Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-06
RREVITIEs.

horse kicked back and killed him.
People used to say Of Mrs. Grant,
when she was first married: Poor Julia
Denti Her husband can never make liv-
ing"
An Iowa paper reports that man who
was a greenback candidate for Congress in
that State last fall, has taken a still shorter
cut to defraud his creditors. lie has run
away.
Lieut.. Flpper, the colored man recent
ly graduated at West Point, has been as
signed to duty in the Third cavalry, a col
ored regiment stationed in Texas.
In a district of Northamptonshre,
England, a school board has decided to give
glass of beer to each Of the elder pupils
who at the end of the day is at the head Of
his class.
-Clicagoans 60 to bed nightly with fear
and trembling lest they may wake up in
the morning and learn that some other
place has had bigger fire than theirs.
William Parker, of Hamben County,
Tenn, slapped his step-daughter in the
face. She returned the blow with a poker
and killed him. She is II years old and he
was IS.
A teacher, aller reading TO her schol-
ars a story OF a generous child, asked them
what generosity was. One little boy raised
his hand and said, 81 know it is giving TO
others what you don't want yourself"
A kentucky paper reports that an old
army gun-barrel, which had been used az
poker ever since the wal, became heated
more than usual day or two ago and dis
charged a load with loud explosion, for
tunately doing no damage
The Prince of Wales finds his allowance
embarrassingly small-it is only 100000
year-and his friends in Parliament will
soon make demand for a larger yearly
stipend. IT does seem rather hard to ex-
pect q man TO live on a cool half million in
gold these times.
"A little four-year- old girl visiting a
neighbor was asked if she would have
some bread and butler. NO." she replied
rather sorrowfully, my ma said I mustn't
ask you for bread and butter;" then sud-
denly Frightening up she said: Have
you got any cookiesi"
"A few weeks ago woman who was
summoned before an English court on ac-
count OF her sons non-attendance at school
defended herself by the plea that she did
not approve of the education. When press
ed to specify definite ground ofcomplaint,
she said that the boy had already been
taught TO spell "taturs" with "p."
"A Brooxlyn capitalist, undertaking to
provide homes for the poor, has built Il
block accommodating 30 families with
suites of rooms containing everything nee
essary for separate maintenance. The av-
erage rent for four rooms is only $l.70 a
week, yet the gross income on the invest
ment is II per cent.
1t is stated from Vienna that a man
named Beruik, groom Of an ari,tocraiic
house, during a fit Of religious iervor, nail
ed both his feet and his l,lt hand IL the
floor of his bedroom, aud then with his
knife cut his len side open. During the
| entire operation he gave no sign of pain.
George William Curtis regularly con-
ducts the Sunday service in the Unitarian
church at New Brighton, S. l. The Socie-
| ty is too poor to mailtain pastor, and
| since the last one left Mr.. Curtis has occu-
pied the pulpit with az increasing attend
ance.
Mr.. Yates, of Manchester, England,
has invented a horse shoe, composed oil
| three thicknesses OF COW hide, compressed
into a steel mould, and then subjected to q
chemical preparation. 1t is said to las
longer, weigh only one-fourth as much as
the common shoe, never TO split the hoof
and to have no injurious influence on the
foot.
The net result of The measures in force
in the different provinces in India toward
DISCRIMINATING wild animals and venomous
snakes is that upward of 81 900 persons and
As, 900 head of cattle were destroyed during
one year by wild animals and venomou,
snakes that ., 357 wild animals and 30.
1856 venomous snakes have been killed
and that l2O,0 OILS rupees had been expended
in rewards.
"A suddenly rich couple not thousand
miles from New York gave an upholster-
err orders to furnish their new house from
top TO bottom, aud make it az magnificent
as possible. a few days later he told then
of one of Churchs famous pictures which
could be bought for $50, 900 and advised IT.
purchase. They consulted, and the mex
day informed him that they liked thelpaint
ing but agreed that the price was too higt
TO pay for second hand" picture.
Two surgeons recently died in Pari'
from diphtheria contracted while endeIvor
ing TO save the lives Of their patients. AT
ter performing an operation for the relic
of Group, 10 facilitate the breathing OF thu
patients, the surgeons drew the air through
the diseased windpipe, applying their owl
lips. The result was fatal TO them. Tn,
Medical Record suggests that an instru
meut suitable TO be substituted for the sur
geon's mouth must be within the scope o
invention.
The Ostrich can travel immense dis
tances, though its range of feeding is ordin
arily limited to a space of 20 or so miles
from its headquarters. 1t can run at thu
rate of 46 miles in an hour. 1t can dis
pense with waller, though fond Of bathing
and nothing comes anls. 10 /; in the SHAPE
of food-"seeds, berries, fruit, grass, leaves
beetles, locusts, small birds and animals
lizards, and suakes''-tae process of tritura
ton and digestion being aided by sand
stones, grit, bones, aud even pieces of met
al.
The Providence, Il. L., Press says tia
a wealthy merchant doing business in tha
city and living in an adjacent town los, his
pocketbOok a few mornings since Will
coming TO his place of business. Til
purse contained $3.50 in money, beside
large number of valuable papers. a poo
lady, who depended entirely on the labo
OF her hands for her daily support, foun
the purse, and after \ long, tedious scare
restored ii to the owner. The merchan
was of course highly elated at recoverin
his money, aud after thoroughly catechis
ing the lady lie dismissed her with tn
promise Of an Carly reward, which She re