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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

Senator Chandler of New hampshire on
last Saturday added to the indictment
against President Cleveland, which was
brought in by Senator Stewart of Nevada,
early last week. Senator Stewart cited the
notification of the Sherman silver and
Geary Chinese laws. Senaton Chandler
exploited the appointment of Mr.. Blount
to Hawaii and of the special commission to
investigate the New York custom house,
without the confirmation of the Senate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
NO. 40.
OUR FINANCIAL LETTER.
Will the New York & New England
Get into the King ROw9
The Aggressive Mr.. Mcleod is Liable TO
be Heard from, and May He Have More
Power 20 His Elbow.
"a BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 1893.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 1893.
New York and New England gossip has
been rampant during the past few days.
The readers of The Phoenix will rememb Der
the decapitation of President Mcleod sew
eral months ago, the guillotine used be-
longing to the Vanderbilt and Drexel-M Nor
gan interests. Mr.. Mcleod was little
too aggressive in southern New England
with his Reading, New England, and Bos-
ton & Maine combination, hence his exc
cution. But this very aggressiveness in
Mr.. Mcleod, which caused the above men
toned interests no little uneasiness, no
doubt aroused the admiration of Messrs.
Gould and Sage, and they are now reported
to be backing Mcleod. After the New
Haven people had secured the control of
the Old Colony railroad and had also
brought about friendly relations with the
Boston d Maine many fnanciers predict ed
utter ruin to the New England road. Up
to the present time the Vanderbilt inter-
ests have held the citadel of monopoly in
southern New England, and this monopo-
listic power has enabled the New Haven
company to pay ten per cent dividends for
a series of years. The tendency of earning
power has been downward for several years,
and ten per cent dividends would seem to
emphasize the absolute control of very
powerful combination of wealthy men.
Under the present circumstances Mr..
Mcleod certainly deserves the support and
sympathy of every New Englander. Any
new moves on the railroad checker boa rd
will be watched with interest. Mr. Nc
Leod is now trying to get into the king row
New York-and we hope he will.
Every railroad running into Chicago is
doing rushing passenger business, and
these roads ought to show fair returns for
October.
The Senate seems to hold its own with
regard to inaction, and in the meantime
many mercantile houses are hanging to a
shoestring hoping it wont break. We
must all hope with them, and may this
hope become reality.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

The New York Tribune says: The Unit
ed States courts of appeals have speedily
demonstrated their usefulness. When
the supreme court convenes, next Monday,
it will find l,02j cases on the docket, as
compared with l,1s3 year ago. This
reduction of 15S indicates that in six or
seven years the court will have caught up
with its business.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

The United States treasury's monthly
statement for Oct shows a net increase
in the public debt, less cash in the treas
ury, during September of 1894, 703. Is.
The total cash in the treasury was $719,-
54s, boss. The gold reserve was $685.
5S2, 172 and the cash balance S13, 293, 461.-
AZ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

r. G. Dunn & Co.'s review of trade for
last week says A complete statement of
failures for the quarter which will close
tonight is not possible, but the number
thus far reported is about 1000, and the
aggregate of liabilities about S15O,OOO,-
600, greatly surprising the record of any
previous quarter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

giver of the $4,000 with the mission to
Italy, which his money was given to buy.
This action is no less startling" than
"disreputable," and tells its own story
without word of comment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

Van Allen had given the money, he knew
what he gave it for and when he appoint
ed him minister to Italy he knew that he
was simply delivering goods that had been
BOUGHT and paid for in advance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
Gbe Uermunt 9b@mi..
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1893.

Attorney General Pillsbury has announc-
ed his withdrawal as candidate for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination in
Massachusetts. Tne convention will be
held tomorrow, and there is no doubt that
the ticket will be Greenhalge and Wolcott.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
A LIVE MAN WANTED

ITO take a half or third interest In a lumb
mill on the narrow gauge railroad. Sald
mill Is complete and running flooring machine
shinele and lath mill broom handle machinery,
steam dry house; mill omplete and all ready
10 stock up 10000 feet OF lumber near the mill
bOro, Vt. oo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
Saturday, Sept. %,

I shall have ready for the inspec-
ion Of my customers, the largest
and most complete line of Cloaks,
Capes, Shawls, Fur Oapes and
Wraps, Neck Boas and Fur Trim
mings that has ever been offered
for sale in this section, at prices
which are as low, and in some in
stances lower, than goods of same
value are usually sold. This Stock
was all bought early when l could
get the best selection of Cloths and
Fur Trimmings, so that every
Garment is as perfect as can be
made, and those who purchase
early are sure to get more perfect
goods in every respect than they
would from the later manufactures,
after the best Cloths and Furs are
out of the market,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
Auctiun Salrs.
AUCTION,

"WEDNESDAY, Oct. IL, att p NJ, at Vernon,
w Vt, one nice COW. and pigs. cosset
lamb, two swarms of bees % hens, % chickens
lumber wagon, Concord wagon, nice sleigh trav.
erse sled, harness, fur and lap robes, blankets,
etc. Also a lot of household furniture.
CHAS. | lIERCE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
egsHrn syERy FRIDAY AT BRArrLEBoRo, VT, BY
q. l.. FREN CHI.

TERMS. 81 5Operyearin advance. If notpaid
sithin tre year, $500.
Rtrrs OF ADVERTISING furnishedo on application
R.-tIs. Deaths and arriages published free;
6btlBr, Notices Cards of Thanks etc, rs cents
osr inch of - lines or less
PEntered at the BrattleboroP ost o ffice assecond
.ss mai matter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
GLORIA WATER

~ EMoVEs tan, freckles and all 6lelnishes Of
X akin Contains no poison. NTTlE l..
lord Agent Brattleboro, VT, boxS76.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
15--HORSES--15
ESTRAY.

~.AN,E into our enclosure S-pt. 81, three Iat
COWS. / black, / red with little whlte; , gray
with crumpled horn. CHAMbEhi"AiN Di'S'
West Brattleooro' VI
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06
o. j. PRATT
Cloak
and Fur
Department.

I have spared no pains this sea-
son to make this department, as
heretofore, the most popular place
in the state for ladies to make their
selections Of Outside Garments.
Tom orrow,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-06

At To O'CLOCK A. II.
Among these horses are 20 the property of e
N q w Ferguson of Fishers Island, n Y: and
will he in charge of j. C. Newton, formerly or
RrattIeboro who will be present to tell their quail
ities They consist of | pair graYs, horse ara
mare young and sound, weigh Ss5O lbs; par
sorrels horse and mare, weigh 1000 lbs, goo9
tails been used as private team by the Messrs
FERGUSON; bay horse, weighs $50 lbs safe Tor
women and children to drive; bay mare, years
old sonpd and kind weighs $50 lbs; cheap bay
morse. weighs 100 lbs; brown mare good road
ster. weighs $50 lbs. chestnut saddle horse
weighs 1000 lbs. good driver: roam morse the
hest saddler that ever went under a saddle; pony.
weighs 400 lbs. and as pretty as a red apple.
The Others will be gooi business horses. Ihey
are out of hard worA and are ready Tor business.
use horses in the summer srasOn
| will also sell at same time,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
a MoRaAarowN aysraav.
Tho Miuncaoia Miracle Window Is Put
I'm tho shade Altogether.

In the SnaUe AltoSebster'
A dispatch from Morgantown, w.
Va, to the st. Louis Republic, says:
The Minnesota miracle window is no
longer a wonder in this city and vi
cinity, chiefly for the reason that
Morgantownhas developed similar
mystery, which has been seen by ev-
eryybody in town, and which has COM
plctelv puzzled all who have looked
upon it. This is the picture of an
old mans head and is in some way
made part Of the plate glass front
of Rev. E: NJ. Prices studio. Rev.
Mr.. Price is not a snperstitious per-
son and makes no claims to mircau-
lous powers. He does not know
how thc5picturc came there, nor how
long it has been there. He does not
attempt to explain it as manifesto
ton of divine power. His attention
was called to it by passer by who
happened to notice it. Every effort
has been made to scour it off, but it
will not loose any of its original
clearness and listinctness of outline.
The picture is more distinct at some
times than at others, and viewed from
certain angles is clearer than from
others. 1t is the head of an old
man with white hair and wrinkled
features, the chin and nose coming
almost together as though the teeth
were gone from the mouth. In the
morning, when the sun is in certain
position, the outlines are the clearcst,
but it is visible always, lamplight be-
ing sufficient to bring it out with con-
siderable distinctness 1t was
thought that it might be the reflection
of a picture in some near by residence,
caused by some strange combination
of mirrors, but the binding Of the
window had no effect upon it. 1t has
been suggested that the piece of glass
upon which it appears be scut out, but
Mr.. Price is loath 20 do this, desiring
to exhaust every effort to discover the
cause. The colors are all natural and
finer in their blending than could be
made by anything but Il Photographic
process. There has been some little
excitement overit, but most of the
people arc, like DR.. Price, willing
to accept it as sonnet hing uncXplaina-
bic.
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terry, a ritliculously smalls amount Of
energy all told, and such magnet
can lift many pounds of iron in con-
tact. But without contact it may
lift a pound Of iron easily.
1t will hold that pound for an eter-
nifty and every second of that time
without end the magnet is expanding
energy until it foots up an almost in
conceivable total of actual power.
Not alone that, but the magnet Of
one pound of lifting power today may
and will be stronger tomorrow.
Where does all this really amount of
energy come from? By what inscru
table process does tho mere
magnctization of bar of steel
make of it machine for
the Transformation of energy? Not
a rcactory or storage device, which
like a steel spring, honestly gives
back approximately all it has rccciv
ell, but a perpetual transforming or
converting machine. There is hid
lea process going on Of some kind;
energy is going into he magnet all
the time tits doing work-cncrgy in
some form. Where does it come
from-gravity? atmospheric solar
says? earth currents? Who can
ray? 1t is great problem, worthy
of life time of interchangeable re-
search. 1t is a microbe, and it will
be discovered, and the discovery will
make electricity the queen of natures
forces, and steam will become a dim
vision Of the dark ages of the past.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
MEMOIR. AND SUMrvUnU>
E.NI'OSlTlON.
The Grand biblical prcinclo.-Sol"m"i
Ills Tcinpic, ..uii,l tho Queen of Shcba.

The Grand biblical observation-disclosures
Ills Tcmpic, ..and tho Queen of shrba.
The Enquirer, The Commercial
Gazette and other leading papers,
both German and English, of Cincin-
natl, are prolific i'll their praises Of
this new and most impressive of all
spectacle, which, at an expense that
would seem fabulous, the cnterpris-
ing management of John lsohinsons
Great Worlds Exposition produce
this year in connection with their
myriad of other attractions. There -
no sense so void, so lasting and so
conclusive as the sense of seeing. and
however studiously we may scrch the
Scriptures or other sacred history,
the ideas we may form and the i'm
pressions we may receive concerning
the patriarchs and saycS, and Shc
scenes, Incidents and events conSc-
qucnt to their time, can hc but I'ac-
tionary and imperfect. I" have re-
porsluccd those pcrsonagcs and events
and placed with sccncographc effect
before you; to hear Solomon rc-uttel
his wiSc aud prophetic words; to see
in person Shcba's illuStriouS Queen.
and the pomp and circumstance OF
her surroundings; to view the great
Temple of Solomon, not by descrip-
ton but by actual inspection; to wit
ness personally the sunptuous and
replendent festivals of the great Sol
omon's court-thesc are the incstma-
bic privileges which the John Rob
inson's Great Worlds Exposition
accords it's patrons in connection with
the great circus, the mcnageric, ana
the royal Roman hippodrome. The
spectacle of Solomon, His Temple,
and the Queen of Sheba will be
displayed Friday, June Q, at Big
Stone Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
The Magnets Mystery.

It is absurd, says the Electrical
Review, to suppose that, primary
energy. is. impressed on a piece OF
hardened steel once for all. The
transfer Of that energy into actual
work would destroy the magnetic
power,e yet such destruction not only
does not take place, but the very cx-
ercise Of the power strengthens the
magnet. A horse shoe OF steel may
be mpgnetized in ten seconds by the
current of a few ampnres from a bat
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
2IC sT(0NF GAP WISE COUNTY, Va THURSDAY, JUNE 1898

proxy-bnt, along with ali tic o:l,e
proxies, was not allowed to partici-
pate, because most of the others were
in favor of holding the convention
in Richmond for the benefit of the
hotel keepers there and no discrimi
nation could be made, says that the
was not at all disappointed at what
he heard in Richmond, aud that the
combined forces of Dnford and
Tyler already ont number
those Of O'Farrall and will
grow from now until the day of the
convention, while those of the Colon
ell will decrease. He says the time,
place and ratio of representation fixed
by the committee were all against
the wishes of O'Ferrrall's friends.
Mr.. j. E. Clements of Alexandria
county, in talking about the same
subject Saturday morning, said beth
MIR. Bnford and Lictenant Governor
Tyler had many friends in his county
and that l'crrall's course in the last
Congress hal not been particularly
satisfactory to the Democrats there.
Two well known, old time EirEin;;
Democrats here to-day, one from
Warrcnton and the other from Cul-
pepper, in talking to the Gazctte's
correspondent on this subject, said
that of the three candidates spoken
Of. Burorl was their choice by long
odds.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
TEST of Cut and Wire Nails.

The committee having in charge
the competitive tests of cut nails and
wire nails recently made at Water
town, Mass, has submitted the final
report of the engineer, Mr.. w II.
Burr. In all So tests were made,
including 10 cut and 10 wire nails.
The nails tested varied in length
from Il inch to 6 inches. Fhe re-
port states that in all the tests the
cut nails, showed superior holding
power, especially when driven with
taper perpendicular to the grain of the
wood. In the nails driven III pine
the superior holding power of the
cut nails was more marked than IN
spruce.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
ILLITERACY AND CRIME.
The Scl,"ui-iiousr Better Preventative
Than the penitcntiary.
From the New Orleans Tinles-Dcmocras.]

From the New. Orleans Times Democrat.
Does education help morals? is a
question that has frequently been
discussed. 1t is somewhat Surpris-
ing, in this age, to find persons re-
plying in the negative to this propo-
position, and holding that our schools
are having very little effect in reduc-
ing the amount of crime and vice i'll
this country; and they even point to
the criminal records in support of
their view and to the large number
of crimes committed in Boston and
other cities where the school systems
are practically perfect, and where
everyone can get good education.
If we examine the criminal and
police statistics, however, an the
Unite,i, States Commissioner of Edu-
cation, Mr.. w. II. Harris, has just
done, we will find that they make no
such showing as is pretended, but
quiet the contrary There are, of
course, some educated as we'll as illit-
crate person arrested, but the differ
cnce in the number of arrests Of thcse
two classes shows how great is the
effect of the schools in the elimina-
ton of crime.
The number of prisoners confined
in seventeen States which have COM
plete statistics on this point-four-
teen of them Western or Middle
States-is 110,538, and among these
the illitcrates, in proportion to num-
bers, contribute six times their quota.
The records in the towns show an
even greater proportion of crimes
among the ignorant, and the litter
ate for the whole country furnish to
each thousand Of persons eight times
as many prisoners as those who can
read and write.
1t is plain from these facts that
our schools have already greatly re-
duced the amount of crime, and that
when we shall have succeeded in get
ting rid of all illiteracy we will still
fl 'thcr reduce the number of GRIM
mails.
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SPEAK An UNLEARNABLE TONGUE
fTondtrianan Caribs. ~ Muscular and Goa
Black African Race.

Tondtrianun Caribs. 81 Muscular and Coal
Black African Race.
"Thc Caribs Of British Honduras, ="
said Frank Fisher, manager of the
British Honduras syndicate, to a
Washington Star representative, care
peculiar people, and, unlike other
natives of the tropics, do not mingle
with the whites, holding aloof, for
that matter, from the natives. Orig
inally from Africa, they still main
tain their tribal relation and singular
customs. Physically they are fine
race, being cold black and very mus
cular. Their language is harsh and
cultural, its vocabulary consisting of
only about 700 words. They can
count up to three in their own
tongue, and above that number count
in French. It is almost impossible
to learn their language. They are
nomadic and go from place to place
along the cost. Some families have
halls a dozen homes in as many vii
lagos. Some of the young women
are comparatively good looking, and
all have most graceful and erect
carriage. They carry water pitchers
on their head very skillfully. The
women do all the work, and carry
burdens on their backs that would
crack the vertebrn of a strong white
man. Men are idlers. The women
have no standing in their family re-
lelations, and the wife does not eat
with her husband nor do any of the
females with the men. They are as
much at home in water as on land,
and the women paddle the dugout
canoes. The babies learn to swim
almost before they can walk. AS a
race they are wonderfully clearly,
batting several times day, and when
the mornings work is over they are
in neat attire. They are very flial,
however, and when one goes fishing
the first fish caught is for the grand
father, the next for the father and so
OH down the list until the fisherman
comes to himself. They will not sell
their fish to the whites or other ma
tives until their own families are sup
piled. In brief they are of the few
races in the world who have refused
to intcrminglc with the other people. "
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THE GUBERNATORIAL FIGHT.
Public Sentiment as Gathered from Va
riuns Quarters.

riuns Quarters.
The Alexandria Gazcttc's Wash
ington correspondent writes to that
paper as follow: Among the visitors
here Sunday evening last was
Mr.. Leonard Marbury Of Alexandra,
member of the democratic commit
tee of Virginia, the recent meeting of
which at Richmond he attended. He
saio he went to Richmond under the
impression that Colonel O'Ferrall
would have an easy walk-over for the
cubernatorial nomination but found
that that impression was gar from
correct. He said that while that
matter was not preached in the meet
ing of the committe, the members of
the committee did talk about in the
hotels and other places, and that
from what he had heard he is Undue
ed to believe that MIR. O'Ferrall will
not be nominated, that is if the mem-
bers Of committee reflect the senti-
ment of the members Of the party.
MIR. Wilson, the Washington CORE
spondent Of the Richmond Times,
who went to Richmond to attend the
netting OF the State committee as
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-06-01
Gospel aud whisksy.
Editor Post:

EUItOT IOSL.
We clip the following quotation
from the Voice. "How can Madame
dams respect the religion of Christ
when they believe that the products
Of that religion is the gospel, tobac-
co and whiskey." These three come
to them in company, and they sup
pose they are Of tho same root. We
shall be obliged to send over q race
of school masters to teach the people
that the gospel is the antagonist of
whiskey.-Christian Inquirer" but
we think those "schoolmasters"
would have a hard time of it since
the Mohammedans who know the
facts could point to the very country
from whence the Gospel is sent to
them as among the most rum ridden
and whiskcy-cursc'l people on the
face of the earth. Many such school
masters could have their hands we'll
filed right here with that sort OF a
job, since there are SO many people
here who profess to be renewed and
led by the gospel who never antag-
onize whiskey except when they can
do SO without antagonizing public
sentiment or casting a shadow across
their own popularity. The shipping
of rum from this Christian country
to heather lands could be readily
suppressed by law if the christian
people wanted it done. But instead
of that, this traffic that blights and
withers the greater part of our mis-
sionary efforts among those benight-
ed people, is provided for by laws
that could not exist except by the
consent of those who claim to belong
to that company to whom Jesus said,
eye are the light of the world"
There was 100000 gallons of rum
shipped to Africa from the city Of
Boston in Is months time, and we
incidentally notice where ship sailed
to heather land loaded with one
half a million gallons of whislcy,
eleven cases of gin and IA missiona
rics, all going out to christianizc the
heather; and vet the authorities OF
this Government during the last adj
ministration used part of the pco-
ple's money for The purpose Of preach
ing the gospel Of rum to the bcnightcd
Africans. The State Department at
Washinton ut the request of Amcri-
can brewers, instructed our consus
in Spanish America to investigate
the condition Of successful beer trade
in their respective districts. and the
result of those Investigations was
published in pamphlet form and dis.
tributted among the brewers of this
country to facilitate the building up
of their soul-destroying business
within those ignorant nations of
Africa where our christian mission
aries are laboring to establish the
gospel of Jesus Christ. The fact
that this state of things continues to
exist while the church people have it
in their power to stop it at their will
is fearful commentary on the pro-
fessea christianity Of this country.
We are missionary it regards sending
the gospel of Christ to the destitute,
but as it regards sending the gospel
of rum and the rum too, as this Gov
eminent is doing, we are anti-mis-
sionary first, last and all the time.
How many christians will say
"Amcn" to this sentiment? We
shall sec when the ark of our law
making covenant comes around again.
w. L. JESSIE.
CLEVELAND, Va, May 80, 1893.