally. In fact, she made herself so disa.
greeable that it was resolved to turn her
out TO care for herself
But meanwhile the snow and the wind
had been having it all their own way out
Of doors. Great drifts were piled up
against the windows, the sidewalks were
lost, and even the street looked like noun.
tBin chains on a small scale.
No one thought of going out of the house,
for the first step from the door plunged
one into a snowdrift over his head. Moth
ing could be done toward clearing it away
till the snow stopped falling or the frolic.
some wind ceased playing tricks with it and
building up wild country in the middle of
the city. So no one went out horses stood
in their stables, and not a sparrow showed
feather outside
This day she was fuller of pranks than
ever, and there was not bit of mischief
that little brain could contrive that failed
to be done.
The last Of her tricks, that almost had
sad ending for herself and us, was to set
the house on fire. Actually, with engines
showed into their houses, streets filled with
mountains of loose, dry snow, and hydrants
all out of sight under them, that incorrigi-
ble rascal picked a match from the match
safe, carried it off under the bed and prob
ably pounded the end to see if the little
brown knob was good TO eat
However she did it, she flew up sudden
ly, and in moment there was an odor of
burning. Fortunately some one was in the
room, or we should no doubt in a few min
utes have been all ahre, for there in the
crack between the breadths of mating the
match was brightly burning. The mating
itself was already afire, and a nice little
bonfire would have carried us all off in
smoke, if no one had been there to put it
out
That settled Miss Billiards. fate, and the
moment the sun came out a window was
opened, and away she went out into the
white world to Join the army of feathered
tramps to which she belonged. .-Oiire lhore
HUier IN lOEhS Companion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

ing the colonization, business syndicates
with a philanthropic and patriotic attach
ment might be found to buy up and hold
abandoned farms until they could be peo-
pied with enterprising colonists It might
he premature to attempt this so long as the
government is virtually giving away land
at the West but the attractions of the
West will be less in few years and immi
grants will learn that there are some adj
vantages in locating in or near the old set
tied communities of the East. We believe
that the hill country of New England will
again he peopled, some day, and if we can
attract TO us so good class of immigrants
as the Swedes. we shall be fortunate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
GOMMIssIONERs, NOTICE.

u FNTATE OF NABKINA WAIkFN.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Mari
horO Commissioners to receive, examine and ad-
Just all claims and demands of all persons against
the estateOf Sahrna Walker late Of Dummerstun,
In said district, deceased, aud all claims eXhlb-
tied in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
will meet for the purpose aforesaid at the resi-
dence of s. n Bemis on the 10th day of Septem-
ber and 1th day of January next from one p. NJ,
until four r. NJ on each of said days, and that six
months from the third day Of August 1859, is the
time limited by said court for said creditors 10 pre-
sent their claims To us for examination and allow
anCe.
Dated at Brattleboro this 18th day of Aug, 1889.
=. n BEMIS, lD,..4,.i.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

l,TATRORVRRMONT, Westminster. 5

~ ,
y The Probate Court for said District.
To all persons Interested in the estate Of ANSON
A BARRIER late Of Townshend in said District
deceased, Greeting
Whereas CHARLES ROBBINS has presented
10 tins court an instrument purporting To be the
last will of said deceased for probate: You art
hereby notified that this court will decide upon the
probate of said instrument at IA session thereof Il
be- held at the Probate Oflice in Bellows Falls, in
said district ON the 4th day Of September 1881
when and where you may appear and contest the
same, If you see cause
IN CUAS II EDDY Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

Mrs. Orrin Mebbcr, Bedford, ~ H., cripple
and on crntchrs iyears With terrible ulcers on her
limbs: suundly cured Geo. III. Stevens, North
GyndebOrough, n H., cured Of terrible burning
and itching humur which covered the entire body
Mrs. VIM r. Russ, North llartland, Vt, given
up hy counsel, with large ovarian tumor, heart
disappeared Doctor did not See her.-C l.. Buf
FUN. North Monroe, n. II helpless with spinal
disease involving liver, kidneys and bladder; per
frCtly cured, and doctor did not see hlm.-AiSS NJ
A Barnet, Walpole, n H., sn deaf she could
scurrrly hraru word radically cured Isaac Butt
rick Londonderry, n. H., son cured of discharg
ing ears aud deAfnrss.-Mrs, J.. A. Sawyer, Keene,
n H., terrible bleeding from lungs; cured -A Amos
Young, Derry Depot n, H., catarrh had eaten a
hul,, through roof Of mouth; cured.-Miss Lizzie
Williams 70 Blodgrt street Manchester, n. H.,
blindness currd.-br. Levi Is. Dodge. Waterford,
VI, kidney disease, with frightful hemorrhages,
given mp by counsel; cur,.l and the doctor did not
see him. Levi Burt, Littlrtpn, n. H., and hun
dreds of other casrs cured OF nervous debility in
It's various stages Mrs. -, Il. Fields, Milford,
n. H., cured Of complication of female difficulties
after she had doctnred nine years with others.
The of W b. Hill, Pittsiirld, n. H., was most
terrible case Of heart disease, dropsy and epilcptic
fur two years. q. Ambrose, North Londonderry,
n, II cured of cancer Alvin Bruce, Williams
willie, Vt, cured of cancer Albert CLARK, Under
hill. Vt, bad ease Of chronic rheumatism, treated
at hospital with no goou results, can now do a
good days work.-Mm H. Tarr, Bedford, n. H.,
son cured Of lumbar abscess after others had given
him up,-Mrs G. W; Simpson, ~ Washington
street, Concord, n. H., had necrosis of the bone
of her arm. from which large pieces discharged,
sne had been advised To 20 tu the hospital Tor an
operation as the only cure; DR.. Gage cured her
without the knife or pain.-A gentleman reports
a remarkable cure OF piles or hemorrhoids of ~
years standing. In fact, the doctor has upon his
bOOks Ia eases Of piles which have been cured by
his special AMI original treatment without a sin
gle failure; In all uf which eases he guarantees a
cure or no pay, without knife, salve or pain.
Watch for and remember his appointments.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
Legal Notires.
l,TATEOF YERMONT. Wrsl

C,TATEOR VERMONT, Westminster IS
- The Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested In the estate Of OR
MANDO S. HOWARD, late of Townshend, in said
District, deceased, Greeting
Whereas ChOate O. Howard, C. S. Howard and
Chaplin Howard, Administrators upon the estate
Of said deceased, have flied their petition In this
court, setting forth that the sale of the whole
Of the real estate Of said deceased will be benrfc
al 10 the heirs and all persons Interested therein
and praying for license to sell the same, aud at
the same time filed in this court what purports t.
be the consent in writing of all the heirs residing
in this state to such sale MhrrrupOn II is order.
ed that the same be heard At the session of said
court, to be held at the probate Office in Bellows
Falls, on the 9TH day Of October A. D.. lsSg, when
and where you may be heard IN the premises il
you see cause.
Ii LnIN- n....i.t..r
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

Look at the murderer, said one man tc
another in the court room hes the pic.
ture of health yes" was the reply,
''but the picture needs hanging - Wash
iHgtOn Capital
In the case of young man in Iowa sued
for breach of promise, the jury didn't as
sess damages on his breaking the agree
ment, but on the great quantity of poor
poetry he wrote her for two years -Cdi,l
CHy (Kdn.) Nei0s.
Visitor-"My name is Scribbler. sent
you several contributions. Is there any
thing among them you can use I" Editor
Yes, the postage stamps "-IerdS Slt-
ings.
Brown-"How is Jones getting ON build
ing his house p Smiths Slowly. A fall
ing timber injured one of his hands so that
he cannot work" Bown-"Jones was
working this morning and appeared all
right" Smith-"Yes, he's all right it's
one Of his hired hands that's hurt. "-Oma-
hd WOrh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30
MISCELLANY.
The stnge-Conch.

Tarnished and battered and old.
Heartlessly hidden away,
Left to the moth and the mould.
Darkness and dust and decay
This was the pride Of It's day
Now all it's glory is Ger
Faded and vanished for aye:
Gone are the driver and four,
How shall the story be toldy
What shall a song Of II say?
Once II was brilliant as gold,
Once II was gilded and gay.
Fine In their festal array,
Many the bride that il bore.
Now they are wrinkled and gray;
Gone are the driver and four
Long through the heat and the cold,
Ever from May until May,
Over the highways Il rolled
Time has now made Il his prey.
Never a stately display,
Never a dash as Of yore,
Never a swing or a sway:
Gone are the driver and four
over new roads that men lay
Rush we with rattle and roar.
Only sweet memories stay;
Gone are the driver and four
September Hupc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

In Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Va.
is a monument to the memory Of a railroad
engineer, who was killed in collision Dec
90 1874. The following is the unique epi-
taph
"lu the crash aud the fall he stood
Unmoycd, and sacrificed his life
That he might fuliil his trust.
Untf the brakes arr turned ON time.
LIES throttle valve shut down.
He works 10 pilot in the crew
That wear the martyrs crown.
ON schedule time and upper grade.
Along the humeward section.
He lands his train at Gods round house.
The morn of resurrection.
His time all full no wages docked,
His name on Gods pay roll,
Aud transportation through to heaven,
A free pass for his soul
On the base Of the monument is a finely
carved engine.
In Hollywood cemetery are the graves of
many illustrious men in peace and war.
Ex Presidents Munroe and Tyler, John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, who willed to be buried
with his head to the east Henry A. Wise,
VINO sent the soul of John Brown TO his God
that slavery might not be disturbed John
Hampden Peasants, editor of the Richmond
Wing, killed by Mr.. Richie, editor of the
Richmond Inquirer, in duel, Feb. ~, 1916
Joseph Allen, the largest slave owner in
Virginia, whose "roll' could reach 800 and
could not exceed that number James A.
Cowardin, founder of the Richmond Dis
patch Generals J r.. b. Stuart, A. p. Hill
and Pickett. The lonely grave of a young
son of jefferson Davis is an object of inter
est to the thousands who visit this city of
the dead, The lad was killed by falling
from the stoop of the mansion of the Con
federate President. The children of Rich
mond erected the monument. The little
lonely grave is not neglected by the hands
of innocent childhood, that has learned the
sad story of the times Of war. While the
grave of an ex President of the United
States is passed. neglected and unmarked,
that of the child of the ex Confederate
President is decorated with the flowers OF
spring time, from wood and vale. How
strange, how varied is human destiny
Richmond Va. s. b. WELLS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-30

CTATE OF VERMONT, Marlboro. IS,

= The Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested Greeting
Take notice, that at the Probate Court To be held
at the Probate Ohce Ia BrattleborO in said district
on the last Saturday Of August, 1889, this court
will decide upon the application of A. A. Davis
Guardian Of Forest A. Bliss and Gertrude f. Pike,
minors, of Whitngham In said district for license.
to sell all Of the real estate of his said wards
sisting of their undivided interest in certain real
estate Ia said Nottingham. For the reason alleg-
ed that said sale will bt- beneficial to said wards
When and where all persons may appear and show
cause against granting such license, If they fit
B f. W. STODDARD Register
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The madagascar Way

When a man is convicted of murder in
Madagascar they don't sentence him to
death, but to ten years imprisonment in
stead, Their prison accommodations are
exceedingly limited, however, and so when
IA man is given a ten years sentence they
cut off his head to save expenses.