Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-10-17
sIsctlLANtous.g

WtoethNNNEOuot..
On Sunday, several men hunting near
Bowmanville, village about seven miles
from Chicago, discovered in small grove
the skeleton OF a man hanging by the neck
to tree.
The st. Louis Republican says: "The
Democratic party never realizes how near
ly dead IL is till 1t comes TO make a plat
FORM"
The authorities at Sing Sing, finding
that the lightning rods on the prison con-
vey more prisoners thar lightning 10 the
ground, have decided TO remove them.
The more people do, the more they can
do. He that does nothing, renders himself
incapable of doing anything. While we
are executing one work, we are preparing
TO undertake another.
-Serenading is carried to such an ex-
tent in Bloomington. ILL.,, that the old peo-
pie never think of going 10 bed without
taking loaded shot gun with them, and
stuffing their ears full of cotton.
Females are now largely employed as
clerks in drug stores throughout England,
and are said to prove very competent In the
oompounding of medicines, the work be-
ing not laborious, but requiring accuracy,
neatness and method.
OF the children born in London, more
than twice as many are raised TO maturity
now than were raised one hundred years
ago. Then more than one-half died under
the age of five years; now only about
quarter. t.,..
"A neat, clean, fresh-aired, sweet, cheer
full, well-arranged house exerts a moral in
fluence over lis inmates, and makes the
members of a family peaceable, and con-
siderate of each others feelings and happi-
ness.
In a town in Mass ssachusetts there Is a
young man of fine talents for active life
who for years has been cripple, paralytic,
and so helpless that he would starye If left
alone. AS friend was plying his cond-
tion, he slowly raised his withered hand
and said, "God makes no mistakes.p How
noble the sentiment!
The pecuniary wealth OF the country is
estimated at thirty thousand millions of
dollars. The currency of the country,
| United States notes and bank notes, is
| about seven hundred millions of dollars, a
sum less than one-fortieth OF its wealth.
Liquor dealers in New Hampshire who
are fined for violations of the law, some
times show a spirit of resistance, and de-
clare they will go 10 Jail before they will
pay. One of these men kept his promise
the other day, and went to Jail but, after
one days residence, concluded TO pay ad-
| ditional costs and leave
| Two sparks from London once came
upon decent looking shepherd in Argyle
shire, and accosted him with "You have a
fine view here. You can see great way"
"Yu aye, yu aye, ferry great way" "Ah!
you can see America here suppose?"
"Farrer than that" "How is that?" "Yu
jist wait tule the mists gang away and you'll
see the mune.''
Texas produces crops upon its trees
such as few other States can boast of. In Clay
county recent report states that seven
men were found hanging upon trees in one
locality, three on one tree and four on an
other. They were said to be horse thieves,
and were caught with stolen horses in their
possession.
The Albany Journal reminds people
that. while they are marvelling over The
StU,UOO COW recently SOlu III new Ork
State, they should not forget the animal for
merly in possession of Mrs. OLeary of
Chicago which cost in the neighborhood
of $500, 900, 900.
-"Rules to govern people who are
drowning" are published at length in a
Milwaukee paper. This is good idea, and
should be followed by several similar
codes, such as Directions for ladies and
gentlemen blown up in steamboat -
''Guide for the victims ofa railway col
lision y System to be pursued by eronants
who fall from their balloons - "The whole
duty of man after nitro-gl ycerine explo-
sion y "Regulations to be followed by all
persons struck by lightning" and "Proper
department during rapid descent from q
sixth story window"
The Piutes in Utah occupy their leis-
ure moments in catching flying lizards
with sticks curved like the handle ofa cane
and eating them. When Pluto sees one
he extends his stick, and by doxterou'
twist of the wrist spins the lizard in the air
catching him in his hands az he comes
down. The flesh of these lizards resem
0 bles the meat of bull-frog, and they are
a said TO be even more delicious. AS fast as
e the Indians catch them they string then
: around their waists and necks, and roas
l them one by one, as they become hungry