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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Good-by to the Calamity walters.
From the New Yorl, Tribune

"Good-by, old party, good-by," sang the
delegates Of farmers at Cincinnati. Then
came good crops here and bad crops abroad,
and now the country can sing, "Good-by,
calamity walters, good-by.n Says one de
spatch from Western state: "The crops
are the largest ever known, and before the
year ends nearly all the mortgages i'm this
state will be paid off" 1t will be hard
shedding to stir up passionate feeling among
the farmers about mortgages that one good
crop has wiped out of existence.
The Farmers Alliance started as an or
ganizaton for mutual benefit and infor-
nation. As such it had great prospect
of usefulness. Where it has kept out of
the hands of cheap demagogues it may yet
be useful. In many localities it helps
farmers to purchase more cheaply, and COM
binatiOn for such a purpose is emincntly
praiscworthy. 1t has not always found
honest men for agents, as defalcations
among them has shown, but farmers have
to learn from experience like other men.
As a bureau of information the OrganiZa-
tiOn might yet be of great service. The cir
cuar advising farmers not to sell more
wheat than they could help for the time
had this one merit: it made known to them
the probability that the demand for their
products this year would be unusually
large. In such ways a farmers Organza-
tion could do incalcuable good if rightly
managed.
But knavish demagogues who wanted of
flee soon found means to drag the organi-
zation into politics. Then it became their
chief business to circulate the widest mis-
information for the purpose of helping their
political schemes. They wanted the sup
port of the greenback fanatics and so bor-
rowed. rehashed and sent abroad as gospel
truth the stale stories that We're not within
a thousand miles of fact fifteen years ago,
when the "mOre money shrekcrs' were
beaten 10y the COmmOn-seuse of the people.
and have been growing less true every year
from that time to this. They wanted the
help of labor agitaturs and organizations,
and SO picked up all the untruthS devised
by su-called workmen who get their living
by talking. To this deluge of misinforma-
tion We're added some specious schemes to
plumber other folks, professedy for the
| benefit of farmers, and many artful appeals
to prejudice.
In this way the calamity walters rted
a new party. Some Of the farmers were
drawn into acting with them. but more re-
fused, and are glad now that they kept
aloof. Thay have learned that the new
party movement, whatever else it may
mean. has in it no good for farmers They
are learning that the pitiful tales of suffer
ing, told SO widely last year, have this basis
of fact, that the farmers had hoped for "A
great crop but had met bad one. With
better weather the mortgages vanish. and
also the idea that there must le "A new par
I ~ in nr,la t,, rais NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
MINOR NOTES.

A Washington rumor of last week an
nounced Gen. Wells of Burlington as the
man who would probably succeed Secretary
of War Proctor
The Boston Herald: BY raising her ap-
preparation for the worlds fair from S5,-
600 to ST., 900 Vermont has ceased to be
the state devoting the smallest sum of
money to this enterprise. 1t was not a
proud distinction, and Vermont is well rid
of it,
The trustees of the New York Life In
surance company have ordered the dis
charge of Theodore VI. Banta, the cashier
of the company, on whose charges against
the management of President Beers the
existing attack on the affairs of the com
pany was founded.
Rich and poor seem to fare about alike
at the New York custom house. Mrs.
William Astor imported two $4,000 gowns
from Paris, on which she refused to pay
the customs duties, and they were sold by
auction Tuesday A dry goods merchant
bought one of them for 5000 and the pro-
pretor of concert hall the other for S770.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes celebrated
his S2nd birthday at his home in Beverly
Farms last Saturday. Many prominent
people called to wish the genial "autocrat
of the breakfast table, happy returns of
the day, and kilograms of congratulation
were received from J. G. Whittier, George
William Curtis, E. j. Phelps and other
men of note.
Henry Clay Niles, whom President Har-
rison has appointed United States judge
for the northern and southern districts of
Mississippi, is a grandson of Nathaniel
Niles, who was the first settler in West
Fairee, who preached in his own house for
40 years, and was judge of the supreme
court and a representative in Congress
from Vermont 100 years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

A subscriber of The Phoenix, Mrs. \.
G. Kendall, a former resident of this vicin-
ity, now living at Ontario, Cal, writes to
correct an item in a recent issue which
spoke of the " Chinese beet sugar factory
in Pomona, Cal, one of several to be built
in Los Angeles county, The factory in
question is located at Chino, Cal, in San
Bernardino county, and is five miles south
west of Ontario. The factory takes its
name from the town, Chino in which it is
located. SO that its conversion into "Chi-
nese" factory is an easy matter. The Chi
no factory is the largest of the kind in the
United States, having a capacity to work
$50 tons of beets per- day. Mrs. Kendall,
with the true Western spirit, says, ''the es-
tablishing of an immense sugar factory in
our midst is an event of too much impor-
tAnce to allow one to sit quietly by while it
goes on record as belonging to Pomona,
Caln
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
NO. 36.


Mining prospectors have recently been
hunting for the lost Adams mine and for
other diggings of reputed wealth and un-
certain location. Most practical miners be-
lieve these diggings never existed save in
the imagination of gifted story tellers: but
the rOmances about them pale into insig-
nificance when compared with the remark
able fctions concerning the discovery of
precious metals which deluded the Old
World in the sixteenth century, wien
crowds of adventurers were swarming
westward
The strangest of these stories related to
enormous treasures existing somewhere i'm
equatorial South America. In the latter
part of that century the Old World had
not particle of doubt that there was an
area in eastern South America where gold
was as common as iron and copper were in
Europe. Walter Raleigh was among the
victims of this deusion, and he was one of
the throng that descended upon that part
of the New World in the expectation of
finding the golden paradise.
1t was in 1896 that Raleigh published
the highly colored story of his discovery
of the large, rich and beautiful Empire of
Guiana Most writers of the day were
led by Indian reports to affirm that the
golden city of Manoa, upon the banks of
Lake Parime, was to be found near the
Maroni river in what is now known as
French Guiana. Wherever it was. Raleigh
did not hesitate to inform Queen Elizabeth
that these reports were true. Finally, the
Spaniard, Martinez, who had a most bril-
liant imagination, declared that he had
spent nearly year in Manoa, of which he
gave an elaborate description.
he said the city was of enormous size,
and its population almost innumerable.
Not less than 5000 workmen could be seen
at their daily toll in the principal street.
The emperors palace, built of white mar
bic. ornamented with gold, occupied a
beautiful island. Three artificial noun
tains environed the palace. One of them
was of solid gold, another OF silver. and
the third of salt, which was protected in
some mysterious manner from dissolution.
The palace was supported upon columns of
alabaster and porphyly. Around it were
galleries of ebony and cedar, the wood
work lavishly inlaid with gold and prec-
ious stones. Two towers guarded the en-
trance, each - feet in height and sur
mounted by immense moons of silver.
Two living lions were attached to the foot
Of the columns by chains of gold. In the
palace was large square, adorned with
silver fountains and vases. into which wa
ter ran through four gold pipes. The king
was called Ell Dorado on account of the
splendor of his costumes. Among the
mountains all around were ineXhaustible
mines, the source Of this splendor. Eu-
ropean credulity was strong enough to
give life for years to such nOnsensical
yarns and probably 40 traveller in the Ma
roni valley from CrevauX to Brunetti has
failed TO contrast the actual poverty of the
region with the glittering descriptions of
Raleigh and Martinez.-Netr York sun.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Shouting versus Giroaning.


The South Dakota people are so jubilant
over their big crops that they have set
about the work of raising a huge grain
palace" in celebration thereof. Here, now
is a display of the genuine American spirit.
Here is something altogether different from
the complaining and wailing which, even
in this plentiful year, have stirred the all
in other agricultural regions. The cheerful
shouts of the harvesters of South Dakota
will be of immense benefit to the state
They will draw new settlers there: they
will raise the value of every acre of land in
the young state. Kansas has done herself
immense injury by forever groaning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

The Canadians are disturbed and humil-
lated over the results shown by the recent
census of their country. The population
is found to be less than 5,OOO,00O a, 4,S23,-
34D whereas, according to the ordinary
law of increase, and in view of the 500, 600
immigrants recently come into the Domin-
ion, it should have been fully 100000.
From 1871 to 1881 the rate of increase i'm
population was 1881 per cent, but from
1881 to 1891 it has been only 11.52. This
is the more disturbing to the Canadians
because the rate of growth in the United
States during the same decade was 24.S6.
The whole of the gain in Canada from
1881 to 1891 was practically in the North
west, in Manitoba and British Columbia.
In the provinces of Ontario and Quebec the
gain was less than 10 per cent and in the
maritime provinces only little over one
per cent These figures give the Canadians
an excellent chance to study the difference
in the conditions prevailing in their country
and in the United States
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Condensed Truth.

From the Morrisville News and Citizen.
The prompt manner in which the legis-
lature accomplished its business at the
special session last week. because of its
previous experience. is strong argument
in favor of electing members for more than
a single term. The habit of sending
new man to Montpelier every election
has become so fixed that an old member is
looked upon as a curiosity and fit for a po-
sition in a dime museum. If each town
would select its best available man and
keep him lin the harness for term of
years, there would be less waste of time
and better legislation. Sending a new man
each session simply to pass the office
around belittles the position and increases
rather than diminishes the expenses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Free Coinage the Issue for 1904.

Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge has an article
in the September Forum on Free coinage
the issue for 1892" He writes: "There
can be very little doubt that the next Con-
gress will pass free coinage bill. have
not heard of any one either in or out of
Congress or of either party, fitted by eXpe-
rience or observation to judge, who doubt
ed for moment that such bill would go
through. If free coinage act passes the
next Congress it is equally true that no one
doubts that President Harrison will veto it
in the interest of honest finance and sound
business methods. Should this happen, as
it is not believed that the bill can pass both
branches over the presidential veto, it will
leave the question open to be settled at the
polls in 1892, while the position of the par
ties upon it will have been sharply defined
by the action of Congress and of the ad-
ministration respectively. Whatever diff
ference may exist within the parties upon
this question, the conditions are such that
one must sustain and the other oppose it,.
They cannot both get upon the same plat
form in regard to it, and it therefore seems
inevitable that the free coinage of silver
will be the leading issue in the next cam
paign, the one upon which most popular
feeling win be excited and upon which
most votes will turn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

The civil war which has been in prog
ress in Chill for eight months past has end
ed in a complete victory for the insur-
gents, known as the congressional party,
over the existing government with Bal
maceda at its head as president or dicta-
tor. A final and conclusive battle was
fought last Friday before Valparaiso, which
ended in a complete victory for the con-
gressional party which rebelled against
the self-seeking and corruption of Bal
maceda's rule. The fall of Santiago, the
capital, into the hands of the victCrs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

One of the amusing asides of last week
was the publication and circulation on Fri
day by r. J. Deaytt, lawyer and pension
agent of Montpelier, of a circular letter,
showing its authors disturbed state of
mind over the choice of eN-GOv. Proctor to
succeed Mr.. EdmundS in the United States
Senate. Mr. Deavtt is understood to he
the largest stakeholder of the Montpelier
Watchman, and one of the officers and
managers of the concern. His grievance is
that the Watchman editorially endorsed
Gov Proctor's appointment, 'without the
approval or knowledge of the officers
or corporation" the editorial doing
this being the "solc act of the editor
and contrary to an understanding between
him and myself (Deavittl. The letter aC-
cuSes Secretary Proctor of seeking the Of
flee and going on an "elcctioneering tramp
to secure ii. and finally charges him, by in
situation, with paying money for the
Watchman's support. The publication is
evidently no more or less than an eNhibi-
tion of individual grievance or spite. Its
main interest in the newspaper world lies
in the illustration which it gives of the de-
lights which must attach to an editors life
when he is expected to act as crank-tuner
for a syndicate organ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
The Result of Quack Treatment.
From the New York Times

From the New York Times.
There are indications that the life of the
Farmers Alliance as factor worth con-
sidering in national politics is drawing to a
close. Admitting the sincerity of the men
who organized the Alliance and the exist
ence of the evils it specially sought to re-
form, it has for some time been apparent
that it has fallen into bad hands. No ben
eficial or even practical results can be ex-
pected from its present leadership.
Thoughtful men must feel only regret that
thousands of undoubtedly honest men
have committed their political fortunes to
the ambitious Polk, the ridiculous PETER,
butfoon Simpson, and INSCRIPTIONS, hare
Drained persons of their kind. The ALI
ance case is being treated by quacks, and
the death of the patient is an inevitable
result.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
The Calamity Lions Brought to Grief
From the New York TrhuupI

The Calamity Lions Brought to Grief.
From the New York Tribune
1t is only few weeks since Democratic
newspapers were filled with alarming ac-
counts of the bankrupt condition of the
treasury. There was no surplus but an
actual deficiency, according to these stories
The extension of bonds due September l
was last and desperate resort, without
which the treasury would be forced to
confess its inability to pay the bonds
when they matured. Reckless appropria-
tions and great reduction of revenue had
cut down the resources of the government
so that after July there would be no sur
plus but monthly deficit. Such, in brief,
were the stories told by many papers, at
great length and with almost daily repeti-
tion.
The 1st of September has come, and the
net gold in the treasury has increased
almost $1,000. 600 within the last two
months. The predicted monthly deficit is
not visible to the naked eye. The four
and-a-halt per cent bonds already present
ed for extension amount to about S24, ,000,-
600. and the remainder of these bonds vet
outstanding, about S20.0O0,000, may be
presented for payment from time to time
during the coming months, or may by the
holders be forwarded for extension, since
the privilege of having them extended at ?
per cent has been continued by the circular
just issued. But if the entire amount Of
bonds not already extended should be pre-
sented for payment this day, and if all the
holders should call for gold exclusively,
the treasury could pay the whole of them
without touching any part of the $780,
100000 bullion fund, but still having left
more than S1l2, 100000 gold in excess of
certificates outstanding. Thus another Sc
ries of peculiarly audacious misstatements
is brought to merited dishonor by the facts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

The only serious break in the almost
universal reports of abundant crops safely
harvested. comes from the northern part of
North Dakota, where frosts on Thursday
and Friday nights of last week severely in
iured the ripening wheat. Oliver Dalrym-
pie. the great farmer of the Northwest, es-
Inmates the damage at one-siXth to one
seventh of the entire crop of wheat in the
milk, but it is added that the frost was
what is known as a brand frost, leaving
the wheat equally good for milling, but rat
ing il one grade lower in the market. The
frosts also injured wheat and corn in
northern Minnesota and Wisconsin some
what In those states the frost went in
streaks, after the fashion well known in
the East, causing heavy loss in some sec
tions and being scarcely felt in other places
only a few miles away
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

1t is a matter of justice to the CORE
spondent doing the work to suitably recog-
nize the very complete account of the
special legislative session which was print
ed in The Phoenix last week. 1t is no de
probation of the work done by any other
paper to say that The Phoenix was the one
paper in the state which gave in concise
well written and ineligible article a com
plete account of the work of the session.
with summary showing exactly what
measures were enacted, and their import.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

The papers say that the Manchester Jail
is beSeged every day by people anxious to
get a sight of Abbott, alias Almy, the
thoroughly deprayed sympathies, come
bringing flowers which they ask the jailer
to give him. That official, however, seems
to have level head and he refuses to
make a public show of the prisoner, and
tells the women that he has no use for
flowers. Abbott's leg is doing well. There
have been no developments in his case the
past week other than are mentioned in a
paragraph in our news columns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Tint sI7n.ooo AII Right.

Gov. Page lost no time in looking after
session was over. He went last Saturday
to Washington, carrying with him a certi-
fled copy of the joint resolution of the leg
iSlature accepting the money, and when he
came home he had government check for
$40, 40S in his inside pocket.
The Tribune says that on reaching New
York GOV. Page deposited his check for
collection in the Importers and Traders
hank OF that citN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
Two Ways OF Managing Finances.
fErnvn tho Na,.. N,tly Drasg

The national debt was reduced S5,5S1,-
S95 during August, while the surplus in
the treasury increased 81, 490,679. Dur
ing the last calendar year of the Cleveland
administration the national debt increased
Sl6,556, 10. Since then the Republican
party has reduced the national revenue
from SIC, 900, 600 to SS5 900, 600 per annum
as it promised to do-and it goes on
paying off the national debt as before.
This is a good showing for the party of
progress and prosperity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
The Turn of the Tide.
-From the New York Evenlng Post

From the New York Evening Post.
In his speech at the Bennington banquet
President Harrison alluded to Vermont 5
contributions to other parts of the country.
These migrations between the states" he
said, "have been to your loss, but there is
now turning back to these states of New
England and to some of its unused farms.
which ! believe is to continue and in
crease An interesting illustration of this
tendency is given in a South Warlsboro
letter TO the Brattleboro Phoenix from a
man who had learned through that paper
of some people in Dakota who wished to
come East and settle Il wrote them" he
says, "giyimg a full description of six adj
joining farms, all of which are for sale in
this place. | have received letter from
them stating that they We're very favorably
impressed with the descriptions given. and
are shortly to send on a representative to
look at the farms with view toward es-
tablishng a colony This is not the first
case reported of late years where people
have moved East from the Dakota region.
1t really looks as though the tide had begun
to turn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
A Nut for the Democrats.
From the Boston journal.

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"The states, - remarks the Boston Globe,
''with the smallest average wealth are;
South Carolina, STA: Mississippi, S122;
Alabama, $3.50; North Carolina, S131."
These states, it may also be remarked, are
among the lowest in the scale of popular
intelligence and return the highest Demo
cratic maiorities. The coincidence is GER
tainly an interesting one.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

The census of Alaska reveals the unex-
pected fact that the population of that ter
ritory has declined during the past ten
years. The special agent having the emu.
meration in charge suggests that the de-
crease is due to the fondness of the natives
for 'bootcha,' deadly Intoxicating drink
prepared by the Chinese laborers who are
employed at the canneries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04

speedily followed, while Balmaceda fled
the country and is now said to be on his
way to Europe by the way of British
America. The control of Chilan affairs
thus falls into the hands of the provisional
government organized by the congressional
party early in the contest, and to which
the northern provinces, embracing one
third of the area of the country, at once
gave their adhesion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
This Is Undoubtedly a WhOpper.

Secretary Proctor was so surprised when
he hooked that 30-pOund Goldfish at Marble
head that he took the crowd into the near
est drug store, and winked so hard that the
clerk thought he wanted something for in
cipient paralysis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
GBe l)rrmunt 39Bonit.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1891.

The Vermont Phoenix has a larger
paid circulation in Windham county
than any other paper.