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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14
For Summer Cookery

Royal Baking Powder will be found the
greatest of helps. With least labor and
trouble it makes bread, biscuit and cake Of
finest flavor, light, sweet, appetizing and
assuredly digeStible and wholesome.
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MISS SAWyER'S SCHOOL

4 T No. North street, begins its sixth year
~ Wednesday. Septenhcrg 9 1891 THIS school
ans to consider the wan of young men and
women pr, pairing for teaching. college or bust
ness, and to that end employ an adequate number
of competent teachers. For further Information
apply to FLORENCE A. SAN YER Principal.
Brattlthuro. 32-ai
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The Best Looking Country Weekly
in the United StotPH


From Col. Albert Clarke. Secretary of the
Home Market club. Bostuu--a Vermont
newspaper veteran.
liked The Phoenix SO well before that
had some misgivings about its change of
form, although the eight-pagc paper, fast
ened and opened, is far preferable to
large folio; but the very first number of
the new Phoenix has dispeled my doubts,
Its admirable arrangement of matter, legi-
BILE type. fine paper and beautiful appear
ance constitute II decided Improvement
over what was before the handsomest
paper in Vermont, with one exception. |
now consider The Phoenix the best looking
and best arranged country weekly in the
United States and the enterprise with
which it is conducted, and the fairness and
ability with which it is edited should be
source of pride to all its patrons and
should greatly increase their number.
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Educational.
GIenWOod Classical Seminary.

Il HE Fall term Of - weeks will begin on Wed
! nt s,iay, September , Good opportunity for
study. Board can be had reasonably. also ooms
for those wishing to board themselves. For all
information address the principal H. H. SHAW
NrsI BrattlehnrO, Aug B. 1871. 39-35
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14

The Newport Express has been bought
by Theophilus Grout, a younger brother OF
Gen. W. W. Grout, Mr. Earle retiring from
the paper with this weeks issue. Mr..
Grout will be- cordially welcomed to the
newspaper ranks of the state, and the craft
will give him good wishes for his success.
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Vermont Academy,
NANTONS RIVEn, VT.

LNALL tenn opens Sept :, 1891. Fine location.
Il complete equipment, twelve instructors, new
Music and Art courses Of three years. Admission
to college on certificate. Large farm and campus.
m ilitary drill. gymnasium. Training for char.
act-r and citizenship. Full particulars in cata
logua Send for one.
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THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
trad IEEHONT EECORD AND FIRMER.
nnt,d stay T., 1851
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT BRArTIEBoRo. VT. BY
.. l.. FREN NCH.

TERMS: 81 50 per year in advance; if not paid
within the wear. $500
RATES OF ADVERTISING furnished on application
Births. Deaths and Marriages published free
Obituary Notices Cards of Thanks, etc. 15 cents
per inch of ~ lines or less.
Entered at the Bratteboro Post Office as second
class mail mattrr
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Leland & Gray Seminary,

DUPlTS fitted for bus sness teaching and best
i colleges FAN term begins September LIST.
Az BREN b. CALL. \. b. Principal. Miss Myrtle
G. Kinney. PreceItr, IS; Mrs 4. b. Call. Assistant
and Tenchnr of Mmslr
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The above is one Of the many
pleasant things which have been
said of The Vermont Phoenix since
its enlargement to ,he eIght.page
form, its dress in new type. and
its adoption of an improved make.
up.
The pages OF The Phoenix show
for themselves that in the depart.
ment of local news it covers its
field with great completeness.
1t gives, each week, a careful
summary of state and general
news. keeping its readers informed
Of every event of Importance.
Each issue contains a page Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14

Gen. Grout says in letter to the Bur
lington Free Press, written in answer to an
inquiry from that paper that the United
States fish hatchery to be established i'm
Vermont is an institution entirely separate
and distinct from the state hatchery. which
government appropriation is For the pur-
chase of site and establishing fish hatch
cry in suitable place in Vermont.
5000. 1t was the expectation that this
sum would buy site and start the work.
Later on an appropriation will be made to
complete the establishment, probably Slj,-
600 more The United States fish commits
sioner will locate the hatchery, and it will
be wholly under his control, through a SUI
perintendent appointed by him. This
hatchery being government plant, fish
can be sent from il to any other state in
the Union, but naturally Vermont will be
given its chief benefit, and its main work
will be in the direction of propagating
trout and their distribution through the
ponds and streams of the state. Gen
Grout says i'm conclusion: "The field is
ample for both hatcheries, and though en-
tirely distinct, they may work together;
and if provided with sufficient appropria-
tions and with efficient management, they
ought speedily to make our streams and
ponds and lakes alive with the tinny tribe
and Vermont the anglers paradise
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GBe l)ermunt pb@nit.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1891.

The Vermont Phoenix has n larger
paid circulation in Wlndham county
than any other paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14

Mr.. Blaine paid visit on Monday to Sec
rctary Tracy, who was at Bar IIarbor on
board the United States gunboat Dispatch
The same day he made a long call on John
Il. Mclean, the editor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer. Mr.. Blaine is evidently pretty
lively for corpse, or for man in the last
stages of some fatal diseases
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State Normal School,
CASTLETON, VT.

NNN I4I4IVNs w
The Fall term begins August Is. full corps
of capable and experienced instructors; two
thorough courses of study, a mature class of pu-
pills. ample facilities, a beautiful and healthful
location. and the reputation achieved by it,
nearly 400 graduates, offer ample guaranty to
those seeking better preparation for teaching.
3l-33 ABEL f.. I.EANENWORTH, Principal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-08-14

Its editorial page gives careful
attention to topics Of current in
terest as they pass.
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by the Governor

HENRN VI NCFARLANn.
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

France is suffering almost as much as
Germany from the overcrowding Of the
learned professions. Fifteen thousand
school mistresses, 1000 primary school
masters and 800 high school instructors
are looking in vain for employment.
There are ~, 900 French physicians, that
ID about 5000 or 1000 more than there
arc in Germany, with her 10000 more
inhabitants. Paris has 800 apothecaries.
Two thousand lawyers In Paris, who have
passed all preliminary examinations for
. full practice, cannot make livings in
their profession. Civil and mining en-
ginsers are 5 o numerous that hundreds
Of them are seeking eagerly petty posi-
items in mines and factories.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

nThe machinery now IN use by the
life saving service is about as perfect
asserts the HAL ard Express, stas anything
we'll can be. The crews of the various
stations often perform the seemingly i'm
possible Ii their brave and well directed
Efforts. Without their assistance and
the means they have at their command
hundreds Of lives would have been lost
on our coast during the latter part Of
December. In view Of the heroism shown
and the VI physical labor required Of
them, our life savers are not sufficiently
paid. These men daily literally take
their lives in their hands, and we do not
sufficiently esteem their services"
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
Origin Of Long Measure.

Our measures of length originated in
tue dawn of civilization, and came to us
through the Anglo-Saxons. The yard
was originally the length of a kings
arm; the foot, the length of his pedal
extremities. The word inch is derived
from the Latin uncia, a twelfth part; but
why the foot was divided into twelfths,
instead of tenths or eleveuths, no n
claims to be wise enough to tell. It has
been suggested that probably the inch
was originally the length of the second
joint of the foreinger, and that twelve
of these equal the length of the forearm,
which averages about n foot in length.
The inch used to be divided into three
s~sbarleycorns' which were simply the
length of the grain or sscorn' of the
barley. The ssmile" was reckened at
one thousand PAGES, as its name shows,
for it is derived from the first word OF
the Latan phrase militia passuum, SO
thousand paces." The origin of the
ssrodn is doubtful.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

shotgun should perceive his intent.
Slowly and noiselessly he CROPPED till he
found a link which was not perfectly
closed, and putting all his strength into
a supreme effort-but a guarded one
he wrenched the link still wider open
and managed to unlock it.
Without changing the position of his
hands perceptibly, he began to draw his
right cautiously up toward his hip
pocket. Just as it rested ON the grip
of the small revolver concealed there tho
highwayman behind saw what he was at
and with a shout threw the shotgun to
his shoulder. But before he could pull
the trigger Bouton had snatched out his
pistol, wheeled about and shot him down.
| The desperate who was leading Bouton
by the chain whirled around with his six
! shooter at a level, but too late-a ball
from the Generals revolver dropped him
dead. The third robber made an equally
vain attempt to shoot the audacious
prisoner, and in turn was laid low by the
same unfaltering aim. 1t was lightning
work and adamantine firmness three
shots in half as many seconds, and every
shot a t'counter." That was pure nerve,
too.
One Of the minor events in a long life
crowded with great heroisms furnishes
an example of a different kind. He who
figured in it was Don Manuel Chaves,
the matchless New Mexican rife shot and
Indian fighter.
In 1864 news came to his lonely ranch
at Los Ojueos that q band of twenty
Apaches had swooped down upon the
Rio Grande and stolen two hundred head
Of horses and mules, with which they
were fleeing toward the Manzano Mount
aims. A force. of settlers were
in pursuit, but the Indians had
q long start and were well armed
md mounted. Should they once reach the
Sierra further pursuit would be simply sui
cidal. Hidden behind rocks and trees
they could pick off their pursuers with
absolute safety to themselves.
There was no other man in the house
save his dying son-in-law; but without
= moments hesitation Don Manuel sad
died his swift pet mare, and with his
deadly rifle across the saddle bow gall
loped off alone to meet a score Of the
most fearful of all savage warriors. Rid
ing southwark to the top of a wooded
ridge, he o saw the Apaches coming
directly toward him. When they were
near him he charged boldly out at them,
signalling behind him as if to a force
hidden in the timber. The Indians, un.
able to fathom his audacity, and suppos-
ing that of course he had a strong force
at his back, so that they were in danger
Of being caught between two fires, scat
tered like quail into the mountains, leav-
ing the stolen animals to be recaptured
by the pursuing Mexicans who were close
behind.
In returning home from this adventure
wherein his nerve had saved $40, 900
worth of mules to his friend Don Cristo-
bal Armijo-Don Manuel's mare stepped
into prairie dog hole and fell upon him,
crushing his leg f%rightfully. He was
three months in bed, but ultimately re-
covered full use of the leg, and the cour-
age and GOODNESS which had SO long dis
tinguished him still made him a terror to
the hostile tribes Of the Southwest for
more than a decade longer.-New York
Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

The RaiIsoay Age recently Published
! clever article By Joseph o. Herbert,
United States Consul at Para, Brazil.
The subject of tbs article is stRailroad-
ing Ia Brazil" but It's object relates
more particularly to that vast alluring
PLANETARY Of ebullient craftsmanship
known as the ssFan-Amorican Railroad"
This might better bo termed the Tight
Rope Air Line, for it Is proposed to
bridge the valleys and tunnel the peaks
81 the Andes. traversing tie great water
shed Of South America by balancing th.
road-bed on the knife-edge Of mountain
tops. Aside from the facts that such .
railroad would cost i thousand times
more than an ordinary read simply to
lay the rails, that an ocean steamship can
carry freight faster and cheaper than b
freight train, that the major portion Of
The country to be travelled has no popu-
lasion worth the name, Mr.. Korbort
gives o. . peculiar obstacle to railroads
q Brazil that they must tunnel the
forests and y nav path must Be- opened
sitter every train. bscause ssthe dense
growth e vegetation i % rapid that !
pakh cut ID The morning Is oyergrown Ii
ehe night This last fact settles tbs
RsnsAmarican railroad scheme, declares
she Chicago Ns,os. No self-rsspectiDg
locomotive engineer vill handle tbs
Lever cf sn engine WHICH Il obliged to
shovs ! lsWn-mousr aEsad 81 ST.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Pennsylvania is taking an important
step In the direction Of better roads; q
step that, IN the opinion Of the New
York Tribune, every State should take.
Railroad travelling has become so general
and so perfect that the common high
ways Of the land are largely overlooked.
Yet on them is the vast bulk OF travelling
and transporting done, after oil, and
upon their condition depend to an in
calcniable extent the comfort and con
venience and prosperity Of the vast bulk
Of the people. The improvement o.
county roads Is q topic that should stand
well toward the head Of the listin every
Legislative asse6ably, until we have
brought ourselves at least to an equality
with the Romans of two thousand years
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY TEE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

A Mistake-An Example Not Fol.
Iowed-New and True-Easily
Carried Out, Etc, Etc. !
A barber, a bald man, and thirdly a fool,
Together a journey had made,
But fatigue overlook them just at the end,
So they all laid down in the shade.
The barber. by lot. was compelled to stand
guard,
And he, while the others slept sound,
Shaved the head OF the fool so cleanly, In.
deed,
That never a hair could be found.
On waking, the fool put his hand TO his
head,
Nor did he the BARRIERS joke see:
"You rascal" said he, you've awaked by
mistake,
The bald-headed man and not me-"
-HarUGrd L0mpooN>
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

~Ex-seeretary Bayard has aged consid-
erably since leaving Washington, though
in apparently good health. II is noted,
muses. the Chicago Herald, that success
in politics seems to act as a powerful
tonic, and public men in Washington
bear their years better than when retired
TO private life. It will be remembered
that Secretary Blaine aged faster during
his four years. retirement than he did
before or has since.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

'tIf you are going to kill q man., says
an English surgeon Of renown, ''and
want to do it quickly and without suffer-
Ing, hang him. If the hangman knows
his business, the victim does not feel as
much pain as if shot through the heart
or brain. It's all over in the tenth of a
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
oPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA.

Railroad statistics show that moro
people are killed while walking on the
track than from any other cause, which
% an argument, thinks the Mail and Es.
press, for enforcing the laws forbidding
this practice.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

The Independent, Of New York, having
asked members Of Congress-House and
senate-whether they would close the
worlds fair on Sunday or leave it open,
publishes ver 100 replies, wherein it
appears that the respondents are very
nearly equally divided or the matter,
those opposing opening, however, being
about ten in the majority.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

A new law in Missouri provides that
the fees Of no executive or ministerial
officer of any county, exclusive of the
salaries actually paid to his necessary
deputies, shall exceed the sum of $4,000
for any one year.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
A YouTHEuL CIVIC

Tommy (after watching the bride and
groom come down the aisle)-sI'm never
going to get married.
Mother-aWhy not, dear2n
Tommy-tJust look at those two.
She's crying, and be looks sorry al
ready
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
DEFERRED.

Mr.. Myser-ssThe doctor cannot get
here for Ewo hours
.Good, " returned Mrs. Myser. ssSix
per cent. on S5 for two hours is not
much of q saving, but every little helps.n
-Nep Yoyb Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
NEW n TRUE.

Teacher-aWillie, spell felt.
Willie-stF-e-l-t.n
Teacher-sRight. Jimmie what ID
felta'
Jjmmie-"A ickin'. "-EpacA.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

A stranger once walked into a Massa-
chusetts court and spent some time watch
ing the proceedings. By and by a man
was brought up for contempt of court
and fined; whereupon the stranger rose
and said:
SHOW much was the ine?"
'Flve dollars" replied the clerk.
"Well," said the stranger, laying down
the money, Elf that's all, I'd like to jine
in. I've had a few hours experience Of
this court, and no one can feel a greater
contempt for it than I do, and I am
willing to pay for it."-THe Green Bag.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
A WITNESS WHO WOULDN'T BE BUE1rED.


sI was trying a case before Judge
Hoffman," said General Barnes, Sin
which the witnesses were all country
people. The testimony Of one of them
was very damaging to my client, and I
sought to trip him up and lay ground for
tho purpose of impeaching him. He
stood me off, however, and then ]
sought to show he was a NAH of bad
character, I bullied him a bit, and
asked: @
"sDo you know any respectable or
reputable people in San Francisco9'
sc. Il think not he said.
"sWhat7 Don't you know one re-
putable and respectable man2' and /
gazed at him after the fashion of Joe
Redding.
".Idon't know a reputable or respect
able man in the entire city, said the
witness. Sin fact, General Barnes, you
are the only man whose acquaintance /
have.'
aI excused the witness" the General
Is reported to say.-Ihe Waoe.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
THEN HR WENT AWAY.

Mr.. Stayne Sleigh Cat 11:59 r.M)-
swell, I really must go, Miss de Muir.
I suppose I've staid too late"
Miss de Muir (archlD-"Oh, better
late than never!n-PucE.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
NEVER

Florence-ssThe idea Of saying you
were only twenty-three!n
Bessie-HYou forgot mamma told ua
that it is always better to underrate than
to ~exaggerate, my dear."-Amerscon
Grocer.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
A DUBIOUS COMPLIMENT.

She -ssI'm 20 glad you have comet"
He-.Are you realIy2"
She-"Yes; for if you had not, there
would have been thirteen at the table. =
Epoch.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
sANauINARY CUTS,

any barber told me a very funny story
this morning" said Smithers.
~ Judge from the condition of your
face it was illustrated with CUTS" put in
Wiggles.- Chicago Meas.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
FALLING OFF IN SURROUNDINGS.

"Smithers is awfully unlueky. he
built himself a chateau in Switzerland
beautiful location-but all of q sudden
the neighborhood ran down"
aUnhealthy2"
aNot exactly. Avalanche. n-Nsg
Fork Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
NO ONE ELSE WILL INVEST.

NO ONE ELSE WILL INVEST
'tJabson has got tired of attending to
his business all alone, SO he is going to
incorporate himself
"Well, he'll have to take all the stock
himself. "-New FORK Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
EASILY CARRIED OUT.

She (piqued)-"I don't know exactly
what to make of you, Dir. Bland!"
He (eager to suggesD-"-Er-why
not try a husband?"-AmericGn Grocer.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
PROOF AND PUNISHMENT ONE.

Primus-:Howard says the phrenolo-
gist he consulted was a fraud"
Secundus-stHow 500"
Prmus-tsHe told Howard his bump
of memory was abnormally large, and
yet Howard says he cam off and for
got to pay the man his fee. 1.-The Con-
finAnE.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
A DEFINITION OF SELF. DENIAL.

Teacher-"Will some one explain
what is meant by self-deniaf2"
Small Boy-"Please, mum, it's givin'
the whole of your apple to your little
sister. n-Yankee Blade.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
VERY KIND.

Mrs. Dorcas-ssI think we should help
the poor people in the n~eighborhood.
Now, if ] send food, what will you
send2n
Mrs. Flighty-ttMe2 Oh, / will send
an old receipt book, Sc they can cook
tie food properlyls
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
AN EXAMPLE NOT FoLLowEp.

He looking at the clock)-stAhl Time
hies!n
She (~yawning)-"Yes, and how few
emulate the excellent example which
time sets."-New Yorb HeraM.fs
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
USES OF

Wool-stThat young Russian, Or.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, makes very poeti-
cal use of his outlandish name.n
Van Pelt-s.What does he do with
it?n
Wool-"Uses it for bandages!n
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
TAKES TWO 10 MAKE 4 BARGAIN,

Mrs. Wedgewood-ssI know I'm cross
at times, John, but if / had my life to
live over again ! would marry you just
Ahe sama.n
Mr.. Wedgewood-sI have my doubts
about it, my Chicago Negs.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
SHOWED HER GOOD SENSE.

Johnson-sWhen I do marry I intend
to marry . sensible girl II I can find
one"
Tomson-stNow, there's Miss Sharpe ;
she Tilted me-
Johnson-sJust the girl want. Won't
you introduce me2p-Chicago Nsps.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
4 e~TRATEGIsT.

Wife reproachfully)-aWhy John, l
thought you disliked . piano so that you
never would have bought one. You
know how the next-door neighbor has
tortured IS with that hateful thing
John sympathizinglyl-B calm, ny
dear. that is the one I bought. Chicago
Mems.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
& CAUTIOUS NAN.

81 never do anything with my eye
shut said nj. Topnoody, with an ali
Of great self-con6dence.
aNothing at alla' asked bis wife,
mildly.
absolutely nothing, madam
ss1yo2n she gueriea. That's funny.
How do you sleepap and Topnoody went
into i conaatose condition. K~asIiagton
Star.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

= 1919 the United States purchased
Florida from Spain.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25
Climbed Mont Blanc Easily.

Is the first to ascend Mont Blanc
without physical exertion, Mr.. Jansen,
who accomplished q great part of the
ascent On sleds, made some interesting
remarks on his physiological experiences.
His intellectual forces, instead Of being
depressed, were gently excited and more
powerful than when on the plains. He
attributes this result to his immunity
from physical effort, for each time that
be had to exert himself he felt the IN
easiness, or NAL de montague, which
troubles Alpine climbers.-Nsv York
JOagzog.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Arsidcial musk y now being raanufao-
tured in Germany.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-04-25

Female Institute
oPELoUsAs, ST. LANDRY PARISH. Ia

This institution is ndenomiuational. nr.o.
tical and progressive. Discipline firm ana
based on sound principles ennoblingsan IN
veloping character. Honor and self resnees
promoted. Methods of training and cult1,rs
thorough. Toe curriculum prepares fbs
pupil for University or practical life. Co.
comfortable and commo dious. Patronass
solicited. For further particulars applv n
MRS. NJ. NJ. HAYES. PRINCIPAL