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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
Death

Death is not the reckless reaper il is So
often pictured. Terrible in some of the
forms which illness assumes. and startling
often IN It's suddenness, how gentle and
soothing TOO. can it become one MAY
live 100 long, after ALL Death may b,
opportune more generally than We imagine
Granted that the Judge OF all the earth
does right. it is worse than folly IL i.
sacriege, TO contemplate death with horror
or questioning.
What we should regard with fear is no,
the death that is the natural end of Mte
but that death I'm life which gives us heart,
OF stone, not hearts of flesh. which make-
MS cold and hard and uutorgiving. whicl
blinds u. to the love aud beauty with
which God has filled the universe, and
stunts our growth until We are shrivelel
ana paIsied IN spirit
Let us then bewau Our sorrow when d
fellow mortal no longer Is in unison with
the heart-Deats OF humanity. Let MS ther
sing the drEe and wear sombre black
But lei our garments bee white. our heart,
not depressed but comtorted. when Oh,
shadow falls and those we love sleep with
our fathers In peace. ETH. Jr~at Mos
Seug. lNlw loHU.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

Every glacier carries with 10. lmhedIr.
i'm its undersurtace. numbers of rocks and
STONES which. during the slow but uuceas-
inn motion over its bed. crush and grind
down all ro.kv projections. producing in
the end gently-rounded or almo,, fla, sur
faces even on the hardest and toughest
rocks. In many of the valleys of Wales.
the lake district. and Scotland every rN-
posad rock has ACQUIRED this characteristic
outline. and the same feature can Dee traced
on ali the rocky slope, and often on the
summit, of the lesser heights. and the eN
PLANTATION of how these forms have been
produced is not a theory only. but has been
observed in actual operation in the access -
bic portion of many glacier,
Rocks and stones are to be seen imbel-
ded in the ice and actually scratching.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

The essence of lite of service is its
couSciYus uiu Most of us are full of
purposes which we pursue with various
degrees oft energy. We intend to- earn q
living. to- provide for our families. TO attain
some excellence 20 procure some pleasure,
to gain an education. or a fortune. a name
or q position. But 30 is only the few who
hold all their intentions subject 90 one
controlling and definite purpose viz. go
live life of service. Indeed. the word
itself is distastetui TO some who associate
DO with sorvility and thraldom and con-
tlnuOus selt-saCrihca. Yet the fact is that
no cOmpulsIOn can ever extract the true
service of the heart and life. Ii is nothing L.
not free, SpOntaneOu, and untrammellea.
He who thus deyOtes himself TO the
service of his fellow men. does not separ-
ate himself from the ordinary occupations
and interests of life: still les, does Doe
/ neglect his own welfare. TO do SO would
/ soon Illustrate his aim. There is no good
thing that can come t0 him personally
I which may no. bee made directly sunser-
/ Went 10 the turthereuca of his purpose.
/ while whatever tends 10 Cramu his powers
and narrow his iife curtails also his ability
/ 90 serve mankind. ID he have no wealth
! how can ho bestow i.. Ii be have nH
/ education how can he supply mental
needs. If he have no power. how can h.
/ exert any. 1.-The have no influence. whom
/ can he reach l he bee no, Cheerful. and
content. how can bee shed abroad a spirit of
/ cheer and comfort" NO. the man VIII,
pledges himself t0a life of service mus,
see TO il that be has the means to carry II
ou. His duties 90 himself are renderc
more not less. binding He will cher,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
TALKS WITH MnrHERs.-No. 2.


Much ie written at the present day about
the care and feeding OF infants by people
whose only capahiitv for dealing with the
subject IFS % fertile brain. and whose only
aim is to appear In print. every mother
Knows how unsatisfactory and fallaciou-
such adviccis when she attempts TO follow
u How to feed the baby is the greatest
problem met with in the happy stateeoi
motherhood. and upon its solution depends
the health. the happiness and the life of the
child. II the mother is able TO nurse her
child. the question OF feeding is practically
settled: if She is not she should be guided
bv those who have had successful expert
ence i'm feeding babies and not allow herself
10 experiment with different foods There
are scores of artificial foods offered for sale
hut the hest is none too good for the baby.
Eminent authorities who have thoroughly
investigated the subject OF infant feeding,
mud scientists who have analvzed infant
foods unite in prOnOuncing Mellin's Food
to hc the only perfect substitute for mother b
milk 30 is palatable, nourishiuu and
strengthening, the weakest stomach Will
retain and digest IT, and the puniest child
will thrive upOn 10 beyond the mother 81
fondeSt expectations.
For onvalesceuts. consumptives, dvsnep-
ties and the aged. Mellins Food rs also on
iucaIculahlo value. 1t is n food. nota medl-
cine, and the system receives the nOurlsh-
mcut 10 demands for its daily needs For
those severely in Mellin Food Will sustain
the falling strength and promote speeedt
recovery when convalescence mas been
pSf4NIIS he'd.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
The I..sence OF cnri.tinntt..

Religion means. a, the great thinker
BENJAMIN Whcucol said ga GOOD mind
and good Hia" This. IN essence. is its true
and only meaning. How then can 10 be-.
0r ever have been. otherwise than one
"Chustiauty means that bclieiiu Christ.
and that following of the example of Christ.
which renders q good mind and a good life
possible to every child of man 10 means
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

That "a mans lite consistetu not i'm the
abundance OF the things Doe possessed.
is true Wealth Is not esseutIa. 10 hapu-
ness I'D fac. often seriously impair, the
en1ovmeut of life. The little thai right
eous man hath is better than the riches of
the ungod.y. some households. where love
Island cheerful disposition. often are more
happy on $500 wear than other households
are on 5000 or $4,000 There Is oiteuer a
merricr Christmas ~ cottage than DO
many palaual residences. The cottage IS
often q resttul home. and the palace is d
residence restless, with anxiety. Io bee
content with whatsoever estate Providence
may give is 90 bee in an euviabie condition.
Above ALL whoever has a good hope
through Christ, has no reason 20 ue sad u.
/ despondeut All things must work to-
/ Gether for his good. II is ms privilege 90
be cheerIu.Iy hopeful. IN adversely. even iu
/ divers trials, Tor they mus, end IN exceed
ING and eternal glory Therefore. the
servant, OF the King OF kings and Lord oi
lords can and do sing. though their feet boz
/ in the stocks within the walls of prison
/ Money lost is not everything lost Health
is worth more than money. characte-
worth q great deal more. and a cheerful.
hopeful family circle, loving God and
I serving Him. Is a toretaste of heaven and
of Inestlmable value. We can bee cheerru.
hopeful ana happy. even though the time.
ne "har3. To learn 90 be independent
OF the times is 90 learn an exceedingly
valuable lesson Christian Htr'GgeHel
/ reformed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

The railroads do more for people than
the public knows. II q man has really
bought ticket and loses 10, he can geneI-
ally finish his ride Sickly, young and
tlmid people, too. are watched to see that
they do not GET OF at the wrong stations.
and last year little boy travelled alone
from New York 10 san Francisco. Telr-
grams were sent in advance by the rail
road authorities TO their agents along the
line, and al certain points they boarded
the train. saw that he was well, put him
aboard the right car when changes We're
made at Chicago and Omaha, directed the
the conductors to give him herths and see
that he got his meals. and the little fellow
reached his mother IN California after @
ride as unadventurous as "trip to Harlem.
Lack of vitality and color matter iu the bulbs
causes the hair 90 fan out and turn gray. We
recommend Halls Hair Remover 90 prevent bald
Ness and EraYurS-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

not vruowrr than thai 0t an unfortunate ind.
Ndual whose liver complaint has assumed tna
chronic form The evruaNs of the sufferer as
sumo saffron niue. and there I~ q duh pam r
the region of the organ affected. the tongue l-
coated. breath sour. sick headaches usually. bu-
NOT always occur. and there Is sometimes dIzz.
ness on arising from a sitting posture COn,t.
patton ana dyspepsia are also attendants 1f This
very common allmtut. always 100 It's aggravated
form. Liable to breed anc-ssrs of tine liver whioI
rs very dangerous Hostetters stomach Bttar-
WhulN eradlcates 10 as we'll as the troubles com
plcatrd with 10 ana which II originates In chill,
ana fever. complaint which always Yields 10 rn,
Bltters the liver Is seriously involved This uu-
Alternative tonic removes cOstlvrntss ana udigr~
uon. rheumatic. nervous and kidney trouble and
debility
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
MISCELLANY.
Not q Pleasant Picture.
TIM, Of the Polish Jew Sium In Nc,,
Work 0itN.

Work CitN.
,cr,.. 1.. Eo3ar, Ir Orchard. Essps I.
and ! f,.uov. street,. IL, Tine ,.um of the Poo .
b.I Low. THAT i- the fouIc,t region ON .
Nt.,r.ttsr leland or fr AmorI.. one .
i-,ov.s. nof,ra ooiur there tb9. .Iowtown"
ami ..l,. pio.Narl..f.. cannot ha worse
,,e,, common No one can dafkcu q full
bIooda3 Guinca NEGRO -r brighten bird
~, ,,,~s.l,s.. o- corri,,.t 81 bad er. Do IS
STRANGE what au education iu the higher
Grades of SUMMING the pronlc, of Europe
are GIVING MS i'm New ork. 10 was not SO
Io,,,.,,o .fl,ot. we .vyarf. to Greenwich street
anil Cnorr, stree, and tbe Sixth ward to
see fine moon Irish. and thought we were
goftfro rrmp.e. off ,ouaIor Then the
r.Iinqr,., ea,i. and we looked Mott street
o,., and fbourIt fhat t0u and dirty -
Mo- stree. ,,n.eI. 4, now au autoroom of
tl.r eop1raraa with what came aftcl. 10.
Vbau tn. italians came herluuuam tro~-
nv .tr... and gradually building uu
,-roaf colon, b. Mulberry and other streets
al r,.r u.a v-ar. certain that we were
soair- turoualn ,4uaIor. the drhr., oft one
of the ot.fe r1orarrbies of Eur0u. There
,oiiIl r,,, bad. anytIirr worse ur thought.
VOL fine rstire,. jew, have come. and
we know more. than we did. The Italians
have. Christina, trees and earring. and
b,,l sfora. and banks, During % run OIL
an. pa.t. side nau, fine other day two-tuIrd-
ot ,,r pcor., ia .n. were italians. They
.3, to,I thst. ANA. OBJ. ~. might buv and take
I,oins If Ma. wore r.nft oH Iii, dispaved
ON racks ON fine sidewalks and white
sausaa.. VEGETABLES. bread. chre,es: really
III ,an prp.entah.e and wholesome. Nov
come ID. .tn. Market" .a Ludlow
street. and See the food that is DISPLAYED tu
foIupt or satisfy tine Jews. Ifui,as bad
a, n look, n is awful. ID looks to be large
Iv rotten retu.. They saw down there -
.....tt.... . ,l..+ ,,.i,,,, ,.-.,.. .a ,. f....
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

Every nervous person hould try Carter Little
Nerve fllls They are made specially for u-r
Nous ana dYspepuc men and women. and are
Just tile medicine needed by all persons who
from any cause do not sleep we'll on VINO fail %
get proper strength from their food Gases of
weak stomach. indigestion, dyspepsia. nervou,
anu sick headache, etc readily yield 90 the ust
OF the little nerve pills, part ularv if combined
with Carriers Little Liver Pills In walls al D.
cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

The bounty on wolf scalp, in Kansas
last year amounted 20 100000, and it
wasn't q very good year tor wolves.
either
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.
GOING SOUTH

Trains leave BraJt-n0r1 a. f,Iio,,
.'.- a. b.. Tor Springfield ana New. N.~..
'.i. Az a., for Allllers Fails Palmer sl.I ,-
ao1. Connecting az luer~ FaUe v-i- ti i...-
ra.- q, H. aua al Palmer with Boston At
yi~- A. 81 Tor Springfield and New Y4-.
-'.-. a. 3D., lnr Muers Falls and srtf IONS m r-..
oTI- H. A.. faimer anu stations on Enst,r~
3D.. -A''1@.1 H. d., ana for New London '''" "
-.t5 p. 3d., for SpUush-.
H. 5.I Miller, Falls and stations o,, 17t-.
Tu,- NiI., rainier ana New London ar+ ~
500 p d.. for Springfield and New yo~-
GOING NORTH
,Dii ans arrive az brattrooro as follows.
a." a. from New ory via Norv.i.I. ! , ~
, london falmer and NiIiers FAN. '-'' i'ii'r' New
-t,D. 81, from oprIu-f-.
l-gl p. g.. from New I,r.t,t. lt
Falls '''IuA' rainier and Millers
5.9S D. H. rom New ork and Springfield
ma d. from New orE and Spripl,f.I1
Fails ''"NHoA' falmer and MuIsrs
IN 4, "a. 81. from New Yors aua spr,-s.i.
49, - \, htNE!E /. ouU,.. New Lou,I.'+ 'i''-
D." NlMMlNG~ % D. A M t5..
" a.. 0'uIHAHu. ID T. W,
we" London. Conn. Dgr . ie.. -''" LONDON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

1 Thought ]
was dNlll-
and. on now
my hack did
ache ann
@ living Wit
ness of the
llIlItc uIoll-
effects of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
THIS TELLS THE STORY.
FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC
Praises Come. Unlimited. Heralding the
Success Of One NOman'S Work.

'sHIuAI TN 0.A lady EIAgU.-
From all sections 90 this great country
10 oily - lar-.. u. NLllA-.- - sMNL.. III
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
PRESERVA-
TNnNH

nnCCEDUE Ofc1the- uy the use ..
fnENEhVH- Donbiu's Electric soap
TI0u is an established fact Hi
HIN generation. 10 Us L..
nm expsrifgrut or "a wild assertion. but aH.
soIuf..v rru. Think carefully whether
Won prefer To- save a cent or two on s1a
or rIotr.. You can't do both. Buy
u0bbius' Electric and look ON every Wia
per tor the name OF DDBblNS 0DA
trF.g l.I.. successors Co. !. J.. tra-Iu Co.,.
Philadelphia. l.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20
ClydeSdale Oats.
Heaviest Oats II the Wor-1
Most Productive Oats II the Tc-.5
100 Bushels an Acre Often Esa,-:.

See Testimonials Of many prominent al
wealthy men lu Peter H-uuer~H- . .. cs1
loSue. including tnar of Austin Cora.
Last year raised the heaviest cr.uH- as-, -7g
seen d. Jnar region ION my farm a. r.---- 2
spite ui very uutavorspie season FROM q Il,
acre sowing of these OatS-over nu bushels ~
acre he oats soWu weighed 81. pound, ~
ousuei ana produced a very large al. sir s--sT
which did not lodge under tine heavy heads q
gram. while the leaves were an inc. a., Vt-
mus showing the great yIgur OF rms va--.F
Farmers VINO wish 70 raIse crop tul- ri. lsT
oats
Price. per oushel $50, oue.la- a.-le- g.
PECK, ,3c. by freight or express o.z .- 1s- 2
eluael; per quart 10y mail. postpaid
send all orders with cash o.
l'--' +. MOORE. " es-m.----- II,
henderson price anu all seelsmtr ar -1s;
oats, 800 per ousuel =. l. TEMPLE
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
the awakened interest taken by the

the awakened interest taken by the
male voters.
Allover the State on the eve of Elec-
tion Day the women went to bed early
with one prominent thought in their
minds. They would go to the polls
on the morrow; they would go early
for fear that some unforeseen circum-
stance might rob them of the oppor-
tunity to vote. This sentiment was
shared by the men, who took rather a
humorous interest in the experiment.
Had it not been for the interest taken
by the women of the household many
men would not have bothered about
voting at all, to say nothing of getting
out early to vote.
In Denver by half-past 6 o'clock in
the morning every voting precinct,
from Capitol Hill to the Platte River
bottoms, presented an interesting
spectacle. Men and women of all
sorts and conditions had assembled
to await the opening of the polls at 7
o'clock. The air was crisp at that
hour, but the workingman was used
to the chill of early morning, their
wives and daughters, wrapped in
shawls and cloaks of rather anti
quated style, were unmindful of the
cool air, while the late risers of the
fashionable districts for once realized
the beauty of an early morning in
Colorado. d. E. ,Moffatt, President
of the First National Bank and one ot
the wealthiest men in Colorado, was
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
down and found myself unable to

down and found myself unable to
rise.
Then Nelly came. That brave little
wife of mine had actually left the baby
sleeping and set out all alone across
the snow in the moonlight to track
me. She had come two miles. She
had begun to climb the mountain.
when 1 saw her suddenly but q few
yards away.
The bottle of tea she carried
wrapped in a cloth was still warm
when she knelt beside me, and it
reused me quickly to some strength.
Certainly she saved my life, for /
could not have risen again, and should
have been frozen to death but for her
bravery. How we got home to the
baby is a story 1 need not dwell on.
What Nelly did with all that Christ
mas dinner I do not know, for l was
sick and senseless for more than two
weeks. But in the end ! was as well
as before, except that had paid O
good Winchester and belt of car
tridges for a venison steak that the
fat blaok-tailed doe continued to
carry where it grew.-Youth's Com
panion.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

IN voting than were the men. They
voted straight ballots, which required
the placing Of single 'sX" alongside
the party emblem. The men were
slower and more deliberate. In one
precinct twenty-six votes were cast in
twenty minutes, Of which seventeen
were by women. The average in many
precincts was one q minnie. Never
was so much straight-ticket voting
done. Few ballots were spoiled, and
the reports of the election judges in
dicate that more men had to be assist
ed to vote than women. Yet in the
counting only very small percent
age of errors was discovered. One
vote showed that the voter, evidently
a woman, had voted for every candi-
date on every ticket by placing an <
in every space. A few had placed the
cross opposite the name of the candi-
date for Governor instead of the
designated place, beside the party en-
blem.
Women in Denver were unusually
well prepared for Election Day, for
they had been playing at election for
weeks. In almost every precinct
mock elections had been conducted.
Sample ballots were used, and all the
accessories of judges, clerks and chal-
lengers were employed. Many women
voted again and again until they were
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

thoroughly familiar with the Austria
lian ballot, which in Colorado is
rather complicated affair. Intelli-
gent people learned how to vote
scratched ballot properly, and many
did SO, though the majority of ballots
in every precinct were straight party
votes.
The remarkable feature of early vot-
ing was observed all over the State.
In Cripple Creek, especially, the early
morning lines were very long. In
mining camps and in quiet country
precincts the women turned out early
and generally with escorts. There, as
in Denver, the desire of the women to
vote induced the men to go to the
polls quite generally. That more
women voted in Colorado than men
would be an absurd statement. Nor.
can it be said that the percentage of
female voters exceeded that of the
males, but the undisputed fact re-
mains that this time the women thor
oughly aroused the men and caused
them to cast heavier vote every
where than heretofore.
AS the Election Day waned the wo-
men and business men stirred them
selves to draw in the few stragglers.
Women in coupes and in open buggies
rode from house to house insisting
that the laggards must come out. In
one precinct in the residence district
of Capitol Hill only two registered
voters failed to vote. The sick were
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
The Christmas "POund."

Two old Christmas customs that are
still observed to considerable extent
in certain parts of England are those
of the "yule dow" or in modern par
lance "dough," and the christmas
pound" The former is small cake
baked in the form of q little baby and
intended to represent the infant Jesus.
1t was customary a century ago for
English bakers to present one of these
"yule dows" to every customer, but
this gift is now made only to children.
The christmas pound" consists of
a pound or half pound of raisins or
currants which grocers present to
their regular patrons for Christmas
pudding. The latter custom is now
principally confined to the town of
Ripon, in Yorkshire.
Though the term christmas box"
is not applied in America as it is in
England to the gratuities which are
expected and even demanded at the
Christmas season by the letter-carrier,
the milkman, the butchers boy, the
district messenger and other. equally
useful and indispensable members of
society, yet the custom of giving them
has come to be nearly as general in
the one country as in the other.
With us these donations are usually
expected before Christmas, or on the
morning of that day at the latest, but
in England they are not levied until
the following day-December 26.
Then all who expected them go about
and collect them in person, and from
this collection of christmas boxes"
the day after Christmas is known as
"boxing day" and its night as ''box-
ing night
The origin of the term christmas
box" as applied to donations of Christ
mas spending money is uncertain,
though antiquarians generally seem
to think that it was derived from the
custom of placing money for masses to
be said or sung on Christmas Day
therefore "Christ-masses" a box.
which from this use was called Christ
mass box, term gradually corrupted
to Christmas box, and finally applied
to all money given as Christmas gra-
t1itv
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
Christmas Predictions.

The old Shepherds Kalendar" has
this much to say about Christmas
weather: eff the sun shine clear and
bright on Christmas Day it promiseth
q peaceable year from clamors and
strife, and fortells much plenty to en-
sue; but if the wind blow stormy to-
ward sunset, il betokeneth sickness in
the spring and autumn quarters
Two French proverbs may fitly close
this bundle of weather sayings:
Christmas on the balcony
Easter near the nre-5rands.
At Christmas, the gnatsi
AT Easter, the icebergs,
The popular mind could not fail to
fix upon this day some predictions
concerning births:
Commencing with Sunday, we are
told:
What child that day born may be,
great lord he shall live to be.
With Christmas on Monday:
They that be born that day mean,
They shall be strong each one and keen.
OF Tuesday it is said:
They shall be strong and covstous.
Wednesday is lucky day:
Whatever child that day born is,
He shall be doughty AMI gay, wis,
And wise and crafty also OF deed,
And find many in clothes and bread.
Not less fortunate is the child who is
born on Christmas when it falls upon
Thursday:
If a child that day born shall be,
1t shall happen right we'll tor thee;
OF deeds he shall be good and sable;
Wise of speech and reasonable.
The influence of Venus or Freya is
seen to extend to the infant who first
sees the light on Fridays Christmas: !:
The child that is born that day
Shall live long and lecherous be alway.
Saturday, again, is malignant:
And children born that day by faith,
In half year shall meet with death.
At present it is said in Lincolnshire,
England, that the child born on Christ.
mas will be able to see spirits, an as.
sertion elsewhere made on Sunday.
Deaths on this day are sometimes
thought to be ominous. In Somerset
shire, England. it is said that death
during Christmastide is token of
many deaths throughout that year in
the parish,