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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

The good points of a good COW are not
her good looks. She may not be and prob
ably is not very good looking except to the
eye of an experienced dairyman. She GER
tainly is not fat while giving milk, and to
be a really good COW she should never be
long time enough between the times of
milk-giving to fatten. She will most like
ly have large paunch, giving her a some
what pot bellied' look after she has filled
herself. Something cannot come from
nothing, and we never knew a COW giving
large messes of good milk which was not a
ravenous feeder. Hence her digestion
must be good. She should have a broad
chest, indicating large lungs There is no
good digestion without good lung power.
She should be deep from the back down
to the belly, but with a thin and rather
fiat neck. The skin of most good cows is
of a velvety texture, and looks as If it had
been groomed for several generations, as in
most breeds of the best cows it has. The
good COW is, indeed, less an accident than
product. With good material from
which to breed, the good farmer can make
sure of her nearly every heifer calf he gets.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
Rresders Must Work Togethe,

Jealousy on the part of the breeders has
many times kept localities from becoming
prominent as breeding centres. We have
often thought of this; of the breeder thus
proving his worst enemy and his greatest
drawback. No one can point to a locality
that stands high in the production of the
light harness horse where such feeling
prevailed among its horsemen. Successful
breeders work together, with the one I'M
derstanding that 1.-THE interest of one is
the concern of ALL" When a class OF
breeders is found that follows this rule. it
can be safely depended upon that good
horses and good men can there be found.
-IIestern HOrsemdn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

l wasn't there, and took the hint and
sauntered out. As | went, l heard her
say:
what Tonight! Thought you were
going to stay month longer
ooh, you're going there, are you? Well,
I'm afraid
perhaps you might walk down and meet
me: leave the office at five
ITS just twenty minutes OF three by
this clock
"I'l leave just at five by this clock"
eyes. Good-by.'
Early the next morning | heard the head
man of their office call up '20-the bust
ness college
81 want you TO send me the homeliest
girl in yodr institution said lie.
"Six dollars week.
Eight to five"
my Office girl cloped last night with a
young fellow she has known for month.
Good girl, but trihe too romantic. Send
me the homeliest one you can find, and be
quick about it.
Then he rung off, and came into our Of
flee to talk it over, and | seemed to hear
the girl say,
"He's such fascinating talker. '-Hdr-
Dpr'S U'eeklV.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
The New Code of Honor.

Since the theory of justification by COM
bat has been exploded there seems to be no
way in which gentleman can be sure of
keeping his sacred honor free from specks
except by plain, ordinary, decent behavior,
and respect for the rights of other people
If he does wrong he cannot fight his way
right. He simply has to repent and apollo
gize, or take his punishment quietly ac-
cording TO the rules of the game. If he is
injured, and the law cannot help him, the
best way is for him to just grin and bear
it, and let time wreak its own revenges.
To be sure, if the injury is desperate, and
he resents it in hot blood, the law may ex-
cuse him; but society has come TO point
of sOphistication where it is able to recog-
nize that the man who endures is usually
a stronger and a nobler creature than the
man who gives reins to his temper. The
notion that ones "honor' can be damaged
by the action of another person is pretty
generally obsolete. Brag is not so good a
dog as he was. Bluff will not go so far.
The code that regulates in these days the
manners of the highest and most intluen-
tial type of American gentleman is actual
ly to be found in the New Testament
-Scribner's Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

About growing potatoes under straw a
of the Rural World says
According to my experience the main
thing is to have the soil rich and mellow.
Line out the ground the usual distance,
then put in the tubers or pieces, just cover
ed with earth. One inch is sufficient
Then cover the whole ground with clean
straw a foot deep when slightly pressed
down, so thick that no weeds can possibly
come through. Then there is nothing to
be done until the vines die; then clear off
the straw and the potatoes will be lying
bare. 1t is well to have the ground to
slope a little, for in case of a very wet sea-
son they will not do so WE'LL"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
MISCELLANY.
Mnrth while.

pray thee Lord. that when it comes 10 me
To say IL will follow Truth and thee.
or choose instead to win a. better worth
My pains some GLOWING r-compeuse OF earth
Grant me great Father. from hard fought Held
ForeSpent aud bruised upon battered shield.
Home to obscure endurance To be borne
Rather than live my own mean gains TO scorn
Far better fall with face turned toward the goal.
At one with wisdom and my own worn soul.
Than ever come to SEE myself prevail,
When to succeed at last is but to fail
Mean ends to win and herewith be content
Save me from that Direct thou the event
AS suits thy will. where e'er the prizes 20.
Grant me the struggle, that my soul may grow.
april ScribUer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised druggist to sell DR.
Kings New Discovery for consumption. cough
and colds, upon this condition. If you are afiict
ed with cough, cold or y lung, throat or chest
trouble and will use this remedy as directed
giving it fair trial, and experience no benefit
you may return the bottle and have your money
refunded. We could not make this offer did we
not know that Dr. Kings New Discovery could be
relied on, II never dsappoints. Trial bottles
free at f. II. Holden & Co S drug store Large
size, so cents and 81. (2)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

When you are troubled with dizziness your ap-
petite all gone and you feel bad generally, take
few doses OF DR.. Henry Bakers Mandrake Bit
ters aud you viii be surprised at the improve
ment In your feelings Every bottle warranted
to give satisfaction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

Pain from indigestion, dyspepsia, and TOO
hearty eating is relieved at once by taking one II
Carriers Little Liver Pills Immediately after din
ner. Don't forget this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

perfect cure, Mr. Edward f. Broughton,
20 w. 10Th St. New York City, y. Y, says this:
II have used several bottles Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup in my family and find it perfect cure l
cheerfully recommend it
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
SOFT "SOpDERu

nON'T WORK well on the average American
- citizen, but all ike 10 have their work done
In thorough, substantial manner. and that's
what was about "a say. do my work that way
and everybody knows 1t that has ever employed
me. Well done or not done at ALL that's my
sort JOHNSON, the Plumber, Flat Street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07

ORDERS FOR JOB PRINTING should
o ~ De sent 70 THE PHOENIX JOB PRlNlls}
OFflCE, Harmony Block. Brattleboro for CIV
work and prompt attention
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-07
MORE AND MORE
West Chesterfield, n. H.

NUMEROUS are the calls for a Harmless
~ Cough Remedy, and that made by e. c.
THORN Of Brattleboro is almost, If not alto
gether the most popular remedy for colds and
tectly harmless b. E. c. THORN, Apothecary,
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The survey of a proposed rail road line from Vancouver, B. C., to Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, has been finished. The route, it is said, was found easy to Juneau, ,and while heavier grades will be encountered from there on, they will not be ex cessive. The object of this pro- posed road is to form an all-rail line, through future Siberian and Russian connections, with Europe. Boring Strait, at Cape Prince of Wales, is twenty-siX miles wide, and this distance, it is said, can be brIdged. In our opinion, however, it will be many years before such a road is needed or completed. This is especially the case, as the Sibe- rian railroad. now under construc- tion, will end at Vladivostok, on the Japan sea, and to carry it to Bering Strait will require 1000 miles of road, crossing two mountain ranges and running through an utterly des- olate country.-Engineering and Mining Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

One of the recent industries add
 ed to tbe already numerous manu- factures carried on in Chemnitz, Saxony, is the production of cur tains made of India rubber as the main ingredient. The material em- ployed for this purpose consists of 75 per cent of India rubber, 5 per cent of wood dust, per cent of puIverized fruit stones, 10 per cent of bleached amber varnish and , per cent of bleached leather waste, to these being also added, if deem ed necessary, a quantity of infuso- rial earth. The various substances thus named are together worked up with bisulphide of carbon in the most perfect manner into thick mass, and from this are rolled out thin leaves, which are capable of being decorated with the greatest variety of ornamental patterns, and several of these leaves are combined to form a curtain.-New York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The fire and water equipment of the Worlds Fair grounds and build ings IS at par with that of the mod ern or model municipality. The combined water capacity will, it is estimated, closely approximate 10O,- 100000 gallons a day. There are twenty-five miles of water mains and 291 hydrants. In the fire de- partment the apparatus represents three steam fire engines, four chem ical engines, a ladder truck, water tower, forty hose carts, 26,750 feet of hose, l ,050 hand extinguishers, 2,500 fire pails, a steam fire boat, 65 firemen. 150 alarm boxes, 150 pat rOl telephones and 500 guards.- Age of Steel.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Reports to Bradstreet's state that the cotton planterin many instances will defy the advice of the press and agricultural associations by increas- ing the acreage to be planted with cotton ten per cent, Alabama le- ports coroborate this, and many who are we'll informed state that with favorable weather a crop of s. 100000 bales in 1893 is more than likely.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

In sentencing a prisoner to three years, Los Angeles judge, few days ago, according to the Herald, made scathing talk to the crimi- nal. Here is a part of it, which will sound like wisdom in any country:
 If you have smoothed over your conscience about those deeds with the idea that you could fill up with whisky and go out and perpetrate crimes upon society, you were never more mistaken in your life. There is class of men who think that when they get drunk they are priv ileged characters, and that they can cut. kill, slay, steal and do most anything and just throw up their hands and say, I was drunk and you are recommended to the full mercy of the court There might be some admiration for a criminal that would have courage to stand a man up and rob him, but for a man that will, day after day, week after week. month after month, and year after year, pursue course that he knows is running and destroying his family, breaking the heart of his wife and disgracing his children shall we say of such man as that? That is the position in which you are placed. There is no excuse for you at all, sir-no excuse whatever.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Reproduction of mercury reaches about 55,O00 to 60,000 frascos per annum; the frascos are enormous bottles of cast iron, which contain four arrobes of about 9 pounds each. Each bottle, which measures twenty-two centimeters in height by six in width, weighs, when filled, about 100 pounds, The workmen at present employed number about 1000. There are also thousand work men who are employed out of the mines with machinery, furnaces, transport and other works.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Tobacco was noted by Columbus on his very first voyage, It was first cultivated by John Rolfe in 1912 and as early as 1919 a lot of 10000 pounds was shipped to Eng land. In 1732 a tobacco factory was started on the Rappahannock River, and about 1769 the first south of the James River was built in Mecklenburg County. In 1745 the exports from Virginia amounted to 42,S41 hogsheads of about 1000 pounds each, and increased till 1753 after which there was a decline un- til after the Revolution. It is now grown in most of the Southern
 States, with Kentucky in the lead.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The American Iron and Steal As sociation has returned to the use of the "gross" or Hong" ton of 2,240 pounds in it's reports, after having quoted the "net" or "short" ton of 2,000 pounds since 1865, when the latter was formally approved. The change is made ill response to the wish of the majority of the mem bers. It is to be regretted on some accounts, for the 2,000 pound ton is the official unit in our census re- ports.-Engineerlng Magazine.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The largest sheep ranch in the world is said to be found in the counties of Dimmett and Webb, Texas. It contains upward of 400,- GOO acres, and yearly pastures from 100000 to 100000 sheep.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30
of Federal Patronage.


 The ex-officeholder who are not to receive appointments at the hands of President Cleveland will expert ence considerable difficulty in their efforts to inhame the sympathetic passion of the plain people. Of course, Mir. Cleveland's innovation has caused no end of disappoint- ment and apparent injustice, but the ordinary, everyday citizen who is not in the oficeseeking business will applaud rather than con- demn. There is nothing dishonor- able in the oficeseeking business, but one who engages in it ought to stand ready and willing to meet the reverses of political warfare with the same fortitude he employs in enjoying the victories.
 It will be recalled that when the two great political parties met last June to mako their nominations there was considerable of stir at Minneapolis and Chicago. The of ficeholders repaired to Minneapolis in large numbers, and the praise for President Harrison was vigorous and frequent In short, the office holders nominated MT. Harrison. AtChicago there was slight change in the program. Here the ex office holders predominated. Every dele gation contained a number of very excellent gentlemen who had en- joyed the sweets of office during Mir. Cleveland's first term. They had much to say concerning MT. Cleveland's frmness and yigor, and they also frequently commented in a complimentary manner on his dis position to do what he thought to be right, no matter what the spoils- men might say or do. It was such vigorous and loya! work as this that made Mir. Cleveland the Democratic nominee for the third time.
 At first thought the action of MT. Cleveland in declining to recognize this work by reappointment to office may seem ungrateful and ungracious but when all personal consideration is eliminated and the good of the public service is considered, there can be nothing but commendation for the course of the President. It shows, as the ex- officeholders claim ed at Chicago, that he possessed the vigor and frmness to do the right thing, no matter what his per- sonal feelings might dictate or what the political spoilsmen might de- sire. But this is not all. The ac- tion of President Cleveland should teach both the officeholders and the ex- x-officeholders lesson. They should stay away from the nomina- ting conventions and allow the peo- pie to select the Presidential nomi- nees.-Washington Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The Naval Photographer calcu- lates that in recent years there has been an annual total loss of 2,172 vessels, representing in value about 0O,0O0,00O. The annual loss of life is placed at l2,OOO.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30
Three Polar Expeditions.

Three expeditions, based upor different theories as to the best way of reaching the North Pole, pursu- ing different routes, are to set ou for that destination this summer pr. Nansen is to sail along the coas of Siberia until he reaches a poin off the mouth of the Lena delta, neal where the Jeannette was lost; anC then go north till locked in the ice field, which he expects will float with him across the pole. Nansen': ship is nearly ready, his stores and provisions are being prepared and has crew selected. His intended associates in the expedition--among whom may be Mrs. Nansen-are al ready testing their endurance by sleeping in Norwegian snow-drifts and a depot of supplies is being prepared far up on the Siberian coast. It is here that some time next July Nansen will take on board his dogs and sledges, for his expe- dition is to be we'll equipped for jour neying over land or over the ice, should it become necessary to leave his ship. Nansen has incidentally contributed to the equipment of the other expeditions. His researches, and those ofthe specialists who have been employed in his interests. have resulted in several new methods of preparing food so as to obtain the most nutriment in the least bulk, and all future explorers will profit by this work. Nansen goes prepared to be gone six years, but hopes to be hoated across the pole and into the open water of Greenland within three years.
 The other expeditions are both to be attempts to reach the poleor near unto it over land. Lieut., Peary's plans are familiar, but not so those of Frederick Jackson, who is organ Ing an expedition which is to sail from Liverpool in June. Jackson sails at once for Franz Josef Land, which lies to the north of Nova Zembla and to the east of Spitzber- gen. Its southernmost pointtouches the 80th parallel of north latitude, and the 60th parallel of east longi- tude bisects it. How far it extends no one knows. Wey- precht and Payer discovered it in August, 1873, and went some dis tance into the interior. Peterman's Land and Oscar Land lie to the north, in latitude S3 and beyond, and measure the limit of explora- ton in this part of the Arctic re. gions. Jackson thinks that Peary has gone north as far as possible on Greenland, and that he will only cover the old ground in his coming to go farther. As to Nan sen, Jackson is confident that his ship will meet the fate of the Jean nette and the Tegethof, by being crushed in the thick ice. His own theory is that Peterman's Land ex- tends as far north as latitude S5, at least. This would be within 300 miles of the pole; a distance which he proposes to cover in boats if he finds m open sea, or on sledges if he finds land or ice. Jackson's party will consist of ten or twelve, and be provisioned for three years. Springfield Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The Mohave Indians are planting corn in the bottom lands east of town, They have some fine fields of wheat fully six inches high. The land is rich and will yield a fine crop.-Needles Eve.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The Chemical Department of the Station is making exhaustive ex- periments to determine the best method of extracting the tannin from the roots, so that it may be shipped at least costto distant mar kets.
 The investigation is the work of F. A. Gulley, Director, c. B. Col lingwood, Chemist, and J. w. Tou- mey, Botanist of the Experiment Station. The bulletin will be sent free to any applicant.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The seas upheaval near the Farce Islands brought up a century old brig containing three skeletons and 5000 worth of golden guineas.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

At present the cholera is ravaging fourteen southern and southwestern provinces in Russia. The epidemic is making rapid progress.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Krupp's exhibits at the Worlds Fair will cost him no less than 6,OOO,OOO marks, out of which 1,00O,- GOO will be for transportation.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30
Cultivation of CanaIgre.


 al Department of the University gives the result of the experiments in the cultivation of canaigre and determination of the quantity o tannin contained in the roots al different stages of growth as com pared with wild roots.
 While it has been known fol some years that the roots of thls plant contained sufficient tannin tc make them of commercial value, il has not received much attention from the trade for the reason that it was not believed that a sufficient quantity could be secured to war. rant it's adoption by tanners.
 It seems the Experiment Station was the first to foresee the great value of this plant if it could be cultivated and made to yield large crop without decrease in quantity of tannin contained in the roots, and the result of the experiments more than meets expectations, and shows that the growing of this plant may soon become the leading agri- cultural industry for the irrigated lands of the Territory.
 The plant is grown by planting the tubers, which increase similar to Irish potatoes, with the novel ex- ception, however, that the roots that are planted do not rot, but re- main in good condition and con- tain more tannin after producing a new crop than before.
 The wild growth is always found on sandy soils, but under cultiva- tion and irrigation the plant seems to produce equally we'll on quite heavy soils and is therefore adapt ed to most of the irrigated lands. The report shows a careful and ex- haustive study of the growth of the plant, with numerous chemical de- terminations of the quality of the roots throughout southern Arizona and also New Mexico and South western Texas.
 The yield per acre when culti- vated is given at ten tons on new land planting wild roots, and fifteen tons on older land planting cuIti- vated roots of one years growth. Ii requires about one ton of roots to plant one acre, and it is stated that planting and harvesting may all be done by horse machinery, thus reducing cost of labor.
 Some hundreds of car loads of the roots of wild plants, sliced and dried, have been shipped to Europe during the past two years, so that there is a market established for the root and thousands of tons are required to supply the demand as the worlds supply of tannln pro- ducing plants is becoming exhaust ed. Shippers have paid six dollars per ton for green roots, and the dried and sliced roots are worth $25 per ton and more F. O. B. on the railroad. Itrequires three tons of green roots to make one of dry. The cost of cultivation is estimated as follows:
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

NJ. Cavaignac, possibly the com ing President of France, is of Irish descent from the Kavanaghs, who Kings of Lainster.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

A British syndicate has acquired possession of the Nicaragua State railways and lake steamer system.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

In Spain it costs S100,000,000 to maintain the army and onlyS1 ,500,- GOO to educate the children.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Some of the European bimetal- lists are asking for ratio of 20 to 1 between the metals.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Fifteen thousand drunkards were last year arrested in Dublin of this number 5000 were women.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

Two small planets were discov- cred by the Nice Observatory on March Sth and 9th.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-30

The anti Semitic feeling in Ger many is steadily growing stronger.