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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29

81 was two months under doctors hands
and getting worse. | was discouraged
when | began to try DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy. But today l am
well. A week ago / walked eight miles
and felt no bad results.
81 am now feeling like new man, my
nerves are strong and l feel happy.
hope that this will be received by all suf-
fering from disease"
1t does really seem that there is no dis
ease which battles this marvellous remedy,
DR.. Greene's blood and nerve remedy. 1t
certainly seems to cure almost everything,
and if it will cure terrible disease like
the above, heretofore pronounced alb
solutely incurable by doctors, how much
more certainly and surely will it cure all
the ordinary complaints of life. If you
are sick you are not wise if YOU do not give
this health restorer a trial 1t is truly
the greatest curer of disease in existence
Druggists keep it for 81 and it is purely
vegetable and perfectly harmless
Physicians have been everywhere sur
prised at its wonderful powers to cure dis
ease and they unhesitatingly recommend
sufferers from i'll health to use it because it
is the discovery and prescription of we'll
known physician, DR.. Greene of "a Tenn
pie Place, Boston, Mass, the successful
specialist in nervous and chronic diseases,
who can be consulted free of charge, per-
sonally or by letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Two Ecnthered scnrengers.

No birds are more Familiarity known
throughout the southern states than the
! turkey buzzard and the black vuture or
carron crow. These birds may be seen at
all hours of the day sailing through the air
in majestic circles, or lazily resting on
stumps or trees after feast Of their filthy
food. They perform an important service
as scavengers, disposing of all sorts Of
animal matter that otherwise would pol
lutte the air. On this account they are
seldom molested by man, and in some
states are protected by law. They devour
both fresh and putrid meat, and in many
localities save the butchers the trouble
of disposing of the refuse of the abattoir.
They are known sometimes to capture live
snakes, and to attack helpless animals of
many kinds. Along the seashore they
feed upon dead fish cast up the waves, and
Audubon reports having observed them in
the Florida Keys sucking the eggs and de-
vouring. the young of herons and cormo-
rants.
1t was formerly supposed that these
birds discovered their own food through
the sense of smell, but a number of expert
ments by Audubon and Bachman proved
conclusively that they depend upon sight
rather than smell In one of these expert
ments "a dead hare, pheasant and kes-
trel, together with a wheelbarrow-full of
offal from the slaughter pens, were deposit
ed on the ground at the foot of my garden.
A frame was raised above it, at a distance
of II inches from the earth; this was COW
cred with brushwood, allowing the air to
pass freely beneath it, so as to convey the
eflluvium far and wide" Although left
for nearly a month with hundreds of vul-
lures passing over it daily, none of them
discovered its presence. Another time a
perfectly dry stuffed deer-skin was placed
in a field, and Immediately attracted the
vultures, which were of course unable to
get any food. To test still further whether
the birds were attracted by sight alone, "a
course painting on canvas was made, rep
resenting a sheep skinned and cut open.
This proved very amusing. No sooner
was the picture placed on the ground than
the vultures observed it, alighted near,
walked over it, and commenced Juggling at
the painting. They seemed much disap-
pointed and surprised, and after having
satisfied their curiosity, flew away. This
experiment was repeated more than so
times, with the same result" In other
cases, pieces of meat were placed beneath
and other pieces on top. The vultures
would eat those in sight, but made no at
tempt to reach those just beneath their
noses.
The way in which vultures from far and
wide rapidly concentrate on a dead animal
is explained by Audubon by the fact that
when the first dscoverer pounces down
upon its prey, the action is seen and under
stood by others in the vicinity; these fly
Immediately to the spot. As they start
they are seen by others, which, in turn,
signal to more distant birds, so that in
very short time the vultures for miles
around are aware that something in the
shape of food has been found.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Program Changed.

Train Robbers Try Their Hand on a
DecOy Train and Are Given a Free
Ride.
Ihere was train robbery Sunday night
OF an entirely new kind, for the robbers
on the Kansas City, st. Joseph and Coun
Gil Bluffs railroad. The train was an en-
press due to leave St. Joseph soon after
midnight. The officials of the railroad
mad been notified that tho robbery had
been planned, and informed the police
when the train arrived at st. joseph. a
dummy or decoy train was made up, and
10 police officers, under command of the
chief OF police, were put aboard. In or
der thoroughly to deceive the robbers, the
train was made an exact duplicate of train
NO. 3, consisting of an engine and tender
an express and baggage car, and the usual
coach and Pullman. When the dummy
train reached point two miles north of
81. Joseph the engineers attention was ar
rested by lighted lantern moving to and
FRO between the rails. He obeyed the sig
nal, and six masked men surrounded the
engine. One of the six mounted the en-
CINE and presenting one revolver at the en-
gineer's head and another at the fireman's.
held them in subsection while the other
five men fastened to rob the express car.
They ordered the messenger to open the
door, which he did forthwith. Three of
the robbers at once entered the car, leav-
ing the two without to keep guard.
The policemen who were guarding the
train were distributed in various cars, the
majority of them being concealed in the
express car. As soon as the three bandits
who had undertaken the work of robbing
the car entered the door, the police order
ed them to surrender. A fight ensued, in
which two of the bandits were killed and
three were captured. The fight over, the
bodies of the two dead bandits and the
three captured men were placed on the
train which they had attacked. The train
then returned to st. Joseph, and the regu-
lar train went on its way. The passengers
did not know what had happened. 1t was
quick work, and the train bearing the Off
GERS reached St. Joseph just 45 minutes
from the time it left.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
The Penalty of Forest Destruction.

The penalty of destroying a country's
forests is forcibly presented by an article
in the Kew (Eng.) Bulletin. There are
many excellent reasons, the writer says,
for asserting that the parched desert lying
between the Nile and the Red sea was once
a pleasant arboreal land. One argument
is that of the names given to the various
places in the now arid desert by the origi-
nal Arab invaders. Most of these names
signify trees or groves, or embody reference
of some kind to green and vegetous re-
gion. Subsequent generations of Arabs
and their camels, the latter voracious as
the ostrich in appetite and indiscrimnate
as the Harlem goat in satisfying it, have
entirely destroyed all traces of this vegeta-
ton. The result is that rain is no longer
attracted to the region. The only storm is
the furnace blast of the simoom, and the
country is a parched, desert waste. The
same desolating process is taking place in
Russia today. 1.-THE ruthless forest de-
struction, which has been going on for a
long time, has had a serious effect in re-
ducing the average rainfall. In vast re-
gions, as, for instance, on the black soil,
there is hardly a tree to be seen, and the
consequence is that the underground rivu-
lets have disappeared The forests also
broke the force of the fierce east desert
winds. Now these winds, piercingly cold
in winter and scorchingly hot in summer,
burst with full fury on the plains. Their
blasts are capable of whitening the corn in
a few days, and with them come sand
storms which turn fertile lands into per-
manent deserts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
"Not a Pleasant story"

William Dean Howells, while editing a
magazine, one day received from Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps a story which he didn't
care to publish. 1t dealt with all sorts of
unpleasant people, who used bad English
and were not cultured. AS Miss Phelps
belonged to sacred coterie composed of
people who were accustomed to having
their work accepted whether it was good,
bad or Indifferent, William Dean was in
a hole. But he finally nerved himself and
wrote to Miss Phelps, saying: you know
this is not a pleasant story" Miss Phelps
changed the THEORETICALLY "The Oyster
man'-to Not Pleasant Story" sold it
to another magazine and cut William off
her visiting list. They met thereafter as
strangers. -ChicaqO Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29

The business part of Machiasport, Me-,
was burned Friday, II buildings being de
stroyed.
Ives, the American champion, won the
six-days' billiard match at Chicago, defeat
ing the English champion, Roberts, by a
score of 5000 to 530S.
Five men were killed and five badly
burned by an explosion in coal mine at
Plymouth, Pa, last week Thursday. A
miner caused the accident by entering a
body of gas with his naked lamp.
Several of the finest buildings in st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, were burned Monday night, and
the loss is estimated at 81 100000. The
fire started from a cigaret which was care
lessly thrown among pile of goods in a
store.
Lieut.. Peary's Greenland house has an
outside coating of tar and an inside one of
red flannel. Between them are two layers
of thick tar paper, 10-inch air space and
board sheathing. The roof is glass
dome having very thick glass, while under
it is a glass ceiling. In this habitation the
Pearys expect to be very comfortable this
winter.
Mrs. Virginia Beverly Mclean, who
died recently at Spillman, w. Va, at the
age of 70, was curiously connected with
both the opening and closing of the war.
Her husband owned the farm at Manassas
Junction, where the first battle of Bull
Run was fought. Hoping to escape the
fury of the contending armies, he moved
to Appomattox. There, in his house,
Grant and Lee signed the articles of sur
render which ended the war.
The New York Sun tells of the recent
arrival at that port of an Austrian bark
which was picked up derelict off Hatteras
and brought in by Norwegian steamship.
The bark left Alexandria, Egypt, May "a
Her cargo was horribly uncanny one.
Bales of rags were piled all through the
hold, and in between them were bones.
There were all kinds of bones-animal
bones, and human bones, skulls of horses
and cattle, and skulls of human beings, arm
bones and leg bones and cattle hoofs, and
any amount of fine pieces of bone that had
evidently been shoveled in to fill up the
spaces between the big bones and the rags
and make the cargo solid. The bones
were collected in deserts and cemeteries
and cities of Egypt and were shipped to be
used in making fertilizers. Why the brig
was abandoned by her crew is mystery.
She was in good condition, and her hull
was snug and tight. They may have
thought they heard rafting among the
dry bones in the hold some stormy night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
m. CO. ,bot Was Not a Fraud.

Ever since the suspension of soldiers
pensions began under the present admins
tration it has been the policy of the Demo
cratic papers to claim that the pensions
withheld have been those wrongfully
granted to deserters, bounty jumpers, and
those who got their pensions by fraud. A
Putney correspondent, who denies the truth
of this claim, cites one case, at least not of
this kind. 1t is that of veteran who en-
listed in Massachusetts regiment early in
the war, served four years and five months,
and was twice honorably discharged, hav-
ing reGnlisted. He was cannoneer and
was severely hurt in the head while cross
ing a stone wall to get in a position in
battle. He tied up his wounds with hand
kerchief and stayed on the field all day pour
ing hot shot into the enemy, who very
likely were Georgians. For this wound
and other disabilities he was awarded a
pension of So month last summer, and
now this pittance has been withheld by a
Georgian, Hoke Smith by name.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
DOCTORS ASTONiSHEO.
Something They Cannot Under
stand or Explain.
It Makes Even the Medical Fra
ternity Open Its Eyes.
If This Is Not a Wonder Worker
We Should Like to Know
What Is.

Doctors are surprised at any cure of pa
ralysis, but there is one form of paralysis
which has been pronounced absolutely in
curable-locomoter ataxia This is indeed,
the most serious and dreaded of all nervous
difficulties
Having so long pronounced this disease
incurable, the astonishment, not to say
amazement, of the doctors can be imag-
ined when they learned from Mr. John H.
Goulding who resides at 1877 Christopher
street, New York City, the following won
derful facts
II was taken six months ago with loco
motor ataxia, or creeping paralysis. The
numbness of limbs and dizziness rapidly in
creased until l could not walk or stand
without assistance could not button my
clothes or dress myself without help.
con the sixth day of October l COM
menced taking DR.. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy and have taken four
bottles and can now walk without a cane,
and am rapidly gaining every day.
The numbness has almost completely
left my limbs and feel first rate. | eat
and sleep well, and l can recommend DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
since l know that it has saved my life.
Il was refused admittance into St.
Johns hospital because they said my case
was incurable.
But Dr. Greene's Nervura blood aud
nerve remedy has done its work we'll 1t
is the wonder of my friends that ! am alive
TODAY, and when tell them that this med
icine cured me when the doctors had pro-
nounced my case incurable, they say it
was a miracle
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
New 100000 Building for Cushing
Academy.

Cushing academy at Ashburnham, which
suffered such a severe blow last January,
when its fine main building was burned,
has opened the fall term with an attend
ance of 233, the largest in its history. At
ter the fire Prof. H. S. Cowell arranged
temporary quarters for the students in the
town armory, churches and other build
ings. The new main building of the acad-
envy will be completed in November at a
cost of 100000. 1t will be one of the
finest academy buildings in the country. 1t
is 15S by 90 feet, and is constructed of
brick with granite and brown stone base
and brown stone trimmings. A new sci
ence building is situated 30 feet south of
the main building. The accommodations
for the students include Lowe hall, gift of
the late DIR. Abraham T. Lowe of Boston,
Parkman and Jewett halls and Hillside
lodge. The dedication will take place jan
nary 2, 1894. Every effort is being made
by the friends and alumni of the school to
raise the necessary 500, 900 and over $780,
600 has already been secured. A new
$1,000 bell is being made in Troy, n. Y,
the money having been raised by the men,
bers of the glee club of the academy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Over $25O,OOO
And His Whereabouts are Unknown.

And His Whereabouts are Unknown.
T. o. Richardson, senior member of the
Boston leather firm of Richardson d Den
ME, is charged with obtaining big sums of
money on false pretenses, and his where
abouts are unknown. The firm failed last
May and Richardson has lately disappeared.
He misrepresented the state of his business
affairs to the banks in his attempts to get
money last spring before the failure. The
exact amount involved is not known, but
it will probably exceed S250,000. Richard
sons wife is a woman of large wealth in
her own right. Prosecution has been de-
layed all summer through the attempts of
creditors to make Mrs. Richardson transfer
her property in settlement of her husband S
debts. This she has refused to do. Mrs
Richardson is now at Newport, completely
Frustrated. The Richardson family lived
on Commonwealth avenue at Boston and
moved in the highest social circles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
100000 Pensioners.
IL is Estimated That SI02 .O3I $50 VIII
be Required to Pay Them.

Our pensioners number nearly 1000, 900.
The number has increased nearly 100000
in a year. If the increase of the next
year is but two-thirds of that of the last,
the total number of pensioners will largely
exceed 100000. This is according to
the annual report of the commissioner of
pensions just issued. The board of revis-
ion is now disposing of an average of
about BOOKCASES week of those suspend
ed under the recent order of the bureau.
At this rate it is estimated that practically
all of those heretofore suspended will be
disposed of by October 10. 1t is also esti-
mated that at least 10 per cent of those
suspended will be retained on the rolls,
though not all of them at their old rates of
pension. 1t is estimated that S162, 631 $40
will be needed in 1895 to pay the pensions
and transact the business of the bureau.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Swinging Around the Circle

OF the diseases to which il is adapted with the
best results Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a lam
lily medicine, comprehensive in its scope, has
guse of universal panacea for bodily ills. This
claim, daily arrogated in the columns of the daily
press by the proprletors of medicines far inferior
gusted the public in advance by its absurdity and
the prospects of other remedies of superior
qualities have been handicapped by the preten-
ton of their worthless predecessors But the
American people know because they have verified
the fact by the most trying tests, that the Bit
tiers possesses the virtues of real specific in
cases of malarial and liver disorder, constipation,
nervous, rheumatic, stomach and kidney trouble.
What it does it does thoroughly and mainly for
this reason it is Endorsed and recommended by
hosts of respectable medical men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
SPECIMEN OF INDIAN LETTER WRITING.

The above letter translates as follows:
"Ths indians offer to their tohite brothers
forsrs leares, roots and bdrks, made 6y tho
mn, the stars, and The rain mature II che
vRfs brother is sick, this rciU make him stronger
Nan the bear vho 'oM fall before him. !"
"sAGwA" is a medicine word meaning
goot or best, and signifies "best medicines
Here are the sincere statements of q no.
bic SON of grand race.
Eyerv word is true.
Catlin, the highest authority on the In
dams ant who lived among them for
years, says "the word OF on Indian can al.
WAYS be relied upon" and he is right.
Here is proof of the genuine value of
EckappO Indian Sagwa.
Hare a letter from far different source.
The following IS from the Professor of
Physiological Chemistry at Yale College,
and this scientist says -
".4fer chemical analysts Of Indian Sao,cd.
lind it to be an Extract Of Roots. BarkS
and Herbs Of Vdluable Remedial Action
raA no Mineral or other Deleterious AdniD
tres" } -~2ssai n
Heed the teachings of these letters.
Take Natures Remedy in season. II your
bood Is impure and your skin is marked
BY pimples, blotches and boils; il you
have dul pains in your back and side; II
your appetite is poor: If you do not get
sound, refreshing sleep, SO necessary to
your health and strength, you are in Dan
gsr' These, and other symptoms are the
warnings of nature.
Arouse yours Elf, and driveb1 the enemv-
Arm Yourself with Kickapoo Indian Sag.
Ea-huild up your system by its use ana
al danger Is averted.
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa and other Kick.
apoo indian medicines contain only the
PRODUCTS of the field and forest, natures
own vegetable growth OF roots, banks and
herbs, and OF necessity are free from all
mineral poisons whatever, because the
Indians have no knowledge of them, de-
pending wholly upon natures laboratory
Tor their resources, and upon their skill,
born of centuries of experience. a
SKlCKAPOO INDIAN SACWA
b sold BY Druggists and Medicine Dealers Only.
81 per Bottle, for IS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Can BE Seen 63 Miles.
An Electric Light of FOrty-MilliOn Cam
die Power.


A lighthouse soon to be erected on the
coast of Brittany by the French government
will contain an electric light of 10000, 900
candle power, casting beam which can be
seen distance in clear weather of SO miles,
and in foggy weather a distance of 21
miles.
The highest order of light now in opera
ton in the United States lighthouse service
can only be seen p miles in clear weather
The light of the Eckmukl lighthouse is
of the ''lightning fash order. At the
usual height of ordinary lighthouse towers
its light cannot actually be cast more than
% miles before it strikes the horizon, but
beyond that point it is reflected in the sky
for 80 miles. This is by far the most
powerful, searching and penetrating light
known to science and will cost about $780,
600.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for over fifty years by millions of mothers for
their children while e. teethi,5g' with perfect sue
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Darrhoea 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately; Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty five cent a
bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
An Awful Record.
~ People Killed in "A Month i'm Railroad
Wrecks East OF Chicago.


Altogether ~ persons were killed and
116 wounded in the seven railroad acct
dents which occurred on the roads east of
Chicago in the last six days of August and
the first % days of September The roads
were the Harlem, Long Island, Boston
& Albany, Big Four, Panhandle, Illinois
Central and Wabash. This is malan-
cboly record, the more so because in every
case the disasters were the result of negli-
gence.
Uavtian War Vessel Sinks with so
Persons Oh Board.
News has been received at New York of
the sinking of Haytian war ship with 81
nersons on board. The vessel left Port
au-Prince the 9th inst, carrying NUMBER
of diplomats of high rank who were on
their way to negotiate a special treaty with
the republic of San Domingo. Two days
later She suddenly sank without warning
All ON board persisted except one sailor
who was on lookout, and was thrown out
side the suction of the sinking ship. The
sailor drifted about two days before he was
nicked up. The war ship was of IRON
built recently in France at cost OF SZoo'-
900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Haytian War Vessel Sinks with SO
Persons on Board.

Charles Mitchell, the Englishman, and
lanes Corbett, the American champion,
have signed an agreement to fight in the ne
nrize ring CT the Coney Island Athletlc
cInb in December for purse OF S4O,oOo
and the championship of the world
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-29
Millions for her Railways.
statistics of Aid Given the Canadian
Pacific and Grand Trunk.

The chief statistician of the Dominion
government has issued a statement of the
aid the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
railways have received from the Canadian
treasury. The Canadian Pacific has re-
ceived S62, 044, 100 and 25,O0O,0O acres of
land. The company sold &, 703, ola acres of
the land back to the government for S1O,-
19S,521.
The Grand Trunk received loan of S15,-
l42,633 in 1S55-57. Simple Interest due
the federal government at the time of con-
federation was $40, 457,453. With the or
ignal loan it makes total of S25, 900, O91
that was due July 1, 1867. If the interest
were to be added to the amount due at con-
federation the total would rise 70 some
where about $50,000,00O