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, 1890-12-04
ca USE or THE BLOCKADE.

Throughout the Palouse the orig
inal belief that the elevator COM
panies and railroads were in con-
spiracy against the farmers, for the
purpose of forcing down the price
of wheat, has given place to sus-
picion that the wheat blockade and
the shortage of cars are the direct
results of the unavoidable mismun-
agement of the railroads, intensified
perhaps by the ASST stance of tools
of Gould who had obtained infiu-
ential positions in the great systems
which have recently passed to the
control of that financier.
This supposition is quite natural
when the past methods of Mr..
Gould are taken into consideration.
Gould is II wrecker, and that Is a
favorite method of wrecking n rail.
road. 1t is not In the least i'm.
probable that he would employ
every means within his grasp to
achieve his great object. For years
he has been perfecting his plans,
and shaping the means to the end.
He wanted controlling I'M crest in
certain lines, and naturally he
wanted to buy it us cheaply as pos
sible. Continued purchases in the
ordinary way would simply serve to
strengthen the market and advance
the prices of the stocks which he
wanted. There Is only one way to
avoid this tendency-wreck the road
into which you seek to buy, prevent
It from earning dividends, run it in
debt, and force the shareholders to
sell at your figures.
Docs anybody believe that Mr.,
Gould would scruple at these
methods?
Two ways presented themselves
to Gould. Que was TO acquire con-
troll of the car trust and thus pre-
vent the roads desired from keeping
up their rolling stock to the usual
standard. That would cut down
the earnings, the ckholders would
enter an angry protest, and in their
desperate efforts to make u good
showing and retain themselves in
power the old managements would
endeavor TO reduce expenses, and
the systems would run down.
Naturally numerous wrecks would
follow. If this has not been done
Mr.. Gould ought to bring libel
suit against Providence for present
ing 40 black case.
Another plan that Gould might
have employed would DO the work.
ing of his stool pigeons into influen-
tial places. Tho indications are that
he pursued the frat policy-possibly
he may have employed both.
Now that the game hns been
played, cars and locomotives will
, 1890-12-04
A CHRISTIAN LIFE.

Nominal Christianity has spread
throughout Christendom; but is 1t
the religion that was taught by the
early fathers of the church? After
all these intervening centuries have
been rolled into the tomb of the past
can the ministry of to-day conscien-
tiously declare that IL stands as near
to the ideal life taught by Jesus
Christ as were the immediate fol-
lowers of the Savior? 70 the RE-
VIEW II seems that the ministry
falls short OF the lofty and unse fish
examples of the early Christian
fathers. We almost search in vain
for examples of selfsacrifice among
the preachers of to-day, who require
more of the comforts and dclight Is Of
life than fall to the average man,
and who often take to individual
speculation quite as eagerly and as
naturally as the average sinner.
From one point of view this Is all
right and above criticism-but it
falls long way short of the ideal
taught by Christ. Without being
at all unjust or bypercritical one can
truthfully observe that while hu-
manity has drawn nearer to the
cross, the ministry are farther from
the ideal than were their brothers
eighteen hundred years ago,
So rare have grown examples Of
utter self-sacrifice that the mere an
nouncement that "a preacher may
yet be found with total disregard
of the creature comforts and vanities
of life startles a nation of 81, 900, 900
people. Not long ago the following
paragraph was tossed upon the
broad sea OF journalism and went
the rounds of the press. Its novelty
so impressed the editor OF the New
York World that he dispatched O
lady reporter into the wilderness of
the backwoods of Virginia to meet
this remarkable man, and to give
his simple life story to the World.
The item ran as follows:
High-salaricd ministers will be in
terested in the life story of Rev.
Joseph c. Wells, noted Baptist
preacher, who attended tile Clinch
Valley Association in Wise county. Vir-
ginia, which has just adjourned. lie
furnished this outline Of his ministe rial
career; II have never been to Bristol
the nearest town to me, nor did / ever
see u steam car until few months ago
when tue South Atlantic * Ohio train
began to run in front of my house, but |
had seen and Travelled almost every hog-
path in four adjoining counties. For
tiirty-fye years | have been ing
over these mountain counties pleading
for my Savior. have never received
$50 year, all told, for my ministerial
work. Often have / gone thirty miles
to preach funeral sermon and re-
ceivcd not cent tor II, nor did ! expect
anything. When was converted
could not read, but felt thrt ! must
learn to read the sacred Scriptures.
worked all day in the fields and at
night | studied with my mother. She
taught me TO read.
The little log house which Rev.
Wells calls his home is only a stones
throw from the house in which he
was born fifty-eight years ago As
the World Is correspondent expresses
II, "Hc has never heard of Reed or
Mckinley, and could not talk two
minutes on the tariff" But In FIVE
minutes ho can have thousand
people praying aud weeping with
the magic Of his rude eloquence and
, 1890-12-04

roll In and the wheat blockade will
be broken. Perhaps there may yet
be some delay. In order to avert sus-
picion and cover up the tracks of
the willy manipulation. 1t can safely
be predicted, though, that the worst
Is over, and that henceforth the
crops Will move with more rapidlty.
, 1890-12-04
TRAIN ARRIVAL AND pkpAnrUnE

Union. Pacific Railway Company : For
Portland and ali point east, leave At ~
A M. arrive at sIok ane Tails at S.2Op, NJ,
For the cnur d'Alencs-Lcayc spokahs
Falls ats siib A. NJ arrive at siai =. NJ
Northern Pacihc-Pacinc fast express, fot
Tseoma, Seattle and Portland, arrives at ,
J NJ, departs at 6;o5 4. Nj, Pacific mall
ierTacoma. Seattle and Portland, arrives a. a.
t65 A, NJ, Departs at J-f0 A, NJ, Auanuo
mail, for Minneapolis, 81 Paul and ChlcSg9'
strives at6iD A, NJ. departs a. S;SS A.: 4, ~
atlantic fast express, for MinneapoIs' ~.
ltul and Chicago, arrives at has T. M" DO
ttrts at il:lsP PM =,
caves Mt $40 4. NJ,
Caur dAlcns Railway a. Navigation,
Nest-bound arrives at 9;lbP Nj east-bouhu
caves 90 A. NJ.
Spokane branch oftho n, T.. formerly the
Feattle Lake Shore & Eastcrn,-A mixed
train will leave the Northern Pacific depot
en- Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays AZ
s:30 A. NJ. returning the same days at b;So
f.A
Central Washington Railway - Spokane
rspengcr leaves for Davenport, Wilbur anu
Almira at 4: rs T.. NJ. arrives at II A. NJ,
Spokane Falls n Northern-lcnves daily
s,cepting Sunday AZ ~ A. Nj arrives a'
D. 30 Il, al,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
swimming for Roy..

81 never would allow my boy to learn 10
swim, said the mother of an only son land
| never could bear to have him in boat
Skating | always detested and ball playing
| consider vulgar He had horse for rid
ing and he was always allowed to walk as
much rs he chose" @
Her hearers understood why it was that
her son had grown up to be a narrow chested
and delicate man. aud were thankful that
he was permitted to go out doors at all in
boyhood
Fortunately this young man had possessed
a strong love for walking, aud also for study,
which had kept him from inanition and also
out Of mischief But for an active, full
blooded boy not decidedly studious, such a
bringing up as has been described would
have meant either ruin or death.
There is no need to descant upon the mani
fold attractions and uses of swimming. All
proper precautions for his safety should be
taken, but your boy should learn 10 swim
Never let him go into the water unless he is
well neither let him 20 in alone or with
Eighty boys only, even when he has mas
tered the art Of natatiun cramps and acci
dents Of all sorts are too commJn for that
Keep him away from rapids aud whirlpOols,
and impress upon him at every opportunity
with anecdote, precept aud example, the
necessity Of exercising prudence in the
matter Especially see that he is familiar
with remedies for cramp, aud with the
modes of reviving the drowned Many a
valuable life has been lost because boy s
companions did not understand how to use
proper restoratives when body was first
recovered from the water,-Hdpper's Bd
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

Theodore Child will contribute 10 the next
number of Harper's Weekly a timely article
on The Argentine Republic aud its Pres
ent Crisis Having spent the six months
from January to July, 1890, in South Amer
lea, Mr.. Child writes directly from his own
observation and experience. The paper is
the result Of "A careful personal study of the
condition Of affairs in the country of the
Argentines, and of the causes which have
led To the present complications.
The August number of Lippincott's Mag
azine has the real summery flavor, with
stories, sketches and miscellany adapted 10
the season, The complete novel is contrib
uted by Mrs. Alexander, the wel.known
author of The Wooing OF, F." Her Dearest
Foe, ~ and other charming stories. One of
the interesting and valuable shorter contri
buttons is an article ON Harriet Beecher
Stowe, giving many facts about her early
and mature years, and telling how "Uncle
TOMS Cabin came TO be written.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

An interesting denizen of the ice-felds
off the Greenland and Labrador coasts is
the stemmatopus, or hooded seal This is
an ungainly beast, often larger than an OK.
He lies in great heap on the ice, and is
much the color Of SCOT. On days when the
sun is strong, as the spring advances the oil
fairly oozes out of his glistening skin.
have sometimes seen him lying so still, and
bathed in his perspiration of oil, that | i'm.
agined him dead, and rendering" out in
the heat. The seal hunters call him the
"dog hood, because he has a huge hood or
membrane consisting of blubber and tough
tissue, several inches thick, which in the
twinkling of an eye he can draw over his
head He is then safe from all ordinary as
sault, being shielded all over the body by
several inches thick of blubber or fat,
through which the heavy shot of the seal
hunters guns cannot reach vital parts.
The greenhorn delights to capture the pelt
of a dog hood, but the experienced hunter is
just as content to let the ugly brute alone.
HdIper,S Young People.
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VI H. flM l NJ > kkl'l1
SENATE CHAMBER,
The LiRhIninE FIn.h

Modern photography of the lightning
flash and laboratory study of electricity have
been useful in destroying some errors in re
gard to the thunder storm, even though the
nature of electricity remains a mystery, and
modern science has not yet been able 10 di-
vert the course of lightning nor to measure
the electromotive force of the current among
the clouds. A popular error, among others
corrected in an article in the Manufactur
ers Gazette is an idea of different kinds of
lightning such as forked lightning, sheet
lightning and globular lightning The pho
tograph shows that the only actual flash
appears as an intensely crooked line, contin-
ually changing its direction. What is pop
ularly known as sheet lightning is the effect
of an electrical storm in progress many
miles away. The electricity is passing from
cloud 10 cloud, or from cloud 10 earth either
behind cloud near the horizon or behind
cloud which intercepts the actual flash
from the observer. The impression that
''sheet lightning is unaccompanied by
thunder is erroneous, because an electrical
discharge through the air is always followed
by rushing together of the atmosphere in
claps of thunder
Most people have the impression that
they are looking upon the electricity itself
when they see a flash of lightning but this
is impossible, since no one has ever seen a
discharge of electricity. The phenomenon
known as lightning is now known TO be
simply the heating of stratum of air,
through intense friction in the passage of
the electric current through the atmosphere,
aud thus producing intense light 1t is
comforting 10 remember during the course
of "a thunder storm that any one who sees a
flash of lightning is safe, because electricity
is so much more rapid in its movements
than light itself or the sensation of light,
More time is required TO communicate the
appearance of the flash 10 the brain than a
stroke of lightning would take in putting
! an end TO a man. A large proportion of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
APrehI.,oric TennIe.

One of the most remarkable monuments
in America, says writer in the Great Di-
vide, is in San Luis, Obispo county, South
ern California. A great rock rises 100 feet
above the plain of Clarissa, and in the dis
tance looks rugged and forbidding On
near approach it is seen TO have ON its east
ern side an opening, % feet broad, into an
inner temple or court, with level floor 225
feet long and 1875 feet broad at its widest
part The ceiling is go TO 100 feet high.
The great natural cathedral is a wonder to
geologists, but it is more wonderful to arch
biologists. 1t was evidently used by pre-
historic men as temple of worship or a
capitol of government On the walls are
paintings of red, white and black, doubtless
having a meaning. There are figures rep,
resenting fields, suns, forts, spears, men and
animals The colors are apparently as
bright as when laid on. The wonder was
discovered by Franciscan missionaries 100
years ago, and there has been no charge in
its appearance since. When or by whom
these walls were decorated no one knows,
The Indian tribes had no tradition concern
ing this work, and regarded it with super
stitiOus reverence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

The rats once assembled in a large cellar
to devise some method of safety in getting
the bait from the steel trap which lay near
having seen numbers of their friends and
relatives snatched from them by the merci-
less jaws. After many long speeches and
proposals of many elaborate but fruitess
plans, happy wit, standing erect, said
ITS my opinion that if with one paw we
can keep down the spring, we can safely take
the food from the trap with the other
All the rats loudly squealed assent. Then
they were startled by faint voice, and II
poor rat with only three legs, limping into
the ring, stood up to speak;
"My friends, | have tried the method
you propose, and you see the result. Now,
let me suggest plan 10 escape the trap ::
Let it alone"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
The Lnrgest and Most Costly Jewels in
the World,

The largest perfect diamond in the world
is now the Imperial, which was exhibited at
the Paris exposition last year it is valued
at 81 l,OOO,00O This is the most valuable
stone in the world, and is owned 10y syn
dicate
The largest and best ruby in existence is
owned in London, and is valued at $50, 600.
1t has no parallel, even in the crown jewels,
and it is related that the Duchess of Edn-
burgh carried it all the way to st. Peters
burg for the czar to have look at it,
The largest and most beautiful cat eye
in the world weighs 20 carats, is owned in
London and is insured for 30, 600 rupees The
finest private collection Of pearls is owned
by Madame Dosne, sister in.law of NJ.
Theirs The biggest emerald in the world
weighs 29S0 carats, and is in the Imperial
Jewel office in Vienna.
A Moor at Ceylon owns very beautiful
and costly gem, which he dug up himself
from the mines He has been offered as
high as SOC, 900, but declined to sell at that
figure, saying that, if he liked, he could cut
it up into 10 small pieces, and sell each
piece for $1,000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
STATE NEWS.

The 9th Vermont Veteran association
will hold their third annual reunion at Brad
ford Aug. -. All railroads within the
state will sell round trip tickets at reduced
rates.
Charles Dow, popular young merchant
Of West Glover, died last week from in
juries received by being thrown from a
road cart,
At Barton Landing last week bull
which had been driven some distance went
mad because Of the heat, and had to be
shot to prevent his killing people.
Salvinus Keyes and sou narrowly escap.
ed fatal injuries at Montpelier Monday
night from the fall of an arc electric light
and globe, They were badly scratched and
cut.
The ninth annual assembly of Spiritual
lists opened at Burlington on Sunday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
II is said that William Malcolm

1t is said that William Malcolm, who died
in Syracuse, n Y, last week, alone pos
sessed the scientific secret of making lenses
which required no adjustment for varying
distances.
The United States is without "a doubt a
nation of coffee drinkers. The imports
from South America amount 10 over 525,
OOO, 900 pounds annually, of which go per
cent comes from Brazil The second larg-
est shipper to this market is Venezuela, /
per cent The first cost in this country av-
erages ten cents and a fraction pound,
aggregating $50, ,3l7 900
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
MISCELLANY.



You say you are ugly, and you are afraid
That nobody loves you, sad little maid;
For people whisper. with lip a-curl.
As you pass by, "What an ugly girls
All. well, my dear, n you NOPE aud fret.
Your ugly face will be- uglier yet.
Let me tell you the secret without delay
OF growing beautiful day by day.
'Tis a secret old as the world is old,
But worth In itself mine Of gold:
Beauty OC soul Is beauty NJ fdcc.
For fntUdrd sreetueB makes Oufrdrd grdce.
There Is the secret, simple and true;
Now prove what its wisdom can do for you.
fll up your heart with thoughts most sweet,
Bidding all others at once retreat,
And these sweet thoughts will grow like seeds
And bloom into beautiful words and deeds,
And soon, very soon, they will leave their trace
OF lOveiness on your ugly face;
The lines Will soften on cheek aud brow,
Bright smiles will shine where tears are now;
Your eyes viii sparkle, and some blest power
VIII make you lOvelier every hour.
just try Il, my dear; begin today
To do kind things Ia the kindest way
To kindly think and kindly speak.
To be sweet ettempered, gentle and meek.
Then never again shall you need be afraid
That nobody loves you, sad little maid.
Opinions Will change with pleasant whtrl,
And all will think, "What a charming girl.'
Hdrper'S Young PeOpie
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

Papa, said laxative little girl, "am
| made of dust Z" mo, my child If you
were, you would dry up once in while. ~
The sweet girl graduate Is the personili,
cation of pulchritude the sublimation Of
symmetry, the idealization Of intelligence
the embodiment of enthusiasm aud the ty-
pifcation of tenderness. -tticd Obscrrrr
Jaysmith is peuurious, isn't
he :" Fange-"l should say lac was lie
won't even laugh at a joke unless il Is at
some ones else expense "-Eppoh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

people who think that they are struck by
lightning are in reality suffering only from
a shock to the nerves
Much Of the fear of lightning would be
lessened if people would carefully reflect
how rare are the instances Of actual death
by lightning stroke As many students of
electricity have noticed, few people are
able TO recall the names Of relatives or
friends who have been killed by lightning
The nature Of the storm, sudden, awful and
mysterious, is more the cause of terror than
its actual effects - Boston Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

When young Greek determines to take
a wife to himself he does not 20 counting,
but he takes his oldest female relatives into
his confidence, and they at once 90 hunting
for suitable mate for him. Marriageabe
madens are visited and silently appraised.
They receive the old danes courteously,
answer all their questions and never ven
ture to ask the nature of their erraud As
soon as the visitors have made a choice the
wooer dispatches them again to the maideu's
home with instructions to ask her hand in
marriage
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

Mention is made of man in Springfield,
Mass, who has a collection of eggs which
he values at 10000 In old days any
earnest Abolitionist who veutured to give
public expression TO his views on the 9TH
er side of Mason * Dixon's line could count
upon receiving testimonial in the form Of
a large collection of eggs before he left
town But so far as we are aware, none
of these collections were worth anything
like $40, ,0O0.-N \. Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

Mrs. llayslett-''No, / must admit that
the twins do not look much alike But
they are very much alike in one respect
they both enjoy quarreing and fighting
with each other"
Mrs. Smudgins- | have noticed
that-quite a striking resemblance, bur
IugfOH Free Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

Mr. John Carpenter of Guodland lhi say Il.
tried ChamlHrlainh Collie Cholera and llhrrlh'i
Remedy for diarrhra aud severe cramps tnt
pains In the stomach aud bowels, wan lh' 49, ~.
nnr. than thr third dos. tu effect q rurr W.
most cas,s one dose viii do. Besides u9 "1i "i,1
good qualities it Is pleasant tu take, ~ ~ anu
cent bottles for sale by T.. q. lhoih
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
FARM FOR SALE.

TOUR and one-half mikes from BrattlrbOro,
II situated IN the town Of Vernon. Being obliged
10 hire all my out door work done have concluded
~ offer my home for sale There are about ~
acres suitably divided into moving, tiilage, pas
ture and woodland with good convenient buildings.
running water, apple and maple orchard. Cuts "A
large quantity of nice hay, and will winter seven
COWS and "A horse. For full particulars enquire Of
T. s Eames at Bratteboro Creamery, q. \. Howe,
Hinsdale, or Of the subscriber on the farm,
would exchange for village property.
MRS. PERSlS EAMES, Guilford, VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08

you want knowledge, you must toll for
it if food, you must toll for it aud if pleas
urs, you must toll for it, Toll is the law
Pleasure comes through toll, and not by
sell ef-indulgence and Incidence. When one
gets to love his work his life is happy
one. -Ruski.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
ohnmbsrlnin,. Eye mud sLIu Oin,n.sn,.

A certain cure for chronic sore eyes letter, salt
rheuIn, scald head, old chronic sores fever sores
eczema, Itch, prairie scratches, sore nipples and
cases have been cured by it after all other treat
ment had failed Twenty i've aud fifty cent boxes
for sale by H. c. Thorn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-08
Leland & Gray Seminary,
TOWNsHEND, VT.

Fifty fifth year opens August 20. Three terms
Of ~ Weeks each Location beautiful. instruction
excellent academy building newly repaired, rrad-
ing room free 10 students added. Tuition, com
mon English s. 5O Higher English, 5000; Com
mon English with one higher study S55Oi attn
aud Cheek, 5000; French and German, - SUI
week 81 ~. by the full week on the most reason
aide trrms Winter term begIns December 2, lsO
Spring term begins March 3. 1891: FOR turther
Principal, Tuwnshrnd.