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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

The discovery of an enormous under
ground reservoir of water in the midst of
the Sahara desert will undoubtedly develop
trade and travel throughout that region.
Explorations have shown that there are
large portions of the Sahara which are
really capable of cultivation, and after a
time it will doubtless be as completely eff
faced from the map as has been the great
American desert.
The Johns Hopkins university has re-
ceived from Col. j. Thomas Scharf, the
Maryland historian, one of the most valua-
BILE private collections of Americana in this
country. The collection includes great
number of books, more than $4,000 PAM
phlets, several hundred unpublished manu-
scripts, materials for a history of New York
city and vicinity, and of Missouri, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and the Southern states,
and several thousand rare autographs and
broadsides.
While the population of Maine has in
creased since 1880 only Il, $50, or 1.S7 per
cent, the 26 cities and towns, with a popu-
lation of 1000 and over have increased
31,616, or 1924 per cent in population.
The wool clip in Australia this year is
the largest in the history of the colonies,
and will reach 500, 900, 900 in value. There
VIII Dt ZO,OUU,OOO bushels Oh WledJ LOT eA-
port. The colonies are said to be extreme
ly anxious to trade with the United States.
What Is said to be the largest block of
stone ever quarried lies now on the ground
at the Vinalhaven granite quarries of
Maine. 1t is a solid shaft without crack
or flaw, 115 feet long and 10 feet square at
the base. The great difficulty will be in
moving it, for it is $50 tons in weight.
m Z
dumb animals, is now commemorated by a
statue in City Hall square, Milwaukee. 1t
is of heroic size, cost $4,000, and shows
Mr. Bergh stroking the head of a crippled
dog.
The value of diamonds and other precious
stones imported into this country in sim
gle year is set by the census returns at
about S12 2,000,0OO and the demand is rap
idly increasing In no other country in the
world are so many of these expensive Ona-
ments worn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
MINOR NOTES.

1t is reported at Boston that Canon Far
rar, the noted English divine, is to succeed
Phillips Brooks as rector of Trinity church
in that city The officials of the church
refuse to say whether the report is correct
or not, declaring that no selection can be
bishop of the diocese next fall.
A notable musical combination which
has been agreed upon at Boston is that of
the Symphony Orchestra and Boston Sing
ers.
The prince of Wales is said to be in debt
to the amount of S1,50O,OOO, three-fourths
of which resulted from heavy play and bet
ting transactions during the past seven
months. The only way out of the difficult
ty seems to be for the Queen to pay the
debts of her unworthy offspring, but she
has not the reputation of being very liberal
with her immense fortune.
One hundred and ninety-nine "Bond In
vestment' companies chartered in other
states must stop doing business in Massa-
chusetts, new law just passed cutting off
the golden opportunities of the people who
are engaged in these peculiar enterprises,
Secretary Blaine has been i'll in New
York this week, but is now improving. 1t
is said to be doubtful, however, whether he
will attempt to resume his duties in Wash
ington during the hot weather.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
Why l Am a PrOtectiOnist.
BY THE HON. JUSTIN s. MORRILL,,

UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM VERMONT AND
CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
First--It brings together diversified in
dustries which never fail to vastly increase
the personal intelligence, industry and
wage-earnings Of the people.
Second-It adds prodgiously to the
power of increasing, by machinery and
steam and water power, the necessaries of
life and of advanced civilization, and also
greatly cheapens the cost of subsistence.
Third-It furnishes an opportunity for
every person to find the employment best
adapted to his or her genius and capacity,
that will secure the largest income or the
greatest happiness.
Fourth-It creates home market, with
out which the cultivators of land in Amer
lea would be but a little better off than our
aborgines.
Fifth-It is the. bulwark of national in
dependence in peace or war.
JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
The above appeared in the Economist of
May Sth, with a fac simile of Senator
Morrill's well known signature
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
The Norton Mills Swedcs.

Several weeks ago statement gained
currency in some of the public prints to
the effect that the Swedish colonists at
Norton Mills in Essex county were endur-
ing great hardships. that they were in Il
destitute condition. and that several of
them had left. one walking 20 miles to Rut-
land to get work in the marble quarres.
ish vice consul at Boston and he addressed
a letter to Gov. Page, asking To be inform
ed of the facts in the matter. GOV. Page
at once addressed a letter to Hon. ;. ID.
IIobSon of Brighton, asking him to ascer-
tain the facts and report to him. In an
swer Mr.. IIobson has forwarded letter
from one of the SwedeS. named A. L.
ErikSOn. who writes in a straightforward
intelligent way. He says the Norton Mills
Swedc> went to that place to enter the
employ of Mannall ~ Co. of Springfield
Mass, who bought a large quantity of land
in Norton Mills offering it to the Swedcs
for settlement. The expectation was evil
IDENTITY that the SwedcS would work at lum-
bering for the company, and at the same
time build homes for themselves. which
they would own in due time. There are
large lumber mills there. owned by \. NJ.
! StetSon of Boston, where the Swedes were
also given employment. Mr. Erikson SAYS
| the wages paid the settlers was ST. per
| day. with house rent and fuel free. and
every settler was given steady work from
| the day of his arrival. Some came from
the New England states and others direct
| from Sweden. In several cases Mr.. Stctson
advanced money for the men TO send foI
their families, and furnished them neces-
sares to live upon. Everything went wei
until some of the colonists, who were NOT
accustomed to the kind of hard work whcl
their new life compelled them to do, be
came dissatisfied, and got an idea that they
could do better in the factories in the cities
These were only two or three in number
but they communicated their own dissatis
faction to others, and persuaded several L
Join with them in their complaints and il
leaving the colony. This the writer of tn,
letter says is the substance of the who'll
matter. Those who are willing to adap
themselves to their new conditions and d,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
The Presidents Journey.

President Harrison received an enthusi-
astic reception on his visit to Washington
and Oregon last week, and his homeward
course from the Pacific coast has been a
continued ovation. The special train bear
ing his party entered Nebraska on Wednes-
day and nowhere has his reception been
more cordial. At Omaha the people turned
out en- masse to receive him, and a process
sion of police and military escorted him
through the streets of the city. He was
welcomed at the High school building by
1900 school children. The President is
due to arrive in Washington today, and
will there find important matters of state
awaiting his attention.
On arrival at Springfield ILL.,, yesterday.
the President was given a warm greeting,
and was escorted to the tomb of Lincoln,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
BORO, FRIDAY, MAY Is, 1891.


the work of new country are getting on
well. At the end of his letter he says:
In my own case am well satisfied. / am liv-
ing ON my place, having built me a house and got
pretty good start, have been treated kindly, and
been offered all the assistance may need. have
no desire to return to Springfield. my former
home. If have my health have good reason to
think that in little while will have nice little
home that | can call my own. In conclusion I can
ruthfully say there is not word Of truth about
my countiNmen being destitute or in want here:
On the contrary they are all at work here, receive
good wages are well clothed children well dressed
and attending school ! would further say that
there has not been single instance where there
has been any destituton or hunger, or any person
who has received aid in this town during the past
winter all the reports you have to this effect
are base falsphoods
The letter bears in its tone and seeming
the evidence of its truthfuncss, and will
eifectually set at rest the charge that i'm
migrants who have been persuaded to come
to Vermont from other states or from for
cign countries have come to want, or have
been subjected to unjust treatment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
The President as an Orator.
From Harper's weekly.l

Those who are disposed to class oratory
among the lost arts must reconsider that
conclusion in view of the Presidents tour.
He has been travelling across the continent
to the Pacific, and every day he has made
two or three clever speeches, good-natured,
varied, full of tact, and expressing his views
courteously, and the whole country reads
in surprise, and great many worthy peo-
pie say that here is a great man who has
been some how concealed under a visionary
hat, but who will be henceforth estimated
at his true value, and undoubtedly renom-
mated and reelected to the Presidency by
the acclamation of his party. If oratory
can so radically change the general impress
sion in regard to the President, it is certain
" not a lost art.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

Ex-senator Warner Miller of New York,
the president of the Nicaragua Canal com
pany, who has recently been on tour of
inspection of that great American under
taking, brings home a highly satisfactory
account of his tour. Mr.. Miller left New
York for Greytown ON the 18th of March.
He was shipwrecked on his way, but reach
ed his destination on the second of April.
The steamer which carried him to Grey
town sailed into the harbor there in a IA
foot channel. Only year ago the port
was choked by a sandbar, but the canal
company has succeeded in opening it, and
is building long breakwater to make the
channel permanent The work of the con-
struction parties has thus far been devoted
chiefly to the erection of piers, barracks,
ing of a railroad but Mr.. Miller found
that the big dredges had half mile of the
canal already eXcavated to the depth of 10
feet. and the full depth of 30 feet will be
reached by other dredges coming after.
President Miller and his party inspected
the whole line of the canal from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, 10 miles in length, OF
which about "a is river, 56 l2 lake and 2O
1-2 basin navigation, leaving only about 2g
miles for actual excavation, The entire
party, he says, were greatly pleased with
their trip across the country, and all of the
engineers expressed themselves as entirely
satisfied with the feasibility of the route
and of the perfection of the plans of the
engineers of the canal. Still more than
this, Mr.. Miller is satisfied that the work
can be down within the estimates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

1t will be remembered that in a series of
tests at the Annapolis proving grounds last
fall the government found that steel plates
in which there was small admXture of
nickel developed power of resistance
greatly in advance of the armor plates Ordi-
narily used. Another advance even more
important has now been made, by treating
the nickel-steel plates by a process of sur
face carbonization invented by Ii. A. Har-
vey of Newark, n. j., and known as the
Harvey process. Plates so treated were
penetrated no more than quarter of an
inch when attacked by rapid-tiring Hotch-
kiss gun with forged steel projectiles hav-
ing striking velocity of 1900 feet per sec
ond. Similar shots easily pierced the Ordi-
nary steel plates in almost every instance.
The results indicated are important. They
show that the armOr of battle ships treated
by the new process may be very much light
ened, while still giving complete protection,
thus allowing more and heavier guns to be
carried, greater coal capacity and other adj
vantages.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
Our Huge Internal Commerce.

senator Frye IN the May Forum.
Statistics OF our internal commerce have
never been accurately collected, but it has
been estimated that the domestic produce
moved and exchanged in this country last
year amounted in value to S25 900, 600, 600.
The annual river commerce of Cincinnati
is valued at more than $4,000, 600. The
tonnage that passes up and down the De-
troit river annually is greater than that
which enters the port of Liverpool. The
number of vessels that enter and clear at
Chicago exceeds every year by 1000 the
number of those that enter and clear at
New York The tonnage passing through
the Saut Ste. Marie in 1890 exceeded that
passing through the great Suez canal by
100000 tons. Our lake, river, and coast
wise tonnage amounts to nearly 4,0OO,0 600.
The present marvellous cheapness of water
transportation is of inestimable value to the
people in enabling that transportation to
compete with railroads and to regulate their
charges. Naturally the demand for the
improvement of the lake harbors, of con-
Meeting streams and canals. and of the i'm
mense water-courses of this country has
increased in its importantly with the in
crease of this commerce. but the increasing
appropriations in the river and harbor bills
are not even yet one-half as large as the
amounts proposed by the engineer board.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

Probably the Canadian statesman who
has drawn up resolution inviting the New
England states to join the provinces and
become part of the Dominion has been
reading the Trades of the mugwump pa
pcrs on the McKinlry bill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
c,TATE OE VERMONT. Mnrlhnrn- S.

= By the Probate Court for said District
To all persons Interested in the estate of AME-
Liza BUTrERFlELD, late of Brattleboro in saId
district. deceased. Greeting
Whereas A. 4. Butterteld has presented to
this Court an instrument purportng to be the last
VIII of said deceased, for probate You are
hereby notified that this Court will decide upon
the probate of said instrument at a session there
of to be held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro
in said district, the first Saturday of June.
1891, when and where you may appear and CON
test the same if you see cause.
20 f.. W. STODDARD, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

NAY ..
Hawley has just opened one
case Pacific Madras cloths at
9 IA cents a yard. One of
Challies at 10 cents a yard.
One Of Cocheco Prints, in me-
dium colorings at S cents a
yard.
New lot of Ginghams.
Lot ofnew Towels at I2I-2,
IS and 20 cents each.
Job in ladies' "Conamara"
shaped waterproof Circulars
at $I.4o, worth So.
One hundred Handy Die
tionarics at s cents each.
New patterns IN Curtain
Madras.
Choice new designs in Out
ing Cloths at II IL cents.
Job in ladies' Gauze Vests,
8 cents each.
One case more of yard-wide
Lonsdale bleached Cotton at
7 "a cents a yard.
Special Ribbon Sale is still
continued.
Ladies' Blouse Shirts of
Hathaway make.
Tomorrow morning | shall
open a new lot of ladies' long
Capes, Blazers and Reefers at
especially attractive prices.
At same time new things in
worsted Dress Goods, and a
few choice patterns OF fancy
striped Grenadine. Now is
the time to select a Parasol
or Sun Umbrella.
". /. HAWLEY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

where he made fitting and eloquent
speech. He stopped only briefly at In
dianapolis, where the entire populacc gave
him a welcome. From there the party
left on the home stretch for Washington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
Is E.w. sTODDARD, Register.
.tTATE or VERMONT. Markham IS

=
- The Probate Court for said District.
10 all persons interested in the estate of Gym
THIA A. KING late of Guilford. in said district.
deceased, Greeting.
Gou are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the accounts Of 5 l..
Hunt and G.. l.. Bullock. executors of the last
VIII of said deceased. and decree distribution
thereof to the persons entitled. at the session
thereof to be held at the Probate Once in b utte.
boro on the 21nd day of May. A. d 1891. v hen and
where you may be heard In the premises, if you
cause.
Is f. w. STODDARD. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

its friends last week by discarling the
folio form and appearing as a neat siN-col-
um quarto, adding one-quarter to its pre-
vious size. 1t is good to know that the
enlargement was called for by increasing
and character distinctively its own. such
as are enjoyed by few papers, and its pres
ent young editor is working diligently and
successfully to maintain its high standing.
The Caledonian has always been so hand
some geographically and mechanically
that it admits Of no Improvement in this
respect
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

,TATE OF VERMONT, Marlhoro. S.

= The Probate Court for said District.
Toall persons Interested in the estate of RACHEL
RICE. late of Newt ane, in said district. de-
ceased Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court viii de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of :, III.
Lazeli. Administrator upon the estate of said
deceased and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled. at the session thereof 20 he
held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro. on
the first Saturday Of June. A. ID. 1891, when
and where you may be heard in the premises, if
you cause.
20 f. w. STODDARD, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

Intense feeling has been aroused among
the Michigan Grand Army men by the ac-
tion of the Democratic house of that state
in defeating an appropriation of 10000
for feeding and lodging the visiting Grand
Army men who will attend the national
encampment which is to be held in De
troit next August. The Detroit Journal
declares, in a leading editorial, that this
is revival Of copperheadsm pure and
simple" that the animus of the action is
the same that led to Democratic opposi-
ton to voting supplies for the Union sol
diers during the war. and that the refusal
will react mot only on the Democratic
party of Michigan, but the party through
out the North will suffer from it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

In his latest diplomatic letter on the Ber-
ing sea seal fisheries Mr.. Blaine argues
with irresistible logic the right Of our gov
crnment to protect the seal from slaughter
during the breeding season. In doing this
he completely turns the tables on Lord
Salisbury by citing the law under which
Great Britain regulates the method of fish
ing over 200 square miles of water off the
the northwestern coast of Scotland. Mr..
Blaine shows that the language of this
British statute would require only to be
changed in its expressions to adapt it to the
seal fishery aud cover all the rights which
the United States claims in the waters of
Bering sea. So far as arbitration is con-
cerned Mr.. Blaine does not object to ad-
mitting the question of damages to Eng
lish vessels, if the ease goes against us. but
very properly suggests that it be supple
mented by that of compensation for the
seals wrongfully taken by Canadian vessels
during the period, if the ease is decided in
our favor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
CBe Orrmunt 39B@nit.
HBATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY. MAY -, 1891.

The Vermont PhGnix has larger
paid circulation in Windham county
than any other paper.
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CTATEOFYERMONT. wv. stminster IS

y The Probate Court In and for said District
To all persons interested in the estate of RUS
Sell UNDERWOOD. late of Jamaica in said Dis
trict, d, ceased. Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance of the account of Os-
car r. Garfield, Administrator upon estate of said
deceased, and decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto at the session thereof to
be IN Id at the inn of O f. CoombS in Tuwnshpnd.
ON the third day Of June, A. d. 1891. when
and where you may be heard in the premises. if
you see cause.
Is CHARLES EDDY. Rrpstnr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15

= The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate Of +. b.
CAMPBELL, late of Brattleboro, in SAID dis
trict, deceased, Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will
decide upon the allowance of the account of Hen
nv II Holton. Administrator upon the estate of
said deceased and decree distribution thereof to
all persons entitled thereto. at session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office in Bratteboro on
the first Saturday of June, \. ID. 1891, when
and where you may be heard in the premises, If
if you see cause.
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united May /, tSS0)
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT BRArTLEBoRo, VT, BY
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- The Probate Court for SAID District
To all persons interested in the estate Of JOHN
w. PIERCE, late of Jamaica, m said district de
ceased Greeting.
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance Of the account of car Il.
Garfield. Administrator Of said estate and decree
distribution thereof to the persons entitled at the
session thereof to be held at the inn Of .. +.
COOmbS in ToWnShend on the Bird day Of June.
1891 when and where you may be heard in the
premises, If you see cause
~ CHAS. B. EDDY Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
COMMIssIONERS NOTICE.

\ ESTATE OF SOPHIA X. HOLLAND.
The undersigned having been appointtd by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Mari
boro, Commissioners, to receive, examine and al
lust all cHitns ana dtmauus of all pei suns against
the estate of Sophia X. Holland. late Of New
fame in said district deceased. and all claims eN-
hibltcd in offset thereto, hereby give notice that
we will meet for the purpose aforesaid OF the
late dwelling I said dec, as, IN Newiane on the
lth day of June and the Goth day Of October
next. from one O'Clock p NJ. until four o'clock
p NJ each of said days. ana that six months
from the 2d dav of May, 1891, is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and !,
lowance. = 49, = = r
Dated at Newfane this 4th day of May, 1881.
10 Ep F Q; NY RHf2lId; n lMIdG;oPF commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
is CHARLES B. EDDY, Register
STATEOFVERMONT, Westminster. IS.

- The Probate Court for said District
To all persons inter- sted in the estate Of JOHN
W. PIERCE, late of jamaica in said district tie.
ceased, Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the application of Achsi hrce,
widow of said deceased. for the assignment of
personal property from said estate. at the session
thereof to be held at the INN of O. + Cuombs in
Townshend on the third day Of June a d 1891.
when and where you may be heard in the prem
ises, If you see cause.
I'D CHAS. b. EDDY. Register.