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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
The Help That Failed.
Education Weighed In the Balance and
Found Wanting.

Found Wanting.
have always been rather proud of NV
profession, but once for about five minutes
/ was made to feel like lily fingered
dilettante and cumberer of the soil.
was travelling along lonely road in
Louisiana that ran along the levee of the
Mississippi river, when l came upon a
shack boat moored close TO shore to a pile
OF drift wood. On the bank near the
shack stood a "native' of a most pro-
nounced and hopeless type, who was holly
arguing some question with boy about II
years Of age.
l stopped for drink of water, and after
had been supplied the old man looked
closely at my clothes, watch chain and
horse, and then said:
"Bar me out, eff We kin, stranger, In
what tells this disgraceless boy. | saws
he ought to go to school and Earn, an he
says he's goin' fishin' which on us is
right?"
"You are right, of course" said. "No
one can succeed properly in life without
some education. He should go to school
by all means"
Listen to that" said the old man, tri-
umphantly. "Listen to that. YOU wild.
trifin' swamp fox; you roamin', splash
in alligator! The stranger bars me out,
an speaks fur school, an he knows. Look
what book larnin' has done fur him
Stranger, kin you read?"
Yes
can write and figgerP"
Certainly"
"An' did yer know that Gineral Jack
son fit the Britishers hundred an fifty
years ago along on ther old Mississip', an
licked emp"
II have read about the battle of New
Orleans"
Look thar! You young marsh rat.
Look what schools will do fur you. Ell
you don't Farm, you'll grow up trifn' an no
count. You'll arus be pore an trashy an
shiftless. Drsp them fishin' lines an git
fur the schoolhouse, or I'll cut yer 10
pieces"
The old man shook a long willow switch
he held in his hand, but the boy stood still,
gazing stolidly across the river, chewing a
piece of twig. The old man appeared
anxious to carry his point by argument, If
possible.
college, me by relatin' what book larn-
in has done fur We, stranger" he said.
You've got sugar plantation, amt ye?''
mo, don't own sugar plantation"
NCii1 yer SOt a uOdl, ain yer
81 have no boat
The old man began to look anxious.
"Well, shorely, yer got rice swamp an
some houn' dogs, then"
81 don't own anything of the kind"
"Lemme see," said the old man, "ef
correctly understands ye. Ye kin read an
write an figger, an ye knows all about the
battle Gineral jackson fit agin the Brit
ishers, besides, maybe, other larnin' not
stated. Them, as we might say, is about
yer correct assets, amt they, Stranger"
That's about right / said.
"An' how does yer make livin'?"
81 write for the papers"
Then, as we might say, yer liabilities is
that yer don't own no sugar plantation,
nor no boat, nor no rice swamp, nor houn'
dogs, an yer writes little pieces what's
printed in the papers. Is that about
right?"
"Yes"
The old man sighed deeply and dropped
his switch on the ground.
"Ther bats on the shelf behind Their
door whar put it," he said to the boy
81 reckon ye might as well go on a-fishin'."
Detroit Free Press,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Or. Nansen, the ArctIo EInIorer.

From his childhood DR.. hansen has
been an athlete, a hunter, and an expert
skiboler, or snowshoe traveller. He is
more than 6 feet tall, with muscles like
iron, and the medals he won made him
known long ago as champion of sport in
Norway. These qualities, with the cour-
age and endurance they imply, besides
skill in kayak and ski travel, and ability
to live as the EsquiElaux do, have had no
small part in making his success. He has
the grip OF giant, as a misguided pick
pocket learned TO his sorrow when he toyed
wiz the Nr:seman's watch chain. Nan
(..eha lad just arrived in London TO tell the
Seographers there about bis polar project.
He saw great crowd at Buckingham pal
ace, and pushed to the front rank Just as
the Princess of Wales arrived TO hold a
drawing room. As he waved his hat with
the crowd he felt twitch at his chain, and
grasped the wrist of the too familiar per
son. He cheered and waved until enthu.
siasm subsidized, meanwhile holding an UNI
brella firmly under the arm to which the
thief was attached, and then handed his
prisoner over to policeman. Nansen said
he merely held the man tightly, but the
fellow was bowling with pain, and de-
clared he would rather go to prison than
have his bones crushed.-Decembe Ne
Clure's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Moody ON Prayer and Debt Paying.

THAT there must be confession before
We can pray as We should. We must
have peace with God or prayer will be
cold, lifeless and dead. Without confess
sion your prayer will go no higher than
the top of your head. l do not fear the
in6dels who go up and down the country
speaking and lecturing half as much as l
do the cold Journalism which has come into
the life of the church. The flower in that
woman's hat is beautiful thing, but it is
not rose. We speak of beautiful prayers
They may be so in language. They are
not in spirit. What is killing our church
prayer meetings is that men pray there
who have no business TO pray. Get your
life right first before you come before God
in prayer. 'Halelujah' and Praise God
is all right, but do not want to hear it
from anyone who does not pay his debts.
If you owe a man s. and are keeping him
out of it, 90 and pay 1t to him, if you have
to live on bread and water TO do it. Don't
sneak around and dodge him. God hates
a fraud and a sham. A prayer of a gifted
man whose life is not right is like rock
ing horse-beautiful in motion--but it
makes no progress"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

doctor, why is It that people are gen.
orally so much more pleased with boy bA-
bies than Nth girls Nothing simpler,
madam. A boy baby never comes amss. &"
Household Words.
Office boy: Please, sir, I've a complaint
TO make. The bookkeeper kicked me, sir
! don't want no bookkeeper to kick me.
Boss: OF course he kicked you. You
don't expect me to attend TO everything,
do you? | can't look after every little de-
tail in the business myself-Ne,c York
Tribune.
Where the calamity falls-"Does your
husband suffer from asthma, Mrs. Widdle-
by?"
well, he has it, but he makes the rest
of us do the suffering. Chicago Record.
Our idea Of something awful would be
to become great musician with long hair,
and then get bald.-Atchison Globe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
A RIval Of the Trolley.

II three months Of continuous and sue
cessful usage may be accepted as evidence
of practicability, the utility of the new
compressed air otors for street-car propul-
sion may lie definitely accepted. From an
illustrated article in Harper's Weekly it is
learned that the experimental stage of the
Invention Is now passing on the 125th
street surface line in New York, where two
cars have been running two months with
out any visible means of propulsion. They
pass along the street " it'll almost no noise,
moving smoothly and stopping or starting
with neither jerk nor jar, in striking con-
trast to the moods of the electric cars.
Thus far they have carried some 1000
passengers without any accident whatever.
The power by which they are run is com.
pressed air, force which has been gain.
ing ground for mechanical purposes dur.
ing the last 10 years until il bids fair to be.
come a successful rival to the electric mo-
tor. The vast number of uses to which il
is even now put will astonish the uniniti-
ated. Not only is it the power which op-
crates the brakes on our steam trains, but
it Is utilized for drilling, for gun-firing, for
ship-steering, in fact for propelling all
sorts OF machines of which steam was
formerly the motive power
The cars now In operation in New York
are identical in appearance, inside and out,
with those used on cable and trolley roads.
The motive apparatus is entirely hidden
from view. II is located beneath the seats
and the body of the car, as in the case of
the electric motor and is controlled by a
mechanism that outwardly does not differ
from that for the control of the trolley. As
the car starts, there is some slight Kissing
noise, and that is all. The ease with which
it is started and stopped does away with
the exasperating jerkiness of the cable and
trolley-car and, aside from this, the system
seems much safer, from the quickness with
which the car may be brought to a stand
still.
1t is the cheapest Of all systems in point
of first cost, requiring neither overhead nor
subterranean construction, and being capa-
BILE Of introduction on any track without
the slightest change in the roadbed. Each
car has in itself its own motive power, and,
therefore, no accident at a motor-h house
miles away can cause the slightest delay
Electrical storms are of no effect, and, I'M
like either steam, trolley or cable, the en-
tire energy Of the motor is converted with
out waste into propelling power. Other
lines are now in process of construction in
New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

An instance of a horses sagacity was
seen recently on the streets. II was cold,
raw day, and the wind was biting. An old
gray horse, hitched to a milk wagon, was
standing on the cold side of the street.
Suddenly he seemed to discover something
interesting, and began walking out toward
the grated opening of a sewer. Steam was
Issuing from it, and the stone paving blocks
around it were dry, while the rest of the
street was sloppy and cold. The horse
went up 10 the opening and held his head
and shoulders over it, now and then turn
ing from side to side as if TO get thoroughly
warm. In few moments the driver came
up and led the horse across the street,
while he went into a house TO de liver milk.
AS soon as he got inside the door the horse
again walked over to the steam and got an
other warming before his driver returned.
-Neio York Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

During the fiscal year just ended the ex-
ported products of American farms aggre-
gated S570,000,000, an increase of ST.
100000 over the preceding year. In spite
of this, there was falling off in the per
centage of agricultural products exported,
but this was due to the Unprecedented sale
abroad of American manufactured goods.
The principal market for American pro-
ducts is found in Great Britain and her
colonies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
F. H. DEXTER, c,.,-
L. NJ. Fits. Commlsslo
NOTICE.

~ ESTATE OF ARDELIA RAY.
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the Distr CT of MARI
ooro Commissioners, to receive examine and
adjust all claims aud demands of all persons
against the estate Of Ardelia Ray lateof Vernon,
IN said district deceased and all claims Ell hibited
In onset, thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet Tor the purpose aforesaid, at the residence
OF Erastus Tyler, on the ed day of January and
Ssih gay OF May, next from l O'Clock p NJ until
CLOCK p n, each of said days. and that six
months from the 10th day of December is the
time limited by said court for said creditors 10
present their claims TO us for examination and
allowance
Dated at Vernon, this 10Th day of December.
A. D. 1896
J c. ALLEN,
80 CHAS J4CKSON Commissioners
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Conquering Shyness.

Another most important change was
passing in me at about this time: the sud-
den development of social apttudes hither-
to dormant. As an overgrown boy-for
was six feet tall at fourteen-I had ex-
perienced all the agonies of bashfulness in
the society Of the other sex, though great
ly attracted to it. | find it difficult TO
convince my associates of later years that
l then habitually sat mute while others
chartered. A word or two of remonstrance
from my mother had in a single day cor
rected this, during my senior year, so far
as the family table was concerned; and
this emboldened me to try the experiment
on wider field. / said TO myself, think
ing of other young men who made them
selves quite agreeable, "These youths are
not your superiors, perhaps, in the reci-
tation-room or on the playground, hardly
your equals; why not cope with them
elsewhere?" Thus influenced, / conquered
myself in a single evening and lost my
shyness forever. The process was unique,
so far as l know, and have often recon-
mended it to shy young men. Being in
vited TO a small party, | considered before
hand what young ladies would probably be
there. With each one l had, of course,
something in common kinship, or neigh
borhood, or favorte pursuit. This would
do, reasoned, for a starting point; so |
put down on small sheet of paper what
/ would say to each, if / happened to be
near her. 1t worked like a charm; /
found myself chatting away, the whole
evening, and heard the next day that every
body was surprised at the transformation.
l have to this day the little bit of magic pa
per, on which l afterwards underscored,
before sleeping, the points actually used
COL T. w. HigginsOn in the January
Aflnnfic-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
Matrimonial lem.

Prof. Dusenberry of the University OF
Texas, is so completely absorbed in his
profession that he is becoming more and
more absentminded every day. He re-
marked to one Of the students:
something very stupid happened to me
the other morning. / believe | am becom.
ing little absent-minded."
"What is it?'
"You see l wanted to take my wife out
In buggy and give her some fresh air,
and, when | came to think over il, re-
member that l had never had a wife. -
TeIdS Sitter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
f (. g P +; RakGSIIS' Commissioners
CTATE Or vERMONr, MarIboro s.

- By the Probate Court for SAID District.
10 al persons interested in the estate Of LEM.
VEL NJ WOODARD, late OF Halifax in said
district, deceased C;raat,r -
Whereas F. c. Montague, Administrator nnon
in said district, deceased has filed his netiron in
this court setting forth that the sale OF the whole Of
the real estate OF said deceased will be beneficial 70
lhe heirs and all persons interested therein and
praying for license 10 sell the same, and al the
same time hled in this court what purp irts 10 be
thtscohsent IN writing Of all the heirs residing IN
TINS state 10 such sale. Whereupon il is Ordered
that the same De heard at special session of said
court 10 De held at the Probate ONCE in Brattle-
and where you may be heard in the premises n
you see cause. A. F. SCHWENK, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Lynn, Mass, stating symptoms; she
will tell them exactly what to do, and
IN the meantime they will find prompt
relief in Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound. which can be obtained
from any druggist.
"MY DEAR Mrs. PTNKHAM II am so
grateful to you for what your Com
pound has done for me. For four years
| suffered such pains from ovarian
trouble. which caused dreadful weak
ness of the limbs. tenderness and burn
ing pain in the groins. pain when
standing or walking, and increased
pain during menstruation. headache
and leucorrhna. l weighed only 90
pounds. and was advised to use your
Vegetable Compound, which l did. 1
felt the benefit before | had taken all
Of one bottle. / continued using it,
and it has entirely cured me. have
not been troubled with leucorrhea for
months, and now weigh ll5 pounds"
LILLE HARRISON. Flushing, Genesee
Co.. Michi gan. Box 60.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
The Little Prig of sunday school Lit
erature.


We first introduced into the literature OF
the Sunday school the Extensively pious
little Christian who makes her father and
mother, her uncles and aunts, even her
venerable grandparents, the subjects of
her spiritual ministrations. We first taught
her to confront, Bible in hand, the harm
less adults who had given her birth, and to
annihilate their feeble argument with de-
mandatory texts. We first surrounded her
with the prosecutions of the worldly
minded, that her virtues might shine more
glaringly in the gloom, and disquisitions
on duty be never out of place. Daisy, in
Melbourne House." is an example of a
perniciously good child who has the con-
version of her family on her hands, and is
well aware of the dignity of her position.
Her trials and triumphs. Ter tears and
prayers, her sufferings and rewards, fill
two portly volumes and have doubtless in
splred many vSdng reader to set imme-
dlately about the correction of her parents
faults. Nothing is more unwhole-
some than detection, nothing more perni-
cious for any of US than to fix our consid-
Grafton steadfastly upon the seamy side of
life. Crippled lads, consumptive mothers.
angelic little girls with spinal complaint.
inidel fathers, lingering death-beds, fam
1shed families, innocent convicts, peTsecut-
ed school boys, and friendless children
wrongfully accused of theft have held their
own mournfully for many years. 1t is
time we admitted, even into religious fic-
ton, some of the conscious joys of a not
altogether miserable world.-Agnes Rep
ptfeT, IN ScribRer'S Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

"What are the Dark Ages?" asked the
governess at the morning lessons.
That must have been before spectacles
were invented guessed May.
ooh, no. interrupted Cedric; al know
why they were called the Dark Ages. Be
cause there were more knights then.-Hdr-
per'S Round Table.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
STATE OF VERMONT. Marlhnrn 90

~ Court of Insolvency
In matter of BEATTY S. BAIFSTIER an in
solvent debtor. 1850 MI III
Notice is hereby given that Beatty S. Balestier
OF bratteboro, IN said District was on the Iith
DAY OF April A, d, 1895, adjudged bv this court
an lnsolvent debtor on the petition OF his Credit
ors and that said adjudication was affirmed bv
Term A. D. 1895 and that a meet ing of his Credit
Srs VIII De held at the Probate ONCE in Brattie
% ID sald District, on the sd day OF December
pose OF proving claims against and for the pur-
pose OF choosing one or more assignees Of said
tate ana that the payment OF any debts and
the delivery Of any property BELONGING 10 SD
estate, TO him, or for his use and the transfer of
any property to him, are forbidden by law SO
A. F. SCHWENK, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
.OMMIssIONERs, NOTICE.

~ ESTATE OF MARY JANE WILDER
- The undersigned having been appointed by the
Hon Probate Court for the District of Marlboro
Commissioners, to RECEIVE, examine and adjust ali
claims and demands Of all persons against tue es-
tate OF Mary Jane Wilder. late Of Wardsboro in
said district, deceased, and all claims exhibited in
onset thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet Tor the purpose aforesaid. at F. Il Dexter's
hall IN Wardsboro, on the I'd day Of January, and
the oth DAY OF March next, from O'Clock p n
until o clock n. each Of said days, and that
slt months from the 18th day Of Nov. A. d. 1896
IS the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tons to present their claims TO US for examination
and allowance. "a
Dated at Wardsboro this sth day Of December
A. ID. 1896.
F. H. DEXTER, Comr;s.iona-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
STATE OF VERMONT. Msr,ho,o &C

- The Probate Court for said district;
10 al persons interested in the estate OF LEVI
deceased - Gr.st3a , W.
whereas; Z. L. WATERMAN, adIninistrstor
upon the estate OF Levi X. Fuller late OF BrattIe-
ooro In said district deceased, has filed his peti
ton 10 this court setting forth that the said de.
SeS~eu was IN his life time under contract binding
in law and equity 70 Join In the conyeyanca ~
certain lands, 70 wit: situate In said Bratileboro
and bounded west by land Of Susan Walker. north
east by Connecticut river and south by land ~
George Sargent's heirs and praying for license 10
convey the same pursuant 70 said contract
Mhereupon; II is ordered that the same ba
heard at the session of said court to be held AT
the Probate Office In Brattleboro on the last SAT-
urday OF December, A. d 1896 when aud where
you may be heard In the premises II Won see
cause. so A. F. SCHwENK, Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
NOTICE.

~ ESTATE OF JOSEPH JEFFERY.
We the subscribers, being duly sDpointed nv the
hon. Probate Court for the District of Westmin-
ster commissioners TO receive, examine and adj
JUST all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate Of Joseph Jeffery. late of Putney. In
SAID District, dect ased, and also all claims and
demands exhibited in Offset thertto and six
months from the 9TH day Of December last being
allowed by said Court for that purpose we do
therefore hereby give notice, that We will attend
tothe business OF our said appointment. at the
residence of John F. Austin In Putnev in said
District on the 26th day of Decemb. r. and the SIN
DAY OF June next, from O'Clock p NJ until 4
SioSh r. on each OF SAID days. so
1896 - De0 a ~
JOHN F. AUSTIN, lcomm,ss,onsr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Campanini, the noted tenor, who died
recently in Italy, was the son of black
smith, and was also handy at the forge be-
fore he learned TO sing. He became the
most popular tenor of this generation, and
is said TO have earned nearly 81, 1000, 900
with his voice, but he died in poverty.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

With pride in her every look Fossil,
Or, woman, who had shot coyote which
her husband had missed, after discovering
1t trying to steal his turkeys, carried the
scalp TO the newspaper office and applied it
on her husbands subscription.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25
rTATE OF YERMoNT M.rIhorn ;.

- By the Probate Court for said district
To all persons interested in the estate Of ALICE
LANGDEN Of Wilmington In said district
Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance Of the account of Hosea
Mann and l.. F. Pettee, administrators upon the
estate OF Lucy Patch. de ceased formerly co-trus-
tee with said Hosea Mann, Of Alice Langden. I'M
DER the viii OF John Patch. late OF Wilmington,
in said district. deceased at the session the reof
TO be held at the Proa ONCE in Brattleboro in
said district. on the 2tth day of December. A. D.
$50, when and where you may be beard in the
premises, If you see cause 81
A. F sCHwENK Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Women with pale. colorless faces, who feel
weak and discouraged. will receive both mental
plexion
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Constitution is the cause OF all sorts of serious
disorders Of the blood Strong cathArtics are
worse than useless. Burdock Blood Bitters is
natures own remedy for troubles Of this sort.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Thousands are suffering excruciating misery
from that plague Of the night, Itching Piles, and
say nothing about it through a sense OF delcacy.
All such will find an instant relief in the use Of
Doan's Ointment IL never fails.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Dobbins' Floating BOrax Soap costs more to
make than any other floating soap made. but the
consumers have TO pay no more for it. II is 100
per cent pure and made of Borax. You know
what that means. Order Of your grocer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

Is 1t economy to save a few cents buying a
cheap soap or strong washing powder, and lose
dollars in ruined, rotted clothesf II not, Dob
bins Electric Soap, white as snow, and as pure
Ask your grocer for il.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

II feel fesrfuy stale this morning" should
think you would II you have coughed all night.
Begin on Adamson's Botanic Cough BalsAm to.
day and tonight you will sleep like tired baby
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-12-25

DR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup is pleasant 10
take positively harmless to the most delicate
constitution and absolutely sure TO cure the most
obstinate cough or cold. A household boon.