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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

its current through almost any sort Of wire;
the long phone uses heavy wires made of
almost chemically pure copper. The orig
ina telephone, when it did use metallic
circuit, hung the two wires anywhere and
anyhow the "long phone carries its
wires parallel, sometimes making them into
one insulated cable, and sometimes hang
ing them few inches apart from pole
TO pole through an entire circuit. These
changes have done away with nearly all
the troubles mentioned so great is the
change that Edison now predicts the posi-
bility Of long distance telephone from
New York TO London in he East and TO
Calcutta in the West.
The extension Of copper mining and the
improvements in the metalurgy and work
ing Of that metal enable the dealer in cleo
trio supplies to furnish a copper wire Of
the greatest purity and highest conductive
ty, hard drawn and of vast tensile strength,
that can encircle the globe. Ten years ago
there was not mile Of copper wire in the
market but contained flaws and faults and
was absolutely devoid of tensile, molecular
and electrical homogeneity. Today the
manufacturer can produce a wire whose
uniformity will not vary the one hundredth
of one per cent in a thousand miles of
length.
Of almost equal Importance are the i'm
provements in the trausmitter and receiv
er-the mechanisms into which you speak
and 10y which you hear. The discovery by
Edison Of the telephone value Of carbon
aud chalk increased the power of the tee
phone at least thousand per cent. So
great is the change that the sound convey
ed from Boston to New York 10y these
mechanisms is more perfectly reproduced
than that from one street to another by
the ordinary system.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
The wander. Of ,he TeIephone.

The long-dstauce telephone is at last a
great success. In the beginning of tele-
phony it was found so difficult TO convey
sounds properly that many experts pro
nounced it impossible to extend a system
beyond five miles in any direction from a
central office What with earth currents
electric storms, interfering wires, and rap
id transmitters, the voice transmitted be
came so confused with roaring, sputtering.
clicking. rasping, and exploding that in
many cases intelligent telephoning was i'm
possible. In few instances it was posi-
lively dangerous from the conveying of
lightning by the wires from distant thun-
der storms to the switch board of the cen
tral office or the private box of the sub
scriber.
The improvements which gave birth To
long distance telephony were made step by
step The original telephone used the earth
as the conductor for the return current :;
the "long phone employs "A metallic cir
cult The original telephone transmitted
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
DenIh of James q. FIOOd, the BOnHnza
King.


James T. r'ood, "i .aii''riln' "'eu at '''
nr"ho ''"''' at lie,ie'oe's 'ei',,""! VI"
thursday morning o' laSt "eeA' Nr' ''''
was one OF the i"'no"' quartet "' ''nH'i1a
Alhgs vi 'he ac'ne Supp "a"
rIood ana . hrlell-o' Wnoh, oh'y 'ne '.'s'
Two named survive r"ou a'', y prie'i
were companions III 'ie ','erlse y, " 'eS'e'
Vh"V s"i'eu i'"''i i'e'a"u Wv" '"'3 WV
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

Within the past week says the Boston
Evening Record, three or four cases have
been reported of men. nearly all young men,
who have hecome insane from cigarette
smoking There is no doubt that the habit
Of cigarette smoking is injuring more young
men to-day than any other habitual indulg
ence aside from drink There is fascina-
tion IN the smoking of II cigarette to II ci-
garettc smoker that i, traced directly to the
poison upon the system \ strange feature
among cigarette smokers is that they have
no desire to smoke tobacco in any other
form The genuine pleasure is derived
through inhalation the smoke Of the cigar
ette j., taken into the lungs aud as the habit
grows IA hunger j., developed not unlike the
craving among drunkards for drink There
is "a tickling sensation about it that grows
intense day after day.
Young druggist employed in an apothe-
cary shop on Columbus avenue became
50 great a victim to the habit of cigarette
smoking that 1t nearly unbalanced his mind
He knew perfectly well Of the injury it was
long him, aud tried to accustom himself t.
smoking cigars instead, hut could not
He consulted with medical authorities
who told him that his lungs were saturated
with nicotine. and that he must stop the
habit or 1t would kill him. He grew des-
pondent after IA while and said he could not
10 1t Finally. by the ,trictest abstinence
and Use Of medicine, he reduced the appetite
to several cigarettes day and bv hard
struggle he was able TO give it up alto
,ether, and Yet his health is permanently
injured and hi, life shortened by effects
from which he never ill recover During
his illness h, memory lost its hold at times,
and symptoms of insanity we're strongly
developed.
4 recent paper rccouuts the sad death Of
+. u. Grail business manager of the Morn
ing Call. at Harrisburg of blood poisoning,
caused by cigarette smoking He was only
% years old.
Another lad belonging at Middetown, y.
Y , about II years old, was taken to Orange
county asylum, raving maniac from the
effects Of cigarette smoking. The boy be
ing his clothes aud attempting self injuries.
The doctors think the lad case hopeless.
Cigarette smoking affects the throat and
makes the voice harsh and grating 1t
stupetes in many instances, having the ef-
feet of drug Many young men smoke
cigarettes because they are cheap, and this
kind Of economy leads them into fondness
for tobacco in the cigarette form only, un-
til finally the habit has developed a longing
within the victim which nothing but ci-
garette can satisfy Thi. craving for the
cigarette Is a very powerful argument in
favor Of its poisoning power. Medical rec
ord, are full Of cases of insanity, consump-
ton, blool poisoning, nervous weakness,
aui general physical exhaustion directly
traceab to the use If the cigarette.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

The lady Of his choice was. as she might
have expressed it, much beat about As
she truly Thought she was getting along in
years, and must put up With Jefferson all
the rest Of the time. 1t was not likely
that she would ever have the chance Of
choosing again, though she was one who
liked variety. Jefferson wasn't much to
look at, but he was pleasant aud kind Of
boyish and young feeling 81 do knows
should do better she said unconsciously
and half aloud "Well, yes, jefferson, see
in it's you. But we're both on us kind of
old to change our situation" and Fanny
Tobin gave a gentle sigh.
"Hooray :" said jefferson. II was
scairt you meant TO keep me sufferin' here
a half an hour. | declare, I'm more pleased
than l calc'lated on. You tell Susan Ellen
the news won't ye She'll be surprised 70
hear you've jest come on a visit. How
you must ha tugged to get them bundles
ready, an all for nothin' but now I'll lend
hand bout everythin'. An | expected
till lately TO die a single man
% II would reilly have been "A shame
t ain natur said Mrs. Tobin, with conf
dence. ~ don't see how YOU held out 50
long with bein' solitary
"I'll hire a hand to drive for me, and
an Won an the old sorrel I've been prom.
isin Of her a rest this good while
Better keep her a steppin',' urged
thrifty Mrs. Fanny. Shell stiffen up
master an disapp'int ye come spring
You il have me, now, won't ye, sartin =
pleaded jefferson, TO make sure. "You
amt one o them that plays with mans
feelin's. Say right out you'll have me
81 $ pose ! shall have to, said Mrs. To-
bin somewhat mournfully. 81 feel for Mis-
Peak an Mis- Ash, pore creaturs. ! ex-
pect they'll be hardshiped. They've al
WAYS been hard worked, an may kind o.
looked forward to little ease. But one on
en- would be left lamentin', anyhow, and
she gave girlish laugh An air Of victory
animated the frame Of Mrs TObin, She
felt but twenty five years Of age. In
that moment she made plans for cutting
her Briley's hair. and making him look
smartened-up and ambitious Then she
wished that She knew for certain how much
money he had in the bank not that it
would make any difference now "He
needn't buster none before me, she
thought gayly. Hes harmless as a fly"
There's the big ellum past an we're
only third Of a mile from the depot, said
Mr.. Briley Feel warmer, do We =
"Who'd have thought we'd done such a
piece Of engineerin', when We started OUT
inquired the dear one Of Mr. Brley's heart,
as he tenderly helped her to alight at Susan
Ellen's door
Both ON Us, jest the least grain, an
swered the lover. Gimme good smack,
now. You clever creatur' - and 50 they
parted Mr. BriIey had been taken on the
road in spite of his pistol.-Snrnh O,oe
.jrrcu iH Fcb,wd,y lUdntic
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
IL was IA Losing Bargain, but he Call
ed IL Square"


reverend gentleman, who lives in
pretty little village IN Ohio, last summer
took 1t into his head that it would relax his
soul and repenish his pockets and exc his
larder to RAISE poultry. Consultation with
certain laymen of his congregation enabled
him to procure very select company of
chickens. hennery was erected, and,
contrary to all precedent. the preacher
prospered in the culture of poultry,
But after while shrinkage in the little
Ieathered flock became noticeable. 1t was
only too apparent that thief had been
visiting the hennery, My reverend friend
watched and discovered that the purloiner
of his pullets was colored gentleman
whose age and piety had hitherto saved him
from the least breath of suspicion.
The next day the clergyman called upon
the colored brother and presented him with
a choice side of bacon, saying Nov,
George, hope you will enjoy this bacon,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
seven Thou.nnd Murderer.

Probably few people in this part Of the
world. SAYS the New York sun, have ever
heard Of Port Blair, though the fact that it
has seven thousand murderers among its
population gives the place an unique dis
tinction Port Blair is the great penal col
ony of British India. where are collected
the dregs Of the Indian empire Far out in
the Bay Of Bengal, ON the island of south
Andaman live twelve thousand deported
llindoos and Mohammedans. No walls sur
round their settlement They work in the
fields and forests and sleep in wooden bar
racks, but So well are the shores guarded
that there have been no escapes by water
for nine years. aud if the prisoners flee into
the forests they either perish of starvation
ar are captured and brought back by the
fierce natives, who are handumey reward
ed for every escaped prisoner they bring to
the convict camp 1t might be supposed
that a community which includes seven
thousand murderers would be a very un
healthlul place of residence. We are in
formed 10y the keepers, however, that these
homicides are the best behaved men in the
camp, and in each case there was some ex
tenuating circumstance that saved the pris-
uuer from the galluws tree, which bears "a
plentiful crop in India. Life sentences in
this the largest penal settlement in the
world are not to be interpreted literally
any more than elsewhere If the life pris-
uner behaves himself for twenty years, he
knows he will be sent home free man,
aud Port Blair never sees him again.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01


lhe North emma Herald says Among
population oil such uheXampled density,
"here families OF great size are crowded
t1sether-three or Tour generations with
all the wives ana children, under one roof
occasions Tor quarrels are all-pervaslve.
lhe sons wives ana children are prolihc
sources OF domestic unpleasantness. Each
Wlie strives 70 make her husband feel that
III the community OF property he Is the one
VINO Is Worsted the elder "lte tyrannlzes
over the younger ones and the latter re
bel. The instinct OF the Occidental with
grievance Is to get 1t redressed straight
way that OF the Oriental Is, first OF all,
to let the world know that he has griev-
ance. A Chlnaman who has been wronged
VIII 20 upon the street and roar at the top
OF his voice. The art OF halloolng, as 1t Is
called IN Chinese, Is closely associated with
that OF revlllng, and the Chinese women
are such adopts IN both as to Justify the
aphorlsm that what they have lost IN their
feet they have gained IN their tongues.
Much OF this abusive language Is re
garded as sort Of spell or curse 4 man
VINO mad the heads removed from ms held
oi mlllet stands at the entrance OF the al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

In round numbers this gives "a Republi
can plurality Of II 600 in South Dakota, Of
II 400 in North Dakota, Of 300 in Mon
tana and Of 1900 in Washington. South
Dakota is the only one of the four which
failed to show Republican gain from 1856
to 1883 In North Dakota the net Repub
lican gain was about 3lOO, while in Mon
tana and Washington, respectively, al.
verse pluralltes Of 300 and 22OO were
overcome and changed into the handsome
Republican pluralities just noticed. These
figures Indicate the reinforcement of Re
publican strength in Congress by the addi
ton Of eight senators aud five representa-
tves and proportionate increase in Re
publican strength in the electoral college.
They confirm the impression that the growth
Of population in the Northwest which the
census Of 1890 will show will greatly dimiu-
ish the prestige and potency Of the solid
south in national politics, and influence
indirectly, but powerfully, the race issues
10y which that solidity has been perpetuated
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
MISCELLANY.
night.

NNkhNs
Night is the time for rest.
How sweet. when labors close,
10 gather round an aching breast
The curtain Of repUse,
Stretch the tired limbs and lay the head
Upon our own delightful bed
Night is the time for dreams;
The gay romance Of life
When truth that Is and truth that seems
Blend In fantastic strife
All visions less heguiling far
Than waking dreams by daylight are
Night is the time for toll
To plough the classic field,
Intent to find the buried spoil
Its wealthy furrows yield;
Till all is ours that sages taught,
That poets sang or heroes wrought.
Night is the time to weep,
To wet with unseen tears
Those graves Of memory where sleep
The Joys Of other years;
Hopes that were angels In their birth,
But perished young like things on earth
Night Is the time TO watch;
On oceans dark eXpanst'
To hail the 'leiades. or catch
The tuh moons earliest glance,
That brings into the hOmesick mind
All We have loved aud left behind
Night is the time for care,
BroOding on hours Wisspent,
To see the spectre Of despair
Come t0 our lonely tent.
Like Brutus. midst his slumbering host,
Summoned to die by Cu'sars ghost
Night is the time to think;
Then from the eye the soul
Takes flight. and on the utmost brink
Of youder starry pole
Discrrns beyond the abyss Of night
The dawn uf uncreated light.
Night is the time to pray;
our Sa, iour oft Withdrew
To desert mountains far away;
So will his followers do:
Steal from the thrOng to haunts untrod
And commune there alone with God.
Night is the time for death;
When all around Is peace,
Calmly Ia Yield the weary breath
From sin and suffering cease.
Think Of heavens bliss aud give the sign
To parting friends such death be- mine!
-Jdmes Montgomery
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

Hon. VIM. Heyw ood, who began practice
in Guildhall in September 1881, and is now
located at Lancaster, ~ H., is the oldest
active lawyer in that state.
The Maine Farmer tells of a needy fami-
ly in that vicinity for whom kind friends
took up a contribution, raising twenty-five
dollars in money. The recipients were
grateful for the aid, and the whole family
went to the photographer and had their
pictures taken TO send round TO those who
had befriended them.
No less than five new churches are being
erected in Jerusalem and Bethlehem at the
present time. The most important is the
magnificent Russian church, erected by the
Russian Palestine association. The mono
physitic Abyssinians who belong to the old
Coptic church of Egypt, are erecting an
immense dome-like church In Bethlehem
two churches are in process of erection, one
"a Roman Catholic or Latin, which is half
completed, and the other Protestant
church. which is Just begun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

TFTOm the NeW YORK Mail and EXpress,
In the recent death of his only son, Mr.
VIM, NJ Tweed, jr has suffered the crown
in affection of a life that has already borne
more than its share of anguish. During
the halcyon days of the elder Tweed his
son never partook in the least degree of any
of his pleasures, nor ever touched penny
of his spoils But when disgrace came upon
him, the son stood nobly by the father, and
did what could he done for him TO the bitter
end And now this devoted son has suffer
ed another loss in his only son, a young
man Of the greatest promise Every good
citizen will sympathize deeply with one
whose lot has had double portion of Bit
trrupss
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

An old farmers daughter died, and the
family pastor preached the sermon. In
the course Of his remarks he said Our
dear sister has gone to a better land This
made the old man, who was trying to sell
out, highly indignant "a CROW never
flew over better land than mine, he said
And, besides, Just look at II. am offer
ing it for $50 an acre-one fourth down and
the balance on deferre payments, with
good security '-iroria (IH) Transcript
A man is often highly esteemed for what
we don't know about him Puck.
Employer You say that your habits
are all correct = Applicant-"Hes, sir. 80
Employer Cafter moments pausel -" Do
you drink = Applicant (ahsent minded r.
Thanks Don't care if do lie lost
the place burlington Free Press
"What is a man-of war - said a teacher
to his class "A cruiser" was the prompt
reply. "What makes it go = Its screw,
sir "Who go with it = Its crew, sir 90
- (JrPiH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
The shipnnn,u TnIe.

Listen, my masters / speak naught but truth.
From dawn To dawn they drtted on and on,
Not knowing whittier nor to what dark end,
Now the North frole them, nov the hot south
scOrched.
Some called To God, aud found great comfort SO;
Some gnashed their teeth with curses, and some
laughed
An empty laughter, seeing yet they lived,
So sweet was breath between their foolish lips
bay after day the RELENTLESS sun,
sight after night the same unpty tying stars.
Al intervals fierce hghtnugs tore the clouds,
Showing vast hollow spaces aud the slret
Kissed, and the torrents of the sky were luused.
From time To time hand relaxed It's grip,
And some pale wretch Slid down into the dark
with stiird moan, and transient horror seized
The rest who waited, knowing what must he.
Al every turn strange shaprs reached up and
clutchrd
The Whiring wreck, held ON while, aud then
Supt back into that hlacknvsS whence they cHnr.
All haplcss tulk, tu be- So tu9t aud torn,
So rHckrd hy hunger, fever, lire and wave,
Aud swept at last into the uuurlrss Nuid
Frail girls, strong men, and mothers with their
babes.
Aud were none >ayrdf
My masters, not "A soul
uh, shipman woful Wuful is thy tale
our hearts are heavy and our eyes are dimmrd.
What ship is this that suffered such ill iutrt
What ship, my masters, Kno" yr not, The
World
r. u. itir,h m Mrch Hi,l,rs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

From the Louisville Courier Journal
Old English names are now given TO the
small women of the nursery. Dorothy,
Cynthia, Barbara, Anne, Elizabeth and
Katherine have succeeded the Mays, Coras,
Mauds Daisies aud Carries that obtained
50 long For this the whole American ma
tion should he thankful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
Small ElL Small Dose, Small 9TsA
pIPHrHERIA. scRoEuLA.

Mis- Lena Judkius a daughter II years Old
Of MIR. ami Mir. r. e.. JuIAu-. t11 Boston st.
Lynn, CURED by d. Lousce'- Nitalizug
Compound Of r.ry severe case nf Scrofula,
with Malignant Ulcers uf eight years standing
after II Phy-icans had failed. Almost "a miracle.
Now in uerftct health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01

Two great enemies Hoods Sarsaparilla and
impure blood The latter is utterly defeated by
the peculiar medicine
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-01
w M H MS
Educational and Industrial Union.

Room in Hythrr's Block, s3 Main ~. This room
is now oprn for the usc of members. Contrihu-
tions of food, Jelly, preserves, canned fruit pick.
les and all kinds Of ladies' needle work solicited
from members who desire To place work ON sale.
Intelligence office for all kinds Of help connected
with the rooms open from a, N. until = =. N.
s NJ CHATFlELp, Corresponding Sec'y, llrat-
tlrboru. Vt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATlON-Lahd Office
~ at Mitchell Dakota May, 9Th 1859.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named person has filed notice of his ntentiosl,
to make final proof in support OF the claim
herein after described and that said proof viii
be made before John Il. Francis the Judge and
county, ID. 7. at Washington Springs ID. T. ON
June -. 1889. viz;
EREDETIcK A. HAGENBRuCK
Transferred Mary ID iIagenbruck of Grow Lake
y I for the " ) u J. of Sec - TWP loo II ca
We I NJ c |. No. !265 as required by commits.
sioners letter &c" OF Feb 10th. 1889
He names the following witnesses to prove
claimants continuous residence upon and cultiva.
ton Of. said land viz: Vincent Converse.
Louis SchWaw. and William Il. Poolcy, all of
Ada ID. I Herman Schulz of Grow Lake, ID. r.
Anyperson who desires toprotcst against the
allowance of such proof, orwho knows of any
Substantial rc:ls on Under the law and rcgla.
slons OF the interior Department, why such
proof should not Re allowed, will he given "a,
oppogtui at the above mentioned time and
place to cross examine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence in rcbhttal of
that submitted by claimgnt.
a5inl0 NJ. II. RowlEY, Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-24
SIIERIFF'S SALE.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, co,
SECOND JUDICIAL DIST. %

f.. s. OrmSby. j. w. Clutc
and A.. j.. Ornisby, In the District
VS.. Court within and
Samuel T. Totten Jennie T.. for Jeral id Coun-
Totten Wright Bradbury ty.
and S. A. Ramsey.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of Z
Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale in the
above entitled action on the 2o;h day of April
A. D. 1889 and an execution issued upon said
Judgment. the subscriber Pat Mcdonald
sheriff OF Jcraud county, Dakota Territory for
that purpose appointed, will sell at public
Auction al the front door of the Court House
in Washington Springs County Of .lerauld Da-
kotA Territory. on Saturday June 18TH. 1889. at
2oclock in the afternoon Of that day. the real
estate and mortgage premises siTu;tteim the
County OF Jerauld, Territory of Dakota. and
directed in said Judgment and execution to be
sold, and therein described as follows: The
South East quarter of Section No. Twenty four
CD i'll Township No. One Hundred and Six 900
Range No. SiXty-tive (G5) west of the 9TH. D. m
and containing One Hundred and Sixty acres
according to the Unified States Government
survey or so much thereof us may be sufficient
TO satisfy said Judgment and costs. amounting
in all to Fifty seven Dollars and Eighty Five
Cents. With interest thereon from the date of
said Judgment. and all accruing costs of sale
Dated Washington Springs d. I. Apri: 20 1882
PAT MCDONALD
W. V. NELSON Sheriff of Jeraud County
flalhtllfs attorney. m3J14