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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
Harrison "a. a Friend and NeiEhbOr,


Benjamin Harrison may be a poor court
dude; he may be little needless of the
feelings of the Mrs. Captain Jacks" of
Washington society he may have a most
unreasonable notion that he has a right to
send a letter direct TO an appointee for
whose selection the Constitution makes him
responsible he may hate to be spied on,
reported and dogged by the crowd who
think they have right TO make public
property of every detail of a Presidents
life, and in various other ways may, per-
haps, shock the notions of the social "regu-
lators" of the capital but as prompt, help
full, unpretentiOus friend and neighbor he
is TO use an expressive vulgarism-'sim
ply immense - By this simple manliness of
demeanor Benjamin Harrison has crept in
to many an American heart that never
could have been opened by official condo
lences. When the son of the secretary of
state lay i'll he did not send, but went TO in
quire as to his condition and to show his
sympathy. When the secretary of the
navy was so suddenly stricken and bereaved
he was by his bedside, and the face Of his
chief was the first one on which the suffer
er's eyes rested, The Presidents silence
told of his supreme bereavement. At once
the White House door flew open. There
was no question of consulting the master
of ceremonies. No place was so fitting for
the houseless councillor and his silent dead
as the house of his chief. And never has
the White House been more honored than
by the presence of these guests ushered in,
not by the waiting of sycophan-
tic etiquette, but by a master and mistress
who know what the instincts and obliga-
tions of good neghborship are. Politicians
and sticklers for precedent may find a good
deal of fault with the President, but the
common people, who value manhood above
pretence, mingle with their tears for the
bereaved officials sigh OF gratitude that
we have a President who is not so burdened
with the robes of state that he forgets To
be a man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
THE CYCLONE sNoWPLoW.
The Latest Device for Fighting the
Far Western BIOckades,


For two or three years past the great
railroad lines which run through the noun
famous and sparsely settled regions of the
far West have owned a rotary snowplow,
with rotary knives on its front, which cut
away the snow and ice in the path, but this
season has brought out new and far more
effective appliance which the Central Pa
cifc company has in use and which is thus
described by the Sacramento Record:
The Cyclone is the largest and widest
snowplow yet built for any road, making a
path 10 feet inches in width Its capaci-
ty is something marvellous. When the fan
and auger are running at the rate of 800
revolutions per minute it will throw out
$780, 900 cubic feet of snow per minute. The
car is AZ feet long, the width of the wheel
being 10 feet inches Within the cab are
three engines of 600-horse power each or
a combined force of 1S00-horse power.
Two of these engines drive the fan which
expels the snow. The third one con-
meets direct with the auger, which draws
the snow into the cylindrical case in which
the fans revolve. The discharge is 33 inches
square, the spout being IA feet above the
rails This throws the snow almost per
peudicuarly for 80 feet before it begins to
curve over in its fall clearing the tele
graph poles with ease.
1t has fanger on the front end which
works by air and gathers the snow from
the centre of the track and from each side
of the rails, taking it into the inner portion
of the plow whence it expelled through the
spout on the top, leaving perfectly fanged
rail. The plow weighs IS tons. 1t is en-
tirely under the control of the engineer,
who stands at the front end, on the inside,
and operates the throttles and communicates
with the pushing engineer by the use of his
whistle, without having any gongs, signals,
or BELLS as is customary on the rotary
plows. The engines are capable of travel
ing 700 revolutions per minute, and being
connected directly with the fan and auger,
it is possible to revolve them with the same
rapidity.
This machine is able to make its way over
blockaded track at tina rate of 10 miles
an hour.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
HarrisOn's Moderation.
From the Boston Journal

1t is nearly year since the present ad-
ministration came into power. The re-
movals and appointments of prominent Off
cials throughout New England can be count
ed on one hand. There has been no haste
in improving the public service by remov-
ing even incompetent officials, for the Pres
ident has been true to his well-known senti-
ments upon this subject. Of the appoint
ments which have been made it will be
difficult to show that any Office holder has
been displaced who has not been succeeded
by better man. If the plea of Offensive
partisanship," which was invoked 10y Pres
ident Cleveland TO make room for the hun
cry aspirants, had been adopted by the
present administration, there would have
been a hundred headless Democrats where
there is now one. The President has been
patient and forbearing beyond all prece
dent, and his course meets the approval of
the Republican party.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
Railroads.
VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD.
NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD

GOlNG SOUIH.
Trains leave BrattebOru as follows
5:25 A. n. for Springfield and New York.
$50 A. n, for Boston, via Belchertown and the
Central Massachusetts X. r., and FOR New Lon
don and intermediate stations.
$50 A. N. for Conn River X. r., Milers Falls Pal
mer, New London, Fitchburg Boston, IIoosac
Tunnel etc.
g:2O r. N. mail for Springfield.
1913 P. N. steamboat train for New York via New
London.
4:4O p. N. express for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive in Brattleboro:-
lO:31 A. n. from New London and New York
l2:55 p N. from Millers Falls Hoosac Tunnel Bos-
ton, Fitchburg, etc.
BIB p. N. from Springfield Montreal day express
4:l1 p. N. from Palmer. New London and Boston
5:52 p. NJ from Springfield.
$50 P. NJ from New London, Palmer and Boston,
via Central Mass, X. X.
1905 2. N. from Springfield and New York.
c. +, SPAULDING, Supt.
New London Conn, oct. ~, 1879.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
Early symptom.

Let us now inquire what are the indca
tions Of disturbed state of the nervous
system One of the earliest of these is
irritability. The child is peevsh and fret
full the head of the house cross, unrea-
sonable and arbitrary the house wife fussy,
and declaring that she shall go crazy if the
children do not make less noise, aud il the
men folks don't take more pains to guard
against unnecessary slovenliness, and IN
put and keep things in their proper places
and it is a wonder she does not 90 off the
hooks oftener than she does This peevish-
ness and fretfulness in children is often the
precursor of serious illnesses, and after
the more serious stage of an illness is past
it reappears as an outgoing phase of the
malady so that the homely observation
that the child is getting better because it is
getting cross, hence that it is "a good sign,
has, as will be seen, physiological founda-
tion it is a less grave condition than that
in which the child is too i'll TO be morbidly
nettled and acted upon by the irritants of
environment. The significance of irrita-
liability in adults is that the nervous system
needs recuperation and it is significant,
too, of a more serious nervous exhaustion
than in the case with a child.
The nervous mass composing the cerebro.
spinal centre Is, IN the child, greatly dlB-
proportionate in size to the whole body as
compared with adult development. 1t is,
therefore, more easily affected by irritants
and excitants, and is less balanced and
stayed in eccentric action than in the in.
dividual of mature stature. 1t is easy to un-
derstand, therefore, how teething, worms in
the intestines, aud indigestible thugs in the
stomach may sometimes throw the child
into commissions, and how that irregular
and partially involuntary action of the
nervous system known as St Nitus's dance
may be induced and become more or less
permanent, There is, in the child, less will
power and control by the mind Of nervous
manifestations than in the grown person.
Few persons have such an amount of self
control and self-poise as not TO show irrita-
bility in some of the many ways of show
ing t. Often the very attempt TO conceal
it gives expression TO it. A person gets up
in that frame Of mind, perhaps, but though
he feels it, says TO himself, "Ill not show
it," He goes 10 the breakfast table, and,
lest he may manifest it in some querulous
or cynical way, puts a check upon his
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28
why, Hen vanish from Viour.

The lands of the Sioux
Are open, 'tis triouX,
To the hardy white settler who likes all things
niouN;
But what will he diouN
When the frOliCsome Sioux
Swoops down on him scalps him, and chops him
intioux. Chicago Mail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

it too high, screeched and stopped. Start
her at five thousand, cried an auctioneer.
British american.
my dear child, what are you crying
for Z" "Oh dear My father has gone and
lost me, and know my mother will scold
him so when he gets home ''-Fiie0ende
Batter.
A rather pompous minister once met P.
7, Barnum the circus manager and said TO
him; Mr.. Barnum, you and l have met
before ON the temperance platform, and /
hope we shall meet in Heaven "We
shall, replied Mr., Barnum, confidently,
''if you're there"
The worst looking specimen of utter and
hopeless ruin we have yet seen was the rash
reporter who attempted 10 get the aggre-
gate age of the Woman Suffrage delegates.
Washington star.
A government employe, whose services
have been dispensed with, remarks that
znme men are born in leisure, some achieve
leisure aud some get discharged. Hd"'
ington Post.
II the peacock could see his feet he
would never brag of his tail.-iT"'''
Road.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

"A stitch In time saves nine, aud a. l"G l,ibs NJ
Hoods Sarsapartla nov i may SAW
future possible sickness,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

A young woman began song, "Ten
Thousand Leaves are Falling She pitched
it too high, screeched and stopped. Start
her at five thousand, cried an auctioneer.
RIfiiSh ALnericnn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

The Substance of Paper Read by DR..
Joseph Draper, superintendent of the
Vermont Asylum, before the Woman's
Educational and Industrial Union, Feb.
3, 1890.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

have been speaking of causes operating
through the cerebro spinal system of
nerves; Of those connected with society in
its social relations and with those malades
that result from long and UNMARRIED life la
bors, without the healthful intermissions de-
rived from alienation or change Let me
now speak of nervous states that come
through the supplementary ganglionic sys-
TEN These are of two classes:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-28

These lines of Tennyson are wonderfully
true 10 fact 1t is quite true that it is the
trivial things of life that give us most anx.
iety Functional disorders disturb us more
than serious organic diseases. We see per
sons totally disheartened over the tempo
rary arrangement of health, and buoyant,
cheerful and hopeful TO the end under pro
gressively fatal maladies.
The nervous system is the stamping
ground for all sorts of charlatanry,
Along with these mental misapprehensions
there are conditions calling for treatment,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Quinine i'm Bolivia.

The Pharmaceutical Era says that
not Van ounce of Bolivia's cascarilia
ever went to the United States: it is
all sent to Europe via the straits OF
Magellan. Notwithstanding the vast
number of quina trees in the country
and the cheapness of the raw mate
rial, there is no spot on earth where
quinine, as prepared in the form of
medicine, is so expensive. Though
the people require a great deal of it
in cases of mountain fever, terciana,
etc, noue is made In Bolivia. When
the bark that is grown here and ex-
ported for next door to nothing gets
back in the form of quinine it be-
comes a "foreign product" has ex-
orbitant duties to pay and sells ac-
cordingly. Whereas in other lands
1t yields the druggist profit of bout
so per cent when retailed at 1c. q
grain, it sells in La Paz at the rat.
of Zoe. per grain. If some enterpris
ing Northeruer would set up an es-
tablis lment in this country for ex-
tracing the alkahold from the bark,
his fortune would on be made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Death OF Geo. X. Hines. sr.

The death of Mr.. Geo. r. Hines. Sr.
occurred last night at his residence
on San Pedro avenue, after q long Ill
ness from general debility and falling
energies. The funeral occurs tomor-
row morning at 10 O'Clock.
Deceased was one of san Antonio,s
solid and we'll respected citizens for u
long term of years, and his two sons,
Harry and Geo. Hines, are among our
best thought of young men. while the
family Of deceased possess a large
circle of intimate friends, who will
deeply sympsthi2e with them In their
sad bereavement.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Mr.. Workman Declines.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Dec. l.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Dec. Il, 80
Mr.. +. f. Collins, San Antonio, Texas. l.
DEAR SIR: beg TO acknowledge re-
ceipt of your CON munication of the IL
inst IN which you apprise me of the
action OF your committee in rendering
me the position OF soliciting agent.
After deliberate consider alton 1 have
to say that IL is for the secretaryship
Of your Exchange that my friends
prevailed upon me TO apply, and not
tor the position OF soliciting agent.
While fully appreciate the fact that
this position grew out of q com
promise, designed by yourself and
others of my friends, to present me an
opportunity to overcome the objec-
tions of q minority OF directors ON
your board, who were even kind
enough to concede my qualifications,
must decline it's acceptance
Thanking you sincerelyfor your cor
dial support and assuring you as well
as other friends OF my grateful ap-
probation, / am,
Your obedient SCI want.
LOUIS J. WORKMAN.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Elected Officers.

Schleicher Lodge, Knights of Hon.
or, held their election of officers for
the ensuing year last night, resulting
as follows:
G. A. Reimapn, dictator; Ferdinand
Hellig, vice di ,tator; A. q. Shild,
assistant dictator; r. Ruediger, chap
lain; Charles Scholl, guide; J. w.
Schuwirth, reporter; J. H Schafer,
financial reporter; F. Jenull, treas
urer; r Scheer, guardian; Charles
Schmidt, sentrey; E. Froboese, Will
liam Richter and Philip J Conrad,
trustees; J w. Schuwirth. represen
tative TO the grand lodge, Otto Solms,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
GOV. IRELAND's HOME.

Especial Correspondence TO S. A. LIGHT.
Tonight at the Methodist church
Miss Carrie Baker and J. II. Freeman
were married by Mr.. Scott. Miss
Baker Is one of our prettiest and
most popular girls, and it was con-
coded that she looked very we'll in
her white silk and orange blossoms
Mr.. Freeman is well liked both in
business and social circles Mr.. Lee
Allen. of Marlin, was best man, and
Miss Rector, Of Georgetown, maid OF
honor. The church was exquisitely
decorated.
A very pleasant dance was given
at The armory last night compliment
tary to Miss Dedie Fisher and Misses
Maude Humphreys and Jennie Meri
wether. Only about twelve couples
attended, but it proved very emily.
able affair Miss Fisher, Of Weimar,
and Miss Meriwether. Of Goliad, were
the only strangers present.
Mrs. w. Nj. Fly. of Gonzales, is
visiting Mrs. J. NJ. Graves here.
w K. Smith, late of Eagle Pass,
Is at home for the holidays, which
fact greatly gratifies some of our
girls.
Ex-Governor Ireland is spending a
few days in San Antonio
Hon. w. III Burgess Is slowly re-
covering from a severe illness.
Preparations are being made for a
grand ball on Dee 26tn. 1t is to be a
very swell affair, and will be particle
pated in by the non-dancers as we'll
as the dancers. Come down Mr. Ed
itor, aud we promise you a pleasant
evening.
Rain is very badly needed here at
present. 1t is unusual to have so
much dust at this time of the year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12

BEFORE San Antonio raises any
funds for that Llano extension, she
wants to know exactly what is ex-
pected Of her, what her neighbors in
Gillespie and Llano counties intend
to do and will do, and what she is to
secure IN the control of the road as
proposed. No monkey busin sss this
tune. San Antonio will lose nothing
by having square business under
standing in this matter. That under
standing had, an intelligent under
taking of the work to be done will be
possible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Russian Nihilists.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 1.-THE Nj
hilist trials now in progress here be-
fore q section Of the Senate will last
until the end of the year. The pris-
oners are many and tried in patches.
The principal figure In the group now
on trial Is the sister ola high official
in the ecclesiastic administration,
which resided i'm a house belonging to
the synod, in which the police found
both dynamite and revolutionary
documents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12

SAN ANTONIO will be ready to hear
what Judge Miller of Llano has to
say concerning the statues of that
Llano road. If the title to road bed
and right of way is all right the next
thing in order will be to ascertain
through the report after thorough ex-
animation by some competent engin-
eer just how much the work 10 2 ,ing
to cost. A guess within 500, 900 OF
tho actual figures will not do this
time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
San Antonio ,uustters.

There seems to be- such q great de-
mand for houses In IAN Antonio, that
as soon as q house Is vacant "squat-
ters" will move right In and take pos
session unless you keep a Waterman
on hand to guard the premises. One
OF these "squatters" has taken pos
session of q cottage belonging to the
manager of the LIGHT. 1t IL to be
hoped he will not have TO take the
roof Off before they conclude to move
again.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
AbbOtt's DefaIcatiou.

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. l2.-The sad
sequel of the sensation caused here
last week by the suicide of Joseph B.
Abbott and the discovery of his de-
when a subscription book for the re-
lief OF his family was circulated
among the lumber dealers. A bout
g, 900 was raised, and will be well
come relief to the five children who in
a day fell from position of affluence
to extreme poverty.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Irish Tactics,

LONDON, Dec. 12-Another change
has been made in the Parnellite can
dldate for parliament from Kilkenny,
Mr.. Vincent Scolly being substituted
tor Mr.. Kelly. Mr.. Scolly has for
years been a mem Der of the National
League and he recently promised to
give one tenth of his income to that
party until an Irish parliament meets
in Dublin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
He Comes High.

A first-class secretary for the Com.
mercial Exchange will cost money.
An Incompetent man would be dear
at any price. If the association wants
a first-class man with brains, and has
the money to pay tor him, they will
find such sue, - m, man mn, IN A W. GIft15d,-it
cheap man at SIS, 900 a year. GIfford's
present address is the Booming town
of itTsburg, Kansas
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Sustained the Prohibitory.

MASON CITY, TO-, Dec. 12.-Judge
Ruddick has passed upon the vail
dity of 1owa's prohibitory statute.
A year ago Peter Larkin, of Flores
city, was convicted and fined for sell
ling original package goods. He quit
the business until the Nebraska
decision was rendered and then open
cd at the old stand. Judge Ruddick
imposed a penalty of 500.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
1t Needed Cleansing.

DUBLIN, December r. A wagon
loaded with copies Of the Anti-Par-
nell paper was captured by two
masked men with revolvers, as it
was proceeding to the railway to
ship the papers to South of Ireland,
and driving to the river, threw the
load In the river
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
Skipped With His Brides Cash.

COLUMBUS, Ind, December 12.-On
Thanksgiving Day Samuel N. Spen-
Ger and Zaralds Layman, ofElizabeth-
town, were married. All went mer-
~ until sunday night when the
husband and wife were invited 20
the residence of q neighbor. The
couple responded to the invitation
and returned to their home in the
evening. Shortly after arriving at
home. Spencer, who was in the pos
session Of his wife's pocketbook,
which contained $500 in cash, made
an excuse and left his residence. He
has not since been heard from.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12

PRINCETON. KY, Dec. Il, John and
Mack jackson, two well-to-do farmers
living ten miles east of here. went
out coon hunting Saturday night.
While they were away from home
two masked men walked into the
house, drove their wives and children
out doors with pistol and robbed
the house of S600iu money, which was
secreted in a bureau drawer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12

CLEVELAND and Hill have both an =
nounced their intention of running
for the nomination of the democracy
in 1892. Hill will not accept the
United States senatorship, nor will
he take third term of the governor
ship. Two such candidates from one
state will insure republican victory
in New York, particularly II Cleve-
land carries the convention.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
National Farmers Alliance.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. President
Peek of the National Farmers alliance
has named Friday, Feb. 6, 1891. and
Washington, D. e., the place for
holding the first meeting of the
national president and presidents of
all state alliances.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
LANDA-BENNATA.

NEW IBERIA, La, Dec. 4-Last
evening at O'Clock, at the residence
of Rev. G. G Kramer, Mrs. Willie
Bennata. and Mr. Morris Landa, both
of San Antonio, Texas, were mar
ried
There seems TO be little romance
con nected with the affair. 1t is under
stood that 1t Is runaway match and
the groom Is bachelor of 40 years.
The happy couple left on the o
O'Clock train on their return to San
Antonio"
The MIS-. Willie Bsnneta referred to
must be none other than Mrs. Willie
Berretta, who Is known by great
many San Antonio residents. Mr..
Morris Landa is the son of Mr.. Joseph
Lsnds, q wealthy citizen of New
Brauniels.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
First Indian Blood.

CHICAGO, December H. Gen.
Brooke, al Pine Ridge Agency, says
many chiefs are coming in. Two,
with small following broke away,
there was fighr with the troops and
some Indians were hurt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-12
A French Election

PARIS, Dec. Eat the elections
held in this city to fill the vacancy in
the Municipal rouncil, NJ. Gren boun-
val, the Boulangist candidate, was
elected receiving 1880 votes against
I 244 for NJ. Gely, Possiblist Repub-
llcan.