Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS.


ar drunkenness should cease 5000, OOO,-
900 OF tax on spirits would he lost TO the
Government and the rev venues would get
tight."- Boston Post.
An old Scotchmaa of Boston used TO
say, "Tm open to conviction, but I'll like
to see the man that can convince me-"
let us be thankful that we don't live in
Kentucky, where every man that writes a
piece for the paper takes it into the edito-
rial room, accompanied by a shot gun.
Somebody boasts in Western news
paper of being the happy possessor of a
new flrst-c class uroide watch which runs an
hour in forty minutes, and with the assis-
lance oftwo hands has gained enough TO
pay for itself in three weeks.
The Austrian Government has permit.
ted the employment Of women in various
branches of the Post Office at Vienna and
in the vicinity.
Small favors thankfully received. The
editor of the Quitnan (Ga) Reporter re-
qures half a column in which TO adcqu ,te-
| ~ unbosom his gratitude for peck of new
potatoes. The gift ola bushel would have
| hlltu tuc IhI'tls Nhllc 'hN "'Hu'''' " ~
barrel would necessitalc an extra sheet.
Alexis is a man of his word. He prom
| ised st. Louis during his visit to that city,
| TO forward from Russia on his return there
a variety of native grapes ioi transplanta-
! ton in Missouri soil. They have come,
$50 specimens of % varieties, all in fine
condition.
A married Saiatoaian, herring that the
eating OF certain kinds of animal food
would aid the same tissues Of the human
body, as, for instance, calves brains would
nourish the eaters brains, or beefs liver
the eaters liver, immediately gave strict
orders at his family market that no more
tongue of any kind he sold to his wife or
mother-in-law
1t is almost worthy of Artemas Ward,
that heroic declaration Of Brigham Youngs
that 'ir necessary to the building up of the
kingdom, could bury all my wives with
out sigh or tear"
Drinking pla ceS are on the increase In
New York, and the number of licensed sa.
looms is now reported at 1914, which gives
one to every 1873 Of the population.
- MtlNt uuuultu uiItltNt SildNt5 dle
on the list Of glove importers. How car
any one wonder at the names given TO somC
of themr Tho mystery is a double one
how do they get so many shades, and wher,
do they find the nam,s?
A Yale student, who is evidently il
the Journalistic department, writes
twelve verse poem which is entitled, wv,
kissed each other. by the sea-" "Well
what of it?" asks a Western journalist
"the seaside is no better for such practice
than any other locality. In fact, we hav
put in some very sweet work OF that kline
on the towpath of canal in our time, bu
did not say anything about 1t in print"
There was something pathetic in tn
position of the German florist, who, in tn
bitterness of his heart, exclaimed: II hav
SD much drouble init dc ladies ven de.
come TO buy mine rose dey wants hin
hardy, dey wants doubles, dey wants hin
fragrant, dey wants him nice colour, de.
wants him aberydiug in one rose. hopes
am not val you call one uncallant man, bu
have sometimes to say to dat ladies, Mad
anne, never often see ladies dat vas beau
tiful, dat vas rich, dat vas good temper
dat vas youngs, dat vas clever, dat vas per
fiction, in one ladies. see her much not