Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-12-10
VARIETIES.

In Que of the recent terrible thunder
storms in France, 500 sheep were killed
out ofa flock of 900, by one flash of light
ming.
"A lump OF pure birthstone, 1000 pounds
in weight, is one of the contributions 10
the Centennial exhibition. 1t comes from
Winnemucca, Nevada.
The granite monument ordered by
Congress, at a cost of SIC, 900, TO be erected
10 the memory of eleven thousand seven
hundred unknown dead, at Salisbury, N.
@, has been completed and will be set up
in short time.
"A contract has been closed between
parties in Chicago and in Liverpool, Eng,
10 build a number OF sailing vessels to ply
between those two ports in the grain trade,
each vessel 10 have a carrying capacity Of
$4,000 bushels, and 10 be constructed in
time for the opening of navigation next
year.
A woman cured her husband of stay
ing out late at night by going to the door
when he came home and whispering
through the keyhole, as that you, Willie?"
Her husbands name is John, and he stays
at home every night now, and sleeps with
one eye open and revolver under his pill
low.
-Mutilated or spoiled stamped enve-
lopes and newspaper wrappers are redeem
able at the postofflce for the value in stamps,
of the stamp upon The envelope or wrap
per, provided always that they be present.
ed for exemption in exactly the condition
of their original mutilation.
The Northern democr"ts may plan
what they please, but unless their schemes
prove acceptable 10 the South they cannot
| execute anything. In the next presiden-
tial campaign it will take 1S4 electoral
votes 10 put democrat in the White House,
and of these l2s will be furnished by the
Southern States and Missouri.-Au1usta,
| Ga, Sentinel.
Let us not be too ready 10 charge Prof.
Proctor and other scientists of his school
with emnily 10 the Christian religion.
| What If il should turn out that their spec
ulations are perfectly consistent With, and
confirmatory of tho teachings of Scrip
ture? Some Of our interpretations of the
Bible may need revision; but, for the book
itself, we entertain no more fear than we
do for the law of gravitation.-C ChriStida
Union.
DIR. Eastman, superintendent of the
Worcester insane asylum, in his annual
report says that mo deception should ever
be used in conveying patient 10 the hos
| pital. Let all arrangements be properly
made, and with sufficient assistance TO con-
troll excitement should any arise. Let the
person be plainly, but kindly, told that he
is 10 go TO the hospital. No continued re-
sistance will ordinarily be made but, IL
it become necessary, better use force than
fraud"
-Murat Halstcad asks in a Cincinnati
Commercial leader for machine for
Strengthening pins, self-acting chimney
cleaner, an antl-sea-sick ship, utilization
of dogs and cats, a potato sicer, carpet
stretcher, post-hole digger; a fruit-picker,
a hoop 10 run with the wind, a hy-trap, a
lamp 10 be filed without extinguishing,
way 10 walk on water, canal tow-boAt
that won't wash the banks and a ballot
box to prevent repeating.
"A Belgian priest, who didn't have
very many men come to hear him, told the
women, one day, that, II they would tell
their husbands, fathers, and brothers to at
tend, the next day, he would show them
how 10 make pair of shoes in five min
utss. Next day, the church was crowded.
AfIer the services, the priest took up an
old pair OF boots, and, with a pair Of scis-
sors, speedily converted them into a pair OF
shoes.
An old lady residing In Ohio lost the
companion with whom she had logged for
many years. She neglected TO mark The
spot Of his burial by even a stone. Not
long afler coming into possession of small
legacy, sister of the deceased said 10 her I:
81 suppose you will now put up stones for
DanielT Her answer was a settler: "If
the Lord wants anything of Daniel, at the
resurrection, guess he can find him with
out guide board"
"A timely recipe: To make mlnce pie,
hash five pounds of beef with three pounds
of apples one-third pound chopped rais-
ins, add three tablespoons spice, cook three
minutes add three tablespoons cinnamon,
and stir three times add mace and pep
per and caraway and cloves, and corander
and dried gooseberries, and salt and citron,
and keep tasting till you are sure II is right;
then set the pan in a chair and add one
quart boiled cider, one teacup vinegar, two
dozen prunes without the stones, a gill OF
I white brandy If you can get 1t, wine glass
OF rosewater and four pulverized nutmegs I;
next add two cups butter and one cup salt /;
cook 6fleen minutes, taste and put the
spoon back lfyou have anything else in
the house you would like to put in you can
do so, only ,exercise discretion In all your
experlments.-De FFee Rr0ss.