Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-09-17
MIsCELLAMEOUs.

What is that which rich man always
wants, and poor man always hasH-Noth-
ing.
B. icks made in Japan, and paying 20
per cent. duty, are now imported into San
Francisco, and sell them cheaper than the
native product. The quality is of the best
description,
Mr.. Nordhoif thinks that Georgia must
have lost $4,000 people by emigration since
the close of the war, the emigrants being
about equally divided between the Two
races.
William Doyle, an aeronant who went
| up with hot-air balloon at The conclusion
of circus performance at Jackson, Mich,
Saturday afternoon, jumped ont when some
distance above, and alighted in mill-pond
and was drowned.
The census takers of Winchendon,
Mass, have come across the case of wO-
man twenty-five years old, married at
twelve years of age, who has had ten chill
dren, the oldest being now thirteen years
old. Her husband is thirty-nine.
AT the funeral of woman in Shawson,
the other day, neighbor in attendance,
feeling il necessary 10 say something SYM
pathetic TO the afflicted husband, kindly
observed: you've got splendid day for
the funeral"
"A good point aginst the moderate
drinkers was made by little girl at Sara
toga. Replying to question why she re-
fused the wine when 1t was passed round,
that "she didn't like it," her interlocutor
rejoined that she should take a little for
her stomach's sake. 81 amt dot no stom-
mics ache,' was The emphatic and indig-
nant answer.
| "A precocious boy was asked which was
the greater evil of the two, hurting anoth-
er's feelings or his fingers. He said The
former. Fright my dear child" said the
qnestioner, land why is it worse 10 hurt
the feelings? Because you can't tie rag
round them," exclaimed tho dear child.
"A rustic youngster, being asked out TO
take tea with a friend, was admonished to
praise the eatables. Presently the butter
was PASSED to him, when he remarked,
"Very nice butter-what there Is of it,"
and observing a smile, he added, "and
| plenty ofit-such as 1t Is"
Senator Jones of Nevada and Calilor-
mia has grand scheme on hand for devel-
oping Southern California. He has chosen
a harbor near Los Angeles, the most COM
modious port between San Francisco and
San Diego, as the place for future city.
He has improved the harbor and connected
it with the town by a railway, and he now
projects a railroad in northeasterly direc-
tion through California and Nevada, from
Los Angeles to the Union Pacific road In
Utah. The road traverses an uncultvated
region of rich lands and valuable minerals,
and will result in largely developing the
resources of the great states through which
it will pass.
Capt. LahIbusch, that old fellow who
lives at New York and claims to be extra
ordinarily old, has been celebrating what he
declares is his lO0th birthday. He has re-
duced his daily dose OF opium within the
last 10 years to "a grains, hut says he would
Just as soon drink half pint Of laudanum
as the same quantity of burgundy, and
knows that he could do so with the same
impunity. His habits Of life are very sim
pie. He rises at 2, takes a nap at noon, and
goes 10 bed at g. This rule is imperative,
as at the latter hour he bursts into pro-
fuse perpiration which compels him to re-
sort to his bed. At midnight he wakes
and takes his opium in one or more pills
as large as he can conveniently swallow.
In his prime he stood five feet nine inches,
but DOW he has settled and is some inches
! shorter.