Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-24
VARIETIRs.

Sin is like bec-honey in its mouth,
but sting in its tail.
Long range practice-twenty years ex-
perience as a cook.
Plenty is the original cause OF many OF
our needs.-Johnson.
Il have found it hard 10 persuade men
that death is sunrise. Murray.
Having plenty Of bread man should
not be particular as TO which side Il is but
tered on.
-Politeness is like an air cushion. There
may he nothing in II, but II eases our jolts
wonderfully.
1t is an old one, but ten to one you don't
know when a cabbage is like courier. 1t
never happens until cabbage is one cent
a head.
Sir Henry Thompson, the eminent
English physician. thinks that even the
moderate use OF fermented beverages di-
minishes the mental power.
"A well-known justice Of ihe peace in
Watertown, Mich, being hunted up with
some difficulty by a telegraphic messenger,
with a despatch announcing his fathers
death, refused TO pay the charge of 81 for
delivery. He said, ~ aln't agoin' TO pay
for that news, for I've been expectin' the
old man 10 die for some tune"
-Harpers Bazaar represents Mrs. Par
tingtou, just returned from the Centennial,
and saying TO an awe stticksn group: "But
there The japanese departmental infect
ed it thoroughly. 1t suppressed my high
est exhortations. Sich armistic brick
brick | Sich fans OF uni-q designl Sich
vases aud gardeners Sich rair articles of
virtuei 1t beggars deception!"
"A gentleman said the other day to
negro servant at the hotel where he was
staying: Tell me, Sambo, how did you get
so black ?" "Why, look here, nassa, de
de rea son am dis-de day dis chile were
born there was an eclipse" Sambo got
quarter for his satisfactory explanation,
and amer grinning thanks, continued, "I
tell you what, massa, dis nigga may be
black, but he amt green nohow."
"A boy proposed to his father that he go
fishing, but his father had other business
for him that day. "Father," said the young
man, edo you know what Solomon said
about boys going fishing7" Solomon
didn't say anything about 1t, "replied tho
parent, "Yes, he did. He said II you spare
the rod you spoil the child" 81 won't
spare it," said the old gentleman prompt
ly. And he didn't, but the son thinks that
he got hold OF the wrong rod.
Connecticut once had 'Newgate."
The vast subterranean vaults in Copper
Hill, now included in the town Of East
CRANKY, were In l77S converted into pris-
ON for felons, who were employed in the
mines. DIR. Trumbull, the historian, once
observed that the mine was thus rendered
''of much greater value TO the Slate than
all the copper dug out of it," This place,
the famous "Newgate" of Connecticut, was,
during the Revolution, the place Of con-
fnement for tories, and aflerward geneF-
al prison. Afler having been used for that
purpose about fifly years, the whole mine
was purchased in 1880 OF the State for S1200
by two New Yorkers, who sunk their mon
ey in 1t. 1t is said that good specimens of
copper coin made from the CRANKY copper
now command high price. There were
several issues with different devices, some
having brOad.axe, with tho motto, II cut
my way through" These pieces were cur
rent for many years, and were known as
the "Granby eOppers," and were In de-
mand by gOld-beaters for alloy. We men
tlon these facts because We are In "this CEN
tennlal year OF our national existence"