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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

rolled up, and inside was another pack
age of candy-mixed candy this time.
He stuffed a gum drop into his mouth
and seized the stocking again. There
was something more in II, but it did
not feel like a knife. It was kind of
big and soft. He drew 1t out and
made sure that the stocking was
empty. Then he began to unwrap.
One paper came off, and then another
Still another paper, and yet another
paper, and another, and another. Each
paper that came off left the parcel
harder and harder. and there was
something now about the shape of it
that made him fairly wild with eager
ness. He was so excited he could
hardly unwind the last paper, that
seemed to have no end. He tore off
great pieces of it, and once the pack
age slipped out of his fingers. At last
the wrapping was all off, and. clutched
tightly in his hand was a treasure
cold and hard. but which warmed the
little boy to his very soul
MAJ" he cried, "Oh, Ma! Oh, Pa!
Santa Claus did bring me a knife! He
did, Ma, told you he would"
There was a sound something like
laughter from the big bed. Then a
voice.
81 guess Santa Claus must have for
gotten how old you are. I s'pose well
have to lay 1t away for year or two"
But the little boy knew il would not
be laid away. He was snuggled down
now with the precious cold treasure
cluthched tightly in fingers that were
devouring it in every part
"Oh, Ma. it's got two blades!"
HAS it?"
Eyes, sir, it has! A big one and a
little one both at the same end!"
Well! Well"
The small fingers roamed over the
smooth wooden handle which he could
not yet see. The sturdy thumb nail
bent itself time and again in the lit
tie catches of the two cold blades that
were too new for him to open. Now
and then he reached out to feel of his
mittens and the cookies and to find
another piece of the mixed candy
He sucked the candy to make it last.
Dear heart, how happy he was!-
New York Sunday Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

If the world in spite of the birth of
would it be without him? He is the
stair by which it has climbed. He is
the star that has lighted the feeble
and wandering footsteps of mankind.
Each year, when he comes into our
hearts and our homes, a new and
purified conception of what he taught
and lived and what he has done for us
should come with it. Each Christmas
let the hope be renewed that the faith
that is in Christ Jesus is to spread
and grow and enlarge it's sphere of
influence until the wing of the true
Christ stretch over the whole earth.
Here. on the threshold of a new cen
fury, the hope is larger than ever II
struggles with all the shadows that
gather around the hearth on Christ
mas Eve. The little credal Christs
must perish. The glorious, true, real
Christ will at last stand revealed in
all his majesty, in all his tender and
sublime lovingness and self-renuncia-
ton.
There are a thousand things we
cannot understand. We ponder over
them sadly. We are foolishly impa-
tient for the millennium. We are de-
pressed over retrograde movements
of men and nations. A thousand
things as we sit and ponder on Christ
mas Eve. and stir the fire into flick
ering tongues of flame, seem mex
plicable, irreconcilable with a scheme
of goodness and mercy. But we
cling to the great and glorious fact
that Christ came. that he was essen
TALLY of our humanity. and gave a
pledge and promise for mans devel-
opment, that he was born small and
humble and weak as we are, that he
grew into the moral and spiritual
stature of our great deliverer, bene-
factor. and friend. The whole signifi-
canoe of Christmas is to bring us
nearer to him. to clear our narrow,
blurred vision, to hearten our hope
lessness, to reveal the fact that. as
God sent him and he came, lived, and
died with and for us. so God can
never abandon his world and his
working out an infinite scheme of
beneficence, though we see only in
part. and not yet face to face.
Inc dawn has come while we
unused, the Christmas bells are ring
ing in frosty air. 1t is the beautiful
time, the dear. old day we love; and
there is a cry from the upper regions
of the air, and a great trumpet blast
saying, make room for joy."-[Chris-
tian Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
The Christmas Tree.

1t is said that Christmas trees were
used to place gifts upon as early as
1882. France adopted the Christmas
tree about 1910, and Prince Albert in
troduced it into England the first
Christmas after his marriage. The
Queen still keeps up this custom, hav-
ing tree for her own gifts, one for
her children and grandchildren, and
one for the household. Since then
the custom has become worldwide.
"The Tree of Candles" is of more an
cient date. There is an old French
romance of the thirteenth century in
which the hero sees a tree whose
branches from top to bottom are COW
cred with burning candles, while on
the top is a figure of a child shining
with a still greater radiance. This
tree symbolized humanity-the upper
lights being the souls of the good, those
below, of the wicked, while the child
represented Christ. The poetic idea
of the Christmas tree as a symbol of
the renewed life of nature which be-
gins with the lengthening of the days
comes from Germany. From the
Morse mythology comes the suggestion
of the Christmas tree as typical of the
newborn sun in that 1t was bedecked
with lights, and was an emblem of
spring on account of its rich green.
Probably the Morse mythology was the
origin of the "tree of candles" more
than of the present Christmas tree.
although not on the introduction of
Christianity the Christmas tree,
known then by that name, became the
type of Christ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
The Nativity.

Arise the dawn IL near,
Ana Poft and clear
Low In Tn. east behold his star appeari
What birth doth this record?
IL Ia my Lord.
Oh, hasten on that he may be adored.
What song falls on my carr
Is heaven SO nearY
Behold, the angels In full choir appear
We, too, may feebler sing.
And rise and bring
Oar willing tribute to newborn King.
Sorrow thy sable gown,
Auf wrath, thy frown
Forego, and malice. Lay thy weapons down;
For Love has come to stay.
Beneath his sway
All meaner passions fade and pass away
Where is our Lord,-oh, wheref
We hasten there
To his abode. Shall we not and Il fairY
Here is the humble door,
Delay no more,
But enter in to wonder and adore.
Alas, how low and mean
The room Is SEEM
A dwelling meet for only beasts unclean!
Yet this indeed IL he
Wefain would sac
Within a manger rude All, can II be-
Where does his kingdom lie,
Hid from the eyei
Not in the fieetiug world Of earth and sky,
But Ia the very soul
That zone and pole
outstretches aud includes and fills the whole.
His dwelling here or there
Or any where.
9e to the eyes Of love forever fair.
He is supremely great
In low estate.
Celestial love from him shall emanate.
The angels song no more
Shall Time restore,
Nor Faith attent will listen as before.
But Peace and Love remain
With widening reign;
And Christ is ours, a worlds eternal gain.
-fCharlotte c Elliot in the Christian Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

smiling and bowling at the boys whom
he knew.
That night he told his father con-
fldentially he thought there would be
"one merry Christmas in the war"
and added, with a tremendous hug
and kiss
I'VE made 1t, didn't we, father"
His tutor told Mr.. Lincoln that
"Tad's correspondence was so great
about that time he had to excuse him
from lessons"
That Christmas box was received
with overwhelming joy and gratitude
by the soldiers in that dreary camp,
and years later the tender love of
little Tad was sacredly remembered.
Margaret Spencer, in American
Agriculturalist.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
A Meditation on Christmas Eve.

Christmas greetings to all our
readers. May it We a merry Christ
mas to everyone! If it cannot be a
merry, may it be a happy one. If
happiness is impossible, may it still
be a blessed Christmas. Merriment
bubbles and sparkles on the surface
of life. 1t is not always possible to
every one. Happiness lies deeper
among the treasures of the heart
but, when happiness, the enjoyment
of ones treasure, is impossible, bless
edness may still abide. Deeper than
joy or sorrow may be a peace serene
and holy. May it then be a merry
Christmas, a happy Christmas, or a
blessed Christmas for each and every
one!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

hardly get out. That wasn't the knife,
of course. He knew it was cookies
as soon as he got it open. Real
Christmas cookies, with white frosting
and red sugar sprinkled on the top.
He wondered why his mother never
made such good cookies as those.
He bit one in two and went deeper.
Still no knife. His heart sank a lit
tie as he drew out long roll, that
must reach, he thought, to the very
end of his stocking. 1t was a book
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBoRo FRIDAY DECEMBER

And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas Day. on Christmas Day,
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning
Then let us all rejoice amain
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
Then let us all rejoice amain
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas Day in the morning
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day,
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
EASY TO TAKE.
Sure in Effect.

On going to bed take one or two Baxter's Man
drake Bltters Tablets and drink a cup of hot
wateri 1t will make you sleep like child, give
you an appetite for breakfast, and make you
feel young all day. One or two tablets taken be-
fore eating will overcome habitual costiveness,
prevent headaches and fevers. effectually clean
and purify the blood, and restore the bloom and
vigor of useful health. We, the undersigned
druggists, agree to refund the money if they do
not cure constipation.
GEO. e. GREENE, Brattleboro, Vt
f. H. HOLDEN & CO., Brattleboro, Vt.
BROOKE HOUSE, PHARMACY, Brattleboro. VI.
e. H. DAVENPORT, West Brattleboro, vt.
NJ. O. WILLIAMS, Putney, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21

Then he looked at the other pictures.
There was one of Santa Claus start
ing off with his loaded sleigh, another
one of him just stepping out of a
chimney into a room where two chill
dren were asleep. But in the centre
of the page there was the largest pic
ture of all. 1t was a great castle
amid the icebergs of the far North
the home of Santa Claus
On a high battlement stood the old
fellow himself. He was leaning over
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
Town Health I.sms.

Sick folks, who are afflicted with bad blood,
weak nerves, or rheumatism, should know that
we will refund the money on a dollar bottle OF
Smiths Green Mountain R4novator, II 1t fails to
benefit you. We also guarantee a so cent bottle
TO prove satisfactory.
GEO E. GREENE, Brattleboro, VT
F. H. HOLDEN & CO., BrAttletoro, Vt.
BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY, Brattleboro, Vt.
M. @. WILLIAMS, Putney, Vt.
L. sToCKWELL, West Brattleboro, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-21
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY 90.
sOuthsrn Division.
corrected to Oct. 2, l90O.l
GOING SOUTH.

0O1NG OOUIhs
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
o:gO n, Daily for Springfield and New York.
1850 ~. for Milers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with Fitch
burg division Boston & Maine r. R., at Palmer
with Boston & Albany r. R., at Willimantic and
at New London with N. ", N. H. & H X. R.
g:i0 A. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
1923 A. n, for Mlllers Falls and points on the
F1tehburg division Boston & Maine r. R.
x;l2 P. ~, for Springfield and New York.
4:3o p. NJ, for Springfield and New York.
1855 p. n, for MileTs Falls and stations on Fitch
burg division Boston a Maine r. r. Palmer
and New London and New York via Norwich
Line.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
1907 A; r., from New York via Norwich line and
New London.
l1:0T A. ~, from Springfield.
l3O p. NJ, from Boston via Millers Fails.
s:5l b:45 and 1905 p. NJ, from Springfield, New
York. u0:05 p. n, runs Daily
1885 p. n, from New London, connecting from
Palmer, Milers Falls and IN termediale stations
az Subject TO change without notice. Trains
run week days only except otherwise noted
e. II. FlTZHUGH. Vice President and General
Manager, st. Adams. VT
s. W. CUMMINGS, G. P. A., St. Adams.
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Railroads.
BOSTON L MAINE RAILROAD.

ON and after Oct 8, 1900, trains on this road
" will leave Brattieboro tor points north at
ll:lOA N 81, $3.50 and 1910 p. NJ
The ll:lO A. n. train Is mail train for Mont
pelier. st, Adams. Rutland, Burlington, Montreal
and the Passumpsic road
The 2:3s p. N. train is the Quebec and
Montreal New York day express
The SOP n. train Is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland.
The 1910 p. train Is express for Montreal,
Sheroreoke and Quebec. with sleeping cars at.
tached. This train runs daily Sundays to
Montreal only)
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at S:l8 A. might
express) 300 A. n. lmail). 2:10 (naiD, 4s2 p. n.
(Montreal and New York day expressly
sunday traiDs-S;ls A. n, south for Springfield;
north, Montreal express 1910 n.
All trains make close connections with Boston
q Albany road both east and west OF Springfield
ID. ]. FLANDERS. Genl Ticket Agent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01
COTTON LETTERS.

New York. Jan. 31.--Hubbard Bros. n
Co. say of cotton to-day Manchester
spinners appear to have fallen back on
the accumulated stock Of the past month.
their purchases being small in Liverpool.
The settlement of the January squeeze has
given that market quieter tone, though
steady at a shade better than last evening.
Receipts at the ports are rather larger,
representing the business put through du"-
ing the active demand of the past month.
While the movement in the past, during
the later part of January, had been
thought to point towards a larger yield
this season the trade do not consider ;he
receipts represent anything more than
the cotton in transit The trade are wait
ing for further developments. while the
outside interests are daily liquidat ng
their holdings, thus restricting the fiuc u
atoms within a narrow range"
New York, Jan. $.-Murphy & Co. say
of cotton: Liverpool advanced to-day
1-32d on spots aud about 2-64d on futures
the activity being due to Elison's esti
mate that with crop u 9,j0), 900 the Wis
ible al the end of the season would be on
ly LOO 900, against 100000 last year our
market opened l to points up with mos
activity IN the new crop i'm sympathy with
Liverpool. but receded somewhat when
found that Liverpool had lost the dd-
vance of the morning and was further as
sisted by local desire to realize on con-
tiuued fairly free receipts at both Iorts
and interiors. Houston for tomorrow
being again large, $500 against $500 last
year. At start of afternoon session, the
market was soft with the whole morn
ing's advance lost. but the New orleans
estimate for tomorrow being small 1900.
prices rallied a tritle."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York. Jan. 31.-To-day's stock mar
ket showed the stimulating effect of yes
terday's sharp advances and increased ac-
tvity in a largely augmented on side de-
mand. Commission houses showed more
buying orders to execute this morning
than for many weeks past, and their
brokers made lively opening on the floor
OF the board room.
The great activity of the market and the
steadiness OF prices during the first hour
made 1t obvious tkat spectators who had
bought stocks yf-e rday were feeding the
new demand with a judicious liberahty
so as to realize profits on yesterdays rise
and vet not disturb +he new level OF val
ues. The steady and confident absorption
Of these offerings proved highly satsfac-
tory 10 the professional bulls, and before
the end of the first hour they commenced
10 bid up prices again and TO take on new
lines of stock
The market was a good deal unsettled
bv a sudden break OF 4 points in Sugar
and the announcement of The failure Of
an important Stock Exchange house The
closing out of the accounts of this house
under the rule of the exchange caused a
pause in the speculative activity, though
;he shares were well absorbed and prices
vel sustained The best prices of the
day in the ma jority of stocks were made
after this episode the demand from the
short interest becoming eager end press
ing for some OF the stocks which have
been targets recently for the bear opera
lions. The frightened shorts were eager
to cover and II cannot be said that the
bull contingent retained the same placid
confidence during the latter part OF the
dav. They were DISPOSED TO avail them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01

A Bishops Tale of the Rescue of
Woman Buried Alive.
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal
Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Bishop Samuel Fall
lows of the Reformed Episcopal Church
told yesterday a marvellous story of phys
zeal. phenomena. in which he asserted that
a husband heard his wife calling after she
had been buried, and that on hastily re-
opening the grave found her Unconscious.
but sin alive The minister declined 10
give the real names, using the name Of
Smith. As Failows tells the story son
years ago Mrs. Charles Smith, the wife
of a young man living on the north side
was taken seriously i'll and died in short
time She was not embalmed and was
buried two of three days later in Rose Hin
Cemetery.
She was buried in the afternoon In the
middle of the night Mr.. Smith was awak-
ened by some one calling his name. He
heard the name two or three times,
Charles, Charles" very distinctly. He
did not associate the voice with any one
he knew, and said to himself that II was
a hallucination Being man of ma terialls-
tic views he attached no superstitious
meaning to the matter, and soon fe into
a troubled sleep again.
After little while he was awakened by
the voice again, this time more insistent:
"Charles. Charles. Charlesr
Just as day was breaking for the third
time he heard the call again, mis- time en-
treatingly the minister declares. This
time he recognized the voice very dis met
" as that of his wife. Moved by some I'M
explainable impulse. he spIang up, searcn-
ed the room thoroughly. found no one, and
rushed into where friend was asleep.
Come. get up!' we must go 10 Rose Hill"
he cried.
His friend tried 10 dissuade him. but to
no purpose. They harnessed a horse 10 a
light buggy took spades and pickaxes and
drove to the cemetery at breakneck speed
AS quickly as possible they dug down 10
the coffin and opened it. The young wife
was Just turning over in the casket.
Although alive, she was unconscious.
Presumably she had been In a stupor the
entire time She was taken home, recover
ed and is alive to-day. She has no idea
that she was ever buried alive and proba-
Div If she had known all of the Circum-
stances at that time the shock would have
killed her. She was told that she had been
very III and had recovered almost mirac-
ufOusly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01

beinb destroyed by fire yesterday Mrs.
Comas lighted a match in dark closet in
search for some article walked back and
threw the burned match in the fire place
and shut the closet door. Soon smoke
was seen issuing from the closet, and the
timely arrival of hep saved the bui ding,
the only damage being some burned wear
ing apparel and tearing away the stair
way from over the burning closet.
Prof. John r. Overman was forced by
the trustees to close the Winacoochee In
stitute until the abatement of smallpox
in that locality
All the court officials are now occupying
their cosy and comfortable offices in the
new Court House.
Jesse Lofts new sawmill, two miles
from the city, is now complete, and run
ming on full time.
The blizzard struck Douglas yesterd ~
morning with a stiff northwest breeze. ana
kept freezing throughout the day and last
night. The freeze is said to be a bless ng
to fruit growers, keeping back the budding
and blooming that would have been hurt
by later extreme cold weather.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01
COTTON FUTURES.

New York. Jan. 31.-Public cotton cables
were better than looked fer and private
cables were encouraging regarding the
outlook for English and continental con-
sumption of cotton. our market, therefor,
opened steady at an advance of 1a3 points
ard further improved 2a3 points, chiefly
on demand from European sources and
from local shorts. While receipts of cot
ton were heavy and about justified bearlsh
estimates the fact that the Southern spot
markets were very strong made the bears
extremely cautious when II came to sell
ing for short account. General specula tive
buying was not satisfactory. however
lost under Liquidation. while the underto e
Of the mari ct remained quite firm, prom
inent export houses absorbing everything
offered on the weak intervals. Later the
market developed pronounced strength on
a dash of local and foreign shorts for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01

cover, prompted by fears of bullish "a
byes and Southern market news to-mcr-
row. Closed very steady at net gan OF
SOS points.
New York. Jan. 81 noon-Cotton futures
opened steady; February, 7.65c; March.
1.GSc; April, 765c; May, 66c; June, 7.66c;
July, 7GSc; August 76ic: September 72lc;
October, 705c; November. 702c; December,
7.08c.
4 p. m Futures closed very steady Feb
ruary, Tie; March, 1850; April and May.
and June 767c; July. 1859; August, 1859;
September. TIC; October. 7.l0c; November,
707c; December, 7.07c.
Liverpool Jan. a.-Cotton. spot quiet
and prices 1S2d higher; American middllng
fair 47sd; good middling, ll-l6d; mid
ding, 45sd; low middling AID good ordi-
nary, sled; ordinary, 4isd The sales %
the day We're 1000 bales, of which 500 were
for speculation and export, and included
600 American; receipts. =. 100 bales, ali
American. Futures opened steady and
closed quiet at the advance; American
middling, low middling clause. February
asa i32d value: February March. 42SU
4.29d sellers March-AprH 425d4 26d sell
ers; April-May, 4.22d buyers; May-June
4.2od buyers, June-July. 41Sd buyers;
July August. 416d buyers; Aueust-Septem
Der, 4.10u4l1d buyers; eptember- October.
i.00Q i.0ld buyers; October November 3.57
a3.5Sd value; November December 35ta
355d sellers
New Orleans Jan. 31.-Cottou futures,
steady; February, 757c bid; March. 7.53a
7.5ic; April. 7.53d75ic; May. 7.5Sd75ic
June 75Sq7.54c July, 1891 sic; August,
1897 40c; September, 7024Z0tc; October,
6.SG6S5c.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-01

New Orleans, Jan. 3l.-Belle of Orleans
and DeBride were the winning favorites
to-day. Weather fine track fast.
FIRST Race-Solling, mile and a six
tenth. Joe Doughty, l6 to 5 and to s.
won. with Judge Steadman, 9 to and 4
10 s. second, and Jennie F., TO l. third.
Time 149i4.
second Race-Selling. one and one-slx-
teenth miles. Can-I-See- EN-. 6 TO ! and
. 10 l. won with Uhers, 8 TO and 7 to
10 second, and Albert Vale, to l. third.
Time 1850.
Third Race-Handicap, steeplecnase
short course Van Brunt, 10 / and 3
TO 2. won, with Cheesemite, 4 to S and
10 4. second, and Al Reeves, 20 to !,
third Time 317l7.
Fourth Race-Handicap, one and one
eighth miles. Berataria. TO 2 and 6 to
:. won with Strangest. Is to l and TO
/, second, and Koeng, to ], third. Time
1854.
Fifth Rece--Selling. six furlongs. Belle
of Orleans, to ! and even, won. with
TToubalne. 10 90 I and to !, second, ana
Allie Hale. 10 to /. third. Time Ills.
SIKH Race-Selllng. seven furlongs. De-
Bride. TO and to 3. won. with Ne
karnis, to ! and TO 8. second, and
The suggard. y to 3. third Time 1:2a-