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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
EAST DOVER.


Harry Whitaker is slowly improving.
Miss Fanny Cheney closed her school in
Brookline Friday.
In the death of Foster II. Whitaker the
community loses one of its most worthy
citizens and one who will be greatly missed
Miss Lima Hunt closed her second term
of school here Friday. In spite of sickness
a nd bad travelling, two pupils, George and
G ora Brown, were neither absent nor tardy.
Willie Brown was absent one and one half
and Dana Brown two days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

be able to enjoy things in a half-hearted
sort of way. The nearer he is to being per-
fectly we'll, the nearer will his capacity for
enjoym emit be perfect. If this condition
doesn't exist, something ought to be done.
Ihat means nine cases in ten the use of DR..
works directly on the digestive organs, and
on the blood and through these on every
tissue of the body. II makes the appetite
good, digestion and nutrition perfect and
supplies rich, red blood to all the tissues,
building up solid, healthful flesh.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
A Card.

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the
neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us
In the death and burial of our dearly beloved hus-
band and father and also TO the friends in Brat
tleboro and Boston for the beautiful flowers they
sent. MRS. FOSTER II. WHITAKER
AND CHILDREN.
South Newfane, VT, Feb. II, 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
Friday Nights Fire.

The old farm house on the Burrows
place near Vernon station, owned by 4. L.
johnson, was burned last Friday evening.
1t was occupied by the families of Walter
Barrows and Arthur Bates, young men
who began housekeeping little more than
a year ago, each family consisting of a wife
and young child. Mr.. Burrows is in the
employ of T. L. johnson and Mr.. Bates of
E. II. Akley. A large part of their house
hold goods and supplies were destroyed.
The house was insured with Sherman d
JENNIE for $500. 1t was one of the old
landmarks of this vicinity and was the old
Wright family homestead, the early home
Of the wife of the late Jarvis F. Burrows.
Mr.. johnson intends to rebuild in the
spring.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

English SPAWN Eminent removes all hard, soft
or calloused Jumps and blemishes from horses,
blood spavins, curbs splints, sweeney, ring bone.
STILES spra ms all swollen threats, etc. Save $50
by the use of one bottle. ananted the most
wonderful blemish cure ever known. Sold by
Geo. E. Greene, Druggist, Brattleboro, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
SOUTH VERNON.

A. A. Dunklee, who has been i'll, is now
convalesceDt.
F. Z. Brooks closes his term of school at
Warren this week, and is expected home
today.
The restaurant and barber shop near the
depot were destroyed by fire Tuesday even
ing about o'clock. Property insured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
DUMMERSTON.

There will be social gathering in the
vestry next week Friday evening at 1880.
A short program will be given, after which
warm sugar will be sold. The proceeds
are to go toward repairing the church. a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

The full intensity
of living is reached
only by the perfectly
healthy. Sickness
discounts the capac-
ity for enjoyment.
If his body is all out
of order and run
down, he will not be
able to enjoy any
thing, no matter how
full of enjoyment it
may be for other peo-
pie: If he is just a
little bit out of order,
if he sis not sick,
but doesn't feel just
riphtD he will ou1v
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

The next meeting of Vernon grange will
be next Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brown have return
ed from visit in Orange, Mass.
Miss Jennie Moseley visited in Winches-
ter, n. H., few days this week.
Miss Hattie Brooks of Fitchburg is
spending a few weeks with her mother,
Mrs. c. E. Davis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

John Sawyer of Readsboro is visiting in
town.
Mrs. w. w. Stowe has been spending
few days in Heath, Mass.
Niles Plumb is much better. Mrs. f.
P. Green is still improving.
The storm last Thursday and Friday was
the most severe of the season, causing con-
siderable damage in some parts of the
town.
The Farmers club was pleasantly enter
tanned last Wednesday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Crosier. 1t was one of the best
meetings of The season.
Mr.. and Mrs D. E. Tucker attended the
state agricultural meeting at Jacksonville
last Thursday, and were unable to get
home on account of the bad travelling.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

stood that he remembered all his nephews
and nieces in Vermont the larger part of
the estate going to L. c. Houghton, who
has been of great assistance to his uncle in
recent years. L. c. Houghton is former
Halifax boy, who owns the deer park in
this town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
A Card.

We, the undersigned, agree to refund the money
fifty cent bottle of Green's Syrup of Tar If II
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guar
antee twenty-five cent bottle to prove satisfac'
tory or no pay.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14

F. r. DURGIN. Brattleboro.
GEO. E. GREENE, Brattleboro.
CHAPLIN & CO., Brattleboro.
A. NJ. CORSER, Putney.
G. Z. PARKS, Williamsville.
N. NJ. BATCHELDER. Newfane.
W. S. HOLLAND, Townshend.
b. NJ. ADAMS. Townshend.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

stepped the limits of womanly dignity
and reserve, and that there her influence
will not be pure, elevating and noble.
There is plenty of real work for all Of
us to do beyond the sphere of home, in
the fields of art, science and literature,
and also, like Florence Nightingale aud
many other brave women, as nurses and
comforters of the sick, the wounded and
the dying.
Women s influence is sometimes said
to be greater now than in past times. 1t
is more palpable certainly, but doubt
whether more potent, for, as we know
well for centuries, the hand that rocked
the cradle ruled the world. The differ
ence is that nowadays women are not
content to work quietly as mere wire
pullers. Instead they like to see and be
seen, and to have tho credit Of their
deeds.
The old idea was that "men must
work and women must weep" but the
newer idea that women should work,
too, according to their talents and op-
portunities, seems more rational and
healthy and is calculated to make them
weep less. Let them give over weeping
by all means, but in all their work let
them remember that woman is not un-
developed man, but diverse" and
therefore not to try to be like men, and
also not to think that nothing is too
high or too sacred for them to meddle
with. Home Notes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

Mrs. Anne Howard has opened bar
Der shop near the Brooklyn bridge,
where all the work is done by women
done most delicately and delightfully."-.
II believe it would be good idea to
have couple Of colored women to pol
ish boots, too, ;" she said to New York
reporter Gas soon as men get over the
strangeness Of it they like to have a
woman take care Of them. learned
how to shave out west, where most Of
the new ideas come from these days. I
have two shops in Chicago that are do
ing good business. In one of them,
while was working there with four
others just before coming east, we took
i'll Sl25 a week, and the business is
growing.
Il am going to open a shop in New
York before long-that is, as soon as
am we'll started here. Rents are so much
higher over there in any location that
should care to have that thought l had
better be settled in Brooklyn first. My
trade here is better every day. Wednes-
days and Saturdays l am very busy. I
shall have two more women here within
week or ten days. OF course it isn't as
easy to find really good women BARRIERS
as it is to find men, but know so many
that shall not have any trouble.
1.-THE men in this business don't like
the idea at all, and every now and then
receive anonymous letters from some
man barber or other. All have to say
for the writers Is that while they were
writing they were not doing anything
else, and that they haven't done me any
harm.
Philadelphia has college for bar
bers, where women are admitted. Some
Of them better take Mrs. Howard as an
example and start out for themselves. -
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

one-fIom IL or Is of so years ago the
average has risen to between 81 and 20.
And does it not follow, by inexorable
logic, that girls who wait until 2S or 80
are forerunners of still higher civili-
zation?
1t is not only a fact that women
marry later in life than they used, but
it is equally true that everywhere the
more mature woman is TO the FORE The
young and inexperienced bud has ceased
to be the reigning queen of the hour.
She has been forced to yield her place to
the maturer woman, the woman Of cul-
tivated mind and manners, of broader
experience and wider knowledge.
All this is only the natural result of
evolution. With her deeper interests,
wider outlook, enlarged sympathies, she
scarcely feels the relentless march Of the
years, and with all the new light upon
her physical care and condition she can
easily look as young as she feels Rouge
pots, wigs and hair dyes have happily
gone their way, aud fresh air, exercise,
baths and diet have taken their place.
New York Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
Young Old Maids.

At very smart wedding a few days
ago it suddenly occurred to me that the
sminently lovely bride walking down
the aisle was not day under 80 years
Of age, and yet she had never been
thought of as anything but young and
beautiful oman, aud the term "old
maid" would have been as likely to be
applied to the man at her side as to her
self, and / could not but think how
notably in this regard 1.-THE old order
ehangeth, giving place to new. ="
Maidens who baye passed their thir-
tieth year rmay now claim that they rep.
resent the most perfect and advanced
type Of maidenhood and look down upon
girls who marry before 20 as very much
more akin to savages, for it is we'll
known fact that the age of marriage ad-
yances with civilization. Among the
Australians and other sayages girls
marry at IL. 10 or even years Of age
among semicivilized Egyptians, Hin
docs, ETC., the age is from 10 to II;
southern Europeans marry their girls
between the ages Of 10 and I8, while
among the nations who lead modern
civilization the are il constantly risins
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

Mrs. Mary A. Livermore celebrated
her seventy-ffth birthday very quietly
at Melrose on Dec. l9. She had a bad
cold and was confined to her room most
of the day. Shereceived many congratu-
lations by letter and telegraph and
many presents. In the evening she made
an address in the First Universalist
church at Lynn, "A Dream Of Tomor-
row." At the close Of the lecture she
held brief reception and received
the congratulations Of many friends. A
formal celebration took place at Salem
on Dec, 23, when Mrs. Livermore was
the guest at the Thought and Work club.
Mrs. Liyermore at 70 is fuller of power
than any young woman in Massaohu-
setts. May she see many happy returns
Of the day Boston Woman's Journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
philadelphia Press.
A Transformation.

The effect of European clothing upon
Japanese women is quite remarkable,
for whenever it is adopted modern man
ners and customs usually go with it..
The educated japanese say that when q
native woman adopts modern dress she
insists upon the same treatment and
courtesies that her sisters in Europe re-
ceive. 1t rs a curious fact that when a
woman is dressed in the japanese cos
tune her husband always precedes her
when entering a room or in walking the
streets and treats her as japanese hus-
bands generally treat their wives--that
is, like servants. But when the same
woman puts on modern dress the condi-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
The Fashionable SIagpie Contrast.

The magpie contrast, which is the
name given to the effect when black and
white are brought together, is we'll dis
played in bonnet intended for evening
wear at concert or opera during the sea-
son. The small, rather low crown is Of
white satin felt, the tiny strips being
braided in basket fashion. The narrow
brim is of softly twisted black velvet
cut out at the back so that the hair
shows below, while there are falling
over it two of the long, hornlike shaped
rosettes SO much fancied, daintily made
Of fine duchess lace. A narrow twist
Of white satin is just above the velvet
at the edge of the crown, and on one side
there stands up 10 inch white POM
pom, while ON the other is a star shaped
buckle Of rhinestones. Velvet ties come
with this bonnet. Ladies' Home Jour
nal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
NOW SUZANNE KeYSeR WON THE
MEDAL AT THE INSTITuT RUDY.

xouna Old DISCRIMINATION Against
women-A Successful Woman Barber.
Ideal Dress of the working Woman.
The Limit Of woman's Work.
; Philadelphia has many people and
many things to be proud of, but it is
not generally known that one of its fair
Daughters has won such distinction as
6As never before fallen to the lot of an
American. This young woman, not yet
~ years of age, is Miss Suzanne Key
car, the daughter Of Mr.. Charles s.
Keyser, the we'll known lawyer. So
quietly has she reaped her unusual hon
ors that few outside Of the circle Of her
most intimate acquaiutances are aware
that she, an American born and English
spssking maiden, went to France, and
N Paris, its literary and artistic center,
won the medal for dramatic ability at
The Institut Rudy against at least 800
competitors, all Of whom were French.
How she won the medal which never
before has crossed the ocean is told by
her in bright, pleasing fashion, essen
italy girlish and very winning in its
utter absence from any trace of egotism.
81 have always loved to recite, and
10 be trained by some member of the
Comedie Franchise seemed to be the
ksight Of my ambition. Therefore when
papa took me to Paris made up my
mind that I should at least aim for
what l had always been dreaming about.
Therefore cue morning we went to see
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
DRAWN BY NED.
The Old Mules One Experience at Sled
ding Was All He Wanted.

Tho Old Mules One Experience at Sled
ding Was All He Wanted.
One day last winter when the snow
was hard the boys in our part of the
town had fine time coasting down a
long hill. For change they decided to
capture Ned and make him draw them
through the streets.
Ned was an old donkey owned by no
one He lived by picking up what stray
bits be could find on the streets and
sheltered himself in an old shed. After
some hunting they found him taking
his lunch from an ash barrel They let
him eat what he wanted SO that he
might be as good natured as possible.
One boy ran home and brought some
pieces Of old rope. Then they made a
rough kind Of harness
Ned was kind enough to stand still
while they harnessed him. Then they
fastened their sleds together, with Joe
Browns in front, for he was to drive.
Joe took up his cord reins and gave
the word to Ned to "get up" The dom
key only turned and looked back at the
dozen or more sleds to which he was
tied. / think he decided that the load
was too much for him. Joe used q
switch ON him, but he hung his head
and stood quite still. After waiting
some time the boys grew tired and be-
gan to unite their sleds. Ned looked
back and then made sudden start. He
trotted down the road at such rate
that the boys had quite chase to get
on.
Ned found it easier than he expected,
or else he wanted to make up for lost
time, for he drew them up one street
and down another for half hour. Then
he began to slaoken his pace, but Joe
urged him on with his switch. Poor
Ned thought there was to be no end to
his task. An idea seemed to strike him
suddenly, for he rushed down the street
at great rate.
On one side of the street was deep
ditch. When Ned came to it, he leaped
across it, dragging the sleds at such an
angle in such way that they all tipped
over, leaving the boys in the ditch.
Ned then started on with the empty
sleds, making straight for his old shed.
The boys found him there eating whisp
Of straw. They took his harness off and
hung it up in the shed, But that was the
first and last time they used it, for Ned
would never let them put it ON again.
To this day, if any one goes near him
with piece of rope, he will take to his
heels. Our Little Ones.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
New Kind of Spelling Bee.

A new kind of spelling bee is what
the following game is called: One Of
the company begins the game by naming
a letter Of the alphabet, and the next
must name another, which in connection
with the first will help to make word,
but which will not complete it. The
next adds another letter, and SO on, each
aiming to put in letter which will
not finish word.
This goes on until some one inadvert.
emily completes it. Then the unlucky one
is compelled to pay forfeit. To illus,
trate: The leader begins with i. The
next adds IN, the next a. another q,
and the next, instead Of adding and
completing the word, says i. The fol.
lowing one gives n, and the next, by q
happy thought, does not give Q, but
says a, and then follow t, j, and n,
when the word has been completed, in
spite Of all.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16

A correspondent writes; Shopping
in Paris teaches us many things, and
among others the new uses to which are
put familiar substances. A fashionable
trimming for ladies' black capes is now
a gelatin lozenge The sequin, as it
is called, is n thin, small pastel, dyed
black and having the effect of jet. Each
sequin is sewed on separately, and with
each garment the purchaser does we'll to
buy box of the ornaments, as they are
liable to drop off. Fortunately for the
wearer of gelatin trimming, rain, at
least in our hemisphere, does not de-
scend warm; otherwise the decorative
art Of a mantle would dissolve in a
shower. In cold water the new substi-
tute for jet loses neither substance nor
color. Cbeapness and lightness are the
advantages Of this edible haberdashery. {"
London News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
Makes a BeautIful HOUSE Plant.

People who enjoy a bit of green in the
house when fields and flower gardens
are wrapped in the desolation Of winter
will find that a sweet potato, planted in
moist loose earth or jar Of water, with
the seed end projecting upward, will
make beautiful growth Of vine in a
very short time. 1t resembles the Eng
lish ivy and rivals the glossy leaves OF
the Wandering jew for house dacora-
tion. Northwest Magazine.
Miss Helen Culver has given q, 900,
900 TO the University Of Chicago. II Ii
always gratifying TO the friends Of eqna
rights when coeducational colleges and
universities are thus generously iemem
berad. especially by women
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
New Point In Court Etiquette.

Miss Mary Philbrook, New Jerseys
first woman lawyer, was in the chancery
chambers in Jersey City few days ago
to make a motion concerning the fore
closure of mortgage, All the other
lawyers present had their hats OFF, and
Miss Philbrook was in doubt as to
whether she ought to take hers Off, too,
out of respect to the court.
To settle the point she walked up
close to the bench and asked Chancellor
McGill in stage whisper if she was
obliged to remove her hat. The chan
cellor looked amused and with smile
said
"Oh, no, it is not necessary. Proceed
with your motion"
Miss Philbrook made her motion
tersely and with the utmost self posses
sion. The chancellor reserved decision.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
A Lesson In Patience.

One. of the happiest little boys ever
saw is cripple and will never walk.
His lower limbs are paralyzed, and the
little fellow is wheeled round in chair
made for his especial use. When saw
him, thought how awful it must be for
7-year-old boy not to be able to run
and play like other children, and, with.
out thinking, asked Isn't it lovely
here? Don't you wish you could run and
jump"
"Yes," said the little fellow. 81
might like it, but I'm happy where !
am, and perhaps I'd get hurt. Little
boys do"
Then l felt rebuked, and the little
boy, whistling and singing in his chair,
playing with whatever is given to him,
the minutes Of the hours by which the
days are told, like sunbeams, lighting
and gladdening life's pathway, has been
lesson to me ever since first saw him.
Washington Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-16
Discrimination Against Women.

II is not difficult to find an excuse for
the refusal Of the Inen Of Massachusetts
to give the ballot to women. So long as
the masses of female citizens Of that or
any other state are Indifferent ON the
suffrage question their fathers, husbands
and brothers will not insist ON loading
them with political burdens or duties.
This may or may not be the best policy,
but it harmonizes with human nature
and is likely to stand. The advocates of
equal suffrage should see, in recent
events in New York and Massachusetts,,
that their work lies among the women; (;
that desire for the ballot on the part
Of majority Of the women is condi-
tion precedent to their getting it. Ap-
peals TO legislatures, to constitutional
conventions and to party conventions
will have little effect while the women
remain in a don't care state Of mind.
But the fact that the women Of Mas
sachusetts do not vote except for school
officers is not a good reason for dis
eliminating against them in public en-
ployments Indeed their exclusion from
any participancy in making laws, as
sessing taxes and deciding what amounts
of money shall be expended for this,
that and the other purpose ought to in
spire the voters and their official agents
with desire and purpose to carefully
guard the rights and interests Of the
nonvoting sex. But it does not appear
to have done so. On the contrary the
women in all parts of the state are
treated unfairly in the one public en-
ployment in which they are and always
have been conspicuously successful
that of teacher.
Justice demands that woman be paid
the same wages as man for teaching
in the public schools. 1t is not just to
pay women only S4S per month for work
in public schools for which men receive
$l2S. 2S.-Excbange.