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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
A Receiver for the Whiskey Trust.
The Action Taken to Shut Out Inves-
tigation of Eastern Stockholders.

A grand coup was sprung at Chicago
Monday night by President Greenhut and
his friends, ard Tuesday the Distillers and
Cattle Feeding company (the whiskey trusD
was in the hands of two receivers appointed
by United States Judge Grosscup. The
receivers, E. F. Lawrence, director of the
First national bank of Chicago, and Joseph
b. Greenhut of Peoria filed their bonds
for $4,000 each and were duly qualified
to act. The bill was filed and the argu-
ments made as secretly as possible. The
action was taken because New York stock
holders have been threatening the organ
ization some time. The property of the
trust represents a nominal valuation of
$50, 900, 000 with present actual valuation
of about S5.000,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
Junior Vice Commnnder moyt.

Geo. II. Hoyt of West Randolph, junior
Vermont Volunteers. He enlisted Jan. 4,
1864, for three years, in company D OF
that regiment, was transferred to the
sharpshooters of the oath army corps, was
wounded April 6, 1865, and discharged
the following August on account OF
wounds. He is a past commander of U.
S. Grant post of West Randolph. His
occupation is that of stair builder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
The RELIEF Corps President.

Mrs. Della Needham of Rutland was the
first president of Roberts corps of that city
and has served as junior vice and senior
vice commander. Her husband, j. b.
Needham, is a well-kncwn Grand Army
man. He went to the front as a sergeant
in the 4th Regiment Vermont Volunteers
and returned as first lieutenant. He has
been commander of Roberts Post and in
1898 was on the staff of COMMANDMENT
Chief Adams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Unitarian Church Dedication at he.

UhIIHIIHH NHUIcH UeuIChIIOh at heehe'
The handsome new Unitarian church,
corner of Washington and Taylor streets,
was filled to overlooking at the dedication
exercises Thursday evening. The struc-
ture is of the old English style of architec-
ture, built of stone furnished by the
Roxbury Granite company, at cost,
including the land, of about $4,000 In
addition to the church proper, the connect
ing parish house contains spacious Sunday
school rooms, parlors and kitchen. Rev.
Chas. G. Ames of Boston preached the
sermon at the dedication, and several other
clergymen took part in the services, includ-
ing the pastor, Rev. c. b. Elder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01

Bellows Falls, where he was instrumental
in etfecting the reorganization of Slough
ton post in 1880. He served as adiutant
of that post four and one-half years and as
commander three years. He was assista mt
adiutant general of the Vermont depart
ment one year and was aide-de-camp on
the staff of Commander-in-C Chief Rea. At
the present time he is adjutant of Slough
ton post. Mr.. Cannon is by trade all or
namental painter. His standing in his
home town is shown by the fact that he
was appointed postmaster at Bellows Falls
July II, 1890, serving until Jan. l last,
when his Democratic successor was APP
pointed. As a postmaster he was model
official, giving his personal attention to all
detailed and routine work, and the office
under him acquired a rank not excelled by
any in New England. Had the people of
Bellows Falls been given unrestricted
choice, regardless of party restrictions, he
would easily have been his own successor.
Mr.. Cannon has always been one of the best
workers for the interest of the Vermont
department, and when Stoughton post in
structed its delegates to support him for
department commander, Sedgwick post of
Brattleboro seconding this choice, it at
once became evident that he had a clear
field for the honor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01

Perry Porter served four years in the Sth
Regiment Vermont Volunteers. He re-
turned home as a captain. He was wound
ed three times and was confined four
months in rebel prison. He is a man of
prominence at West Burke, where he car
ries on an insurance business and is depu-
ty sheriff. He is past post commander,
and has held local offices as a Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
Important Facts.

If you have duh and heavy pain across the
forehead and about the eyes if the nostrils are
frequently stopped up and followed by disagree
able discharge; If solentss in the nose and bleed
ing fr' I'M the nustrs is often experienced: if you
are very 5, nsiti to cold in the head accom-
panied with headache; then you II ay be sure
you have Catarrh; and should Immediately re-
sort 10 Ely's Cream Balm for a cure. The rem
edy will give instant relief
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
beautiful Cards Free.

The Angler Chemical Co.. IS HaTcourt street
Boston. Mass, are giving away twelve beautiful
autographed cards in several colors each, all
different designs A complete st Of these cards
and one of Anglers letter scales will be for
and sending them the addresses of five persons
known o be suffering from any throat or lung
trouble.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
The American Tin plate Industry sun
From the Boston Journal.

lI rum lht bostOu JOuTudlI
The tin plate industry, at which the Dem
ocrats were wont to scott and the existence
of which they steadily denied, was so
strengthened by the operation of the Nc
Kinley law that it seems probable that it
will survive the Democratic attack upon it.
According to the Iron Age there are now
"a firms engaged in making tin plates in
this country, of which II make their own
black plates and nine others are preparing
to do 50. Reports made to the Metal Worker
show that the product in 1894 was about
one-half greater than in 1898. The ma
chinery used here, much of which is of
American invention, is said to be the best
in the world. Yet, five years ago, it was
declared an impossibility that an American
tin plate industry could be built up.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
J. H. CHAMBERLAIN,
and Sales
Stables.
BrattlebOrO, VT.
First-olass livery with good drivers al
ways in readiness. Sale horses always
on hand.

Another carload of business blocks and heavy
graught horses will arrive Monday January 81
Several matched teams in the lot They a. Iii III
young, sound and well broken, and are a verv
shapey, well built lot. THIS is the third carload
mat sells them. l also have a feI mo-
neiinoht drivers; have one pair of close. mated
ffo-< hVe year-od bay mares that can road nc
gao; this is as fine genteman's ROAD tsan1 an
ever ever pulled wagon; have lots of style and conr.
age, they show the fine breeding of the Moran
hand bns SiHeiy way, Also, have a few second.
nave the largest stock of ali kinds of bar-
rsses ever shown in this town and the prices are
y rev more sleighs left that must be sold
money E refiyg warranted represented or
The Press., 1895-01-17
Number AZ.
[For The Press.l A MID-WINTER RAMBLE.

A walk in mid-winter is not without it's frosty morning, and the ground lightly sprinkled with snow, or on calm, sunny afternoon when the ground is bare, save little patches of snow here and there, with hints of coming spring in the hardy plants that show little green in sunny, shel- tered places.
 know place where I have enjoyed many pleasant ramble in mid-winter. It is an old cart-road leading away thro' the pasture to the woodland, along the southern alope of a hill in the shelter of a stone wall, one or two ancient oaks and some small pines. There are many great rocks, some of them spreading wide, but little above the surface of the ground, and one huge boulder that rests on these and looks as if slight push would set it roll ing down the hill, but I have leaned against it many time and found it stood firm as rock" The spicy sweet fern and fragrant bogberry, with it's pretty sill yer grey berries, the shining leaves of the checkerberry and princess pine, and the trailing vines of the mitchella, with its scarlet berries, are all plenty here, and you may gather, if you will, a lovely and fragrant winter bOquet. Farther along the ferns are clustered thick and green at the base of the great rocks, and if one has fancy for the upholsteries of ''moth CT nature" the little hollow beside the brook will show you lovely cushions O. soft green moss. The frostwork and ice where the water runs over and among tho stones in the brook, rival the dainties curtains of lace. The carpets, too, 1T their various shades of green and browI of the growing mosses, ferns and lichens couches with their coverings of tangled mitchella vines and crape moss, are hand some as any you have ever seen. knov you would say with me it is charming place, for
 l 'Tis beautiful as summer dream | With it's ferns and mosses rare,
 And it calls one with it's fragrant breath | For woodland ramble there, | While earth in winter gladness smiles Mid her treasures sweet md fair;
 The place is sheltered by ymurmuring pines
 A hedge of laurel goes near it,
 And the little brook with it's frolicsomt i song,
 Would cheer your heart just to hear it l MRS. J. c. CRAWFORD.
The Press., 1895-01-17
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THE BUSINESS GIRL.
She Expresses Her Opinion of Men, Matrt.
 mony and Money.

She Expresses Her Opinion of Men, Matr1.
 mOny and Money.
 The social philosopher had been pet ting her chin in an absurdly hayseedisb manner, and as the thoughtful panorama was ominously regarded as forerunne1 of a more or less prolonged lecture she didn't dare disappoint her admiring pet ticoated audience. So she sAi6:
 ''It seems to me that the very mo. ment that a young woman shows ability in any chosen profession about 500 or dinarily charming and lovely individ- uals rise up like solicitous hens over a weak legged chicken and implore her not to spoil her good work by tumbling into the matrimonial tank. '
 "Huhr' puffed the girl who always interrupts. "'the motherly hens had better wait until she gets good chance. Then they'd sec how quickly Yes, sir. I'm yours, could be said. "
 "What NonsenseP' the social philoso- pher deigned to answer. Every girl has opportunities to marry, but no girl in her right mind is going to blindfold herself to the dozens of things to be con sidered There's the money question, for instance. That always comes first, for if you are business woman, earn ing a fairly decent salary, it is absurd to marry man who receives but little more Diamond tastes and window glass purses make mighty unsatisfactory combination, my dear. Besides perhaps you are fond of your work and dislike household managing, but if you go down to business every day people will look wise and say mean things, and you'll wish yourself unlocked from your mat rimonial venture.
 Perfect men are so hard to find too Now, what girl could endure bald head or a red nose, even if it went with loads of wealth and bushels of love Why, in less than six weeks she'd be making the poor man wear a frilled caI and a prepared chalk nose. A mans good looks go long way with girl, I'm ashamed to confess, and a jerkJ manner of talking, or a sissy walk, o1 a nervous movement of the hands will make girls teeth grind and her tenn per fray at the edges-that is, unless she's really and truly in love. Then he might be tailor's dummy, noselesl and cross eyed bewhiskered and witt rouged cheeks, and she'll still thinl him the loveliest thing on earth. "-- Chicago Record.
The Press., 1895-01-17
w. CT. U. DEPARTMENT.
Edith Gray, in The Union S1gnal)
 The Socret of Her Devotion,

My grandfather, Captain Lowell, was a sturdy branch of the old Puritan stock, 8 pillar in the church, captain in the war of 1872, and leader in his home country. He chose for his wife dainty maiden from a. family noted both in this country and in Europe for their intellectual pow CT. She was herself writer of widening reputation when she married my grand father. Within the year she laid aside her pen to take into her arms that sweet est of all burdens, 8 baby.
 The young mother did not gain strength as rapidly as did the sturdy baby boy, and then came the serpent into their home that has left it's poisonous trail through three generations.
 The family physician ordered pure New England rum for the frail young mother 10 "build her up." She used it as direct ed, and as other children came to her she learned to depend more and more upon stimulating contents of the rum jug until her own strength was gone, her constitu- tion broken down, and the last three ba- bies came only to open their sweet eyes for brief moment in this world of sor- low.
 The eldest child had not come under the ban, and grew to manhood much like his father
 l My father was the second child, and throughout his character and life the ef- fects of that doctors prescription can be traced,-a highly nervous organization, great intellectual power coupled with ex- treme prostration after effort He be. came christian in early manhood, and ] verify believe that the heavenly Father ofttimes sent legion of angels to de. liver him in his hours of temption.
 He was 8 consistent christian, dearly loved by all his friends, and "Uncle John" to every child in our neighborhood H He was singularly pure in all his habits and was ever just, yet tender. I love tc l dwell upon this side of his sunny charac I ter, but my heart aches when Irenembel how desperately he fought the adversary for every inch he gained in the upward Tourney. His story came to me in frag ments; he could not speak of it himself and my nlasIs. ioalEsa his lifessecrets il
 er hear m
 sus eife| Sl l slod . SI IT IT
 nd Wha him up. knew Fl T suffered. He came into the world curset with an appetite for strong drink, and , mania to take his own life.
 He who directed christian work h, who was ceaseIessly engagedin a struggl, against all evil; he who was called a fa Enatie because of his nncompromising war fare against the rum-power, knew tn, horrors of life broken and fetteIed b, this prince of devils. Never, in passing saloon upon the street, but the demon ap petite clamored to be appeased with fiery draught, and then, in the fight tha always followed, would come the consum ing desire to end his life.
 Through his influence unfermented win was used at the communion table of, hi church, and many of the brethren won dered little at his energy in pushing tn question. Others thought it decidedl uncalled for and a piece of fanaticism, bu l yielded more out of love and respect t. him than because they thought the use o fermented wine wrong.
The Press., 1895-01-17
EAr1Nc FOR THE CAUSE.

The first public dinner of the New Eng land free trade league, since it changed from the tariff reform league, was held in Boston last Friday night. The attend ance was larger than at the meetings of the old organization and showed a pur- pose to give the new one flying start. Henry w. Lamb of Brookline, the new president, was in the chair, and with him at the head of the table were John k. Russell, Capt. John Goldman, Col. T. w. Higginson, William Lloyd Garrison, Jabez Fox, Barthold Schlesinger and Henry c. Thatcher. Others present included Ed win B. Haskell of the Boston Herald, D. c. Heath, the publisher, John Ritchie, John P. Crane of Woburn, leading leath- CT manufacturer, Charles Richardson, William H. White of Brookline, ex-Sen- ator Thomas J. Hastings of Worcester and Dr. Nathan Morse of Salem.
 The president of the league, H. w. Lamb, in his address, said: I am glad to tell you of the words of encouragement we have received from all over the cOun- try. take pleasure in reading you this portion of letter received from William l.. Wilson: "I do not see how any be- liever in freedom and in equal citizenship can cease to work until the last rag of protection, as protection, is removed from our revenue system" Also this brief note John M. Forbes: "I shall not be present at the next meeting of the league, but send my regards and regrets at missing the dinner, and still more the desert prom ised."
 Capt. John Goldman read long paper in favor of free ships. The best fight against protection, he said, is made from an ethical standpoint; that position is i'm pregnable. He said that if the free ship bill is not passed before congress becomes republican it will fail for many years Ja- beg Fox affirmed that the league had all ways been free trade body. It is best now to make a direct attack upon the principles of protection, for nothing can be done with the tariff for two years, and the time is favorable for discussion Col
 Higginson praised the league for chang ing it's name, and said it's position is im- pregnable. Moral principle is the only ground to stand on. President Cleveland has written the same to him, and it is not
 merely matter of policy with the admin istration. (Applause.) John E. Russell
 was received with three cheers, and his speech was warmly in sympathy with tho spirit of the evening.
The Press., 1895-01-17

Or sinking, through sloth, into ignorance blind?
 Which way, oh my mind? Forward or backward, which way, oh, my soul? Upward toward Christ, growing like Him in love, Seeking the lost ones to point them above, Or downward thy path as the swift sea- sons roll?
 Which way, oh, my soul? Forward or backward, ye may not stand still, Oh, heart, mind and soul, ye must all go one way, And the journey is lengthening day af-
 ter day, But the way that you go must depend on your will.
 Ye may not stand still.
The Press., 1895-01-17

At Cornell university, founders day, Charles A. Dana delivered an address on Newspapers" in the course of which he said, in giving advice to young men in- tending to follow journalism as profess sion: Do not fear to say in any circum- stance that you may have been mistaken. There is tradition in the newspapers oi the old school that you must never say that you are wrong. That is bad prin. ciple. If the man has not moral princi. pie enough to say: Yes, was wrong; see my way clearer now and will follow the truth he had better retire from busi
 ness and never make another newspaper ,
The Press., 1895-01-17
Which Way9

BY AMY A. GREEN. Forward or backward, which way, oh, my
 heart? Wilt thou grow tend'rer as years pass
 away, Blessing the pathway of friends day by t. day, Or, wilt thou grow selfish in living thy
 part? -,; Which way, oh, my heart? Forward or backward, which way, oh, my
 mind? Gathering knowledge like jewels so rare, Treasures to brighten each oncoming
 year,
The Press., 1895-01-17


 HANGING PIoTuEEs.- hanging pie lures low you increase the apparent height of the room.
 Colored pictures should not be hung in railways or on staircases unless there is plenty of light for them. In such places, strong photographs, engravings and draw ings in black and white go best.
 A picture should not be hung from one nail the diagonal lines formed by the corn have a very discordant effect. Two nails and two vertical cords, or, what is far more safe, pieces of wire cordage, should be used instead of the single cord. Picture cords should be as near the color of the wall upon which they are put as possible, so that they be but little seen. When one picture is hung beneath another the bottom one should be hung from the one above, and not from the top; we thus avoid multiplying the cords, which is all ways objectionable.
 A good hue for walls where prints or photographs are to be hung is a rich vel low brown, or 0 leather color. Lustre to black of the print or the tone of the pho tograph is thus imparted.
 The wall paper should have no strong ly-defined pattern, and should be of one uniform color, such as red inclining to crimson or tea green.
 The center of the picture, as a rule, should not be much above the level of the eye.-Art AnGtem
The Press., 1895-01-17

A partial failure of the Florida orange crop emphasizes the fact that Americans are more dependent upon fruit as food than formerly. Some of us remember when oranges were regarded as confec- tions rather than an article of diet, but in these days the grocers sell oranges as freely as they do potatoes or oatmeal. An American who has large interests in Honduras and ships large quantities of dates, bananas, oranges and cocoanuts to this country by way of Mobile, says that the consumption of fruit is growing enor- mously in this country, and that there has been decided change in the national appetite of late years. We are eating fruit instead of pastry, and our health is profiting by the change.
The Press., 1895-01-17

At a banquet in Denver, given in honor of the women candidates for the legisla- ture, local wag offered this toast-"To the women of Colorado-God bless lem
 Formerly our superiors; now our equals. |"
The Press., 1895-01-17

II have called," said the captious crit ic, Ito find out what reason you can give for representing the new year as nude small boy"
 "That is done," responded the art edi- tor, "because the year does not get it's close till the 31st of December"
The Press., 1895-01-17

X Louisville Courier-Journal When Mir. Debs objected to going to country jail on the ground that it would be impossi- ble to keep before the people in such a retreat, he voiced the motive for action o1 nineteen out of twenty anarchists or agi- tators. Born to obscure positions and unable to rise by other means, they resort to any demagogory to win that notoriety which passes with them for fame. For that Debs and his associates were willing to plunge the country into civil war, and for that they are perfectly willing to go to jail, provided only the jail be located in city convenient to newspapers and meetings of sympathizers.