Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-01-10
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IN GEN ERAL.

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drink from half to a pint of blood daily from
the veins of slaughtered cattle.
A school-board in Michigan has ordered
$50 copies month of popular childrens
magazine to be used by the little folks in the
| primary schools, instead Of textbooks
"A locomotive shop in Patterson, N. j.,
has received an order from the Russian gov
| ernment for seven immense electric lanterns,
to be placed at the bows Of the seven largest
Russian men-of-war.
The family Of Milton Williams of Ando-
yer. n j., a few days ago consisted of his
wife, aged 4G, five unmarri, d children and
married daughter, aged 2j. Since then it has
| been increased by five. His wife has given
birth TO triplets and the daughter has become
the mother Of twins. The five children were
born on the same night.
The MofTet bel-punch is not quite so
| popular as it was. The liquor dealers gem
orally don't like it, and the other people find
that it is not working such financial wonders
as had been promised. Indeed, the statement
comes from Richmond that it has realized on
| ly SS30O0 more in Virginia the past year than
| the old system, while it was expected to yield
a revenue of at least 5000, 600.
-Bayard Taylors $40, 900 life insurance
will not be all that is left to his family. He
owned several shares of New York Tribune
stock, and while for some years Tribune div-
dends have not been large, the property is
worth having. Then Mr. Taylor's books sell
steadily and his death will increase the de-
mand for them. There are more than 20 vol
umes, besides translations.
--Sehor Francisco Agramonte of New York
went to Santiago de Cuba recently and liber-
ated about so slaves on a sugar estate that be
| owned He invited them to luncheon, and
after the rations were eaten announced his de-
termination to make them free men. He then
presented each individual or family with q
manumission paper. Many negroes wept,
and nearly all eagerly kissed their liberator's
hands.
The school report of South Carolina for
the past year shows an encouraging degree of
| progress in popular education During the
year there has been an increase of 439 schools
| The school attendance is l16, 239 of this
number g. 121 are colorod pupils. The in
crease since last year is 49, S43 There are
209l white teachers and 1926 colored ones
only ~ of the whole number being North
crners.
The business depression continues un-
abated in Ireland The linen trade in the
North is in a very dull condition, while it is
stated that in Belfast, the other day; al ex-
tensive mill on the Falls road had issued no.
tice TO their employees stating that their ser
week. Other mills in Belfast will soon issue
similar notices.
Professor Morton says the light of the
future is to be not electric but phosphoros-
cent. A cheap compound of lime and sui
phur has the property of absorbing light by
day and giving it out by night. All that is
necessary to be done to enjoy this light is TO
apply the wash to the inside walls of houses,
or the outside either, for that matter, and
when darkness comes on they will send out a
soft radiance sufficient for all demands.
A recent letter from one of the colored
emgrants from South Carolina to Liberia
gives this glimpse of their daily life PRO
visions are now plenty, but they are not what
we used to eat. 1t went hard at first but we
have got used to it now Coffee is plenty,
and so is sugar, and SO is yams but meat we
hardly ever eat, except on Sundays, when we
have roast monkey for dinner. It's mighty
dry eating and needs lard but that you can't
get for love or money
Nine years ago boy of twelve ran away
from his New Jersey home, and nothing was
heard of him thereafter until the evening be-
fore last Thanksgiving when he suddenly
walked into the home of his parents, and an
nounced himself as their long-lo son. Tho
scene was exciting for while, but the family
quieted down pretty soon, and there was
joyful Thanksgiving the next day. The lad
had gone to sea on leaving home, and during
the years of his absence had been nearly oil
over the world.
A case of fatal laughter is reported from
Newport, Il. l. Joshua Walker colored
man, brought home some pork last Friday
night, which he intended to salt down. Al
ter he had finished the work, his wife, a
young woman, discovered that he had been
useing sugar instead of salt. The discovery
set her to laughing so heartily that she could
not stop. Finally her husband became
alarmed and sent for assistance, but the wo-
man died before any relief could be offered.
- The people of Washington Territory have
taken the necessary preliminary measures for
admission to the Union. A State constitution
has been adopted by a popular vote, in which
participated the citizens of the three northern
counties of Idaho Territory-Nez Perce, Sho-
shOne and Idaho The people of these coun-
ties have now to travel several hundred miles
through Washington Territory and Oregon to
reach Boise City, the capital of Idaho. Geo.
graphically, and commercially, these counties
belong to the future State of Washington.
While Eastern oysters planted in Califor-
mia waters have grown fatter and larger, they
have not been known to increase in number,
but the San Francisco Alta says that recently,
on the Alameda shore, up in a creek, where
the spat had been carried for miles on the
tide, has been found bed of Eastern oysters
as large as those temptingly displayed in the
markets and at the saloons. The discovery
was made while digging for CLANS, and the
find caused great rejoicing as little prospect
ing revealed a large bed of the bivalves.
-Edisons sister tells good story of Edi-
sons boyhood. He tried to set on eggs"
she said "What's that ? How? What do
you mean Z" inquired the listener why, he
was about six, l should think, and he found
out how the goose was setting and then saw
what the result was. One day we missed him,
called, sent messengers, couldn't find him any
where. By and by don't you think, father
found him curled up in nest he had made
in the barn and filed with goose and hens
eggs-actually sitting on the eggs and trying
to hatch them"
1t has been an enigma TO ornithologists
for many years how certain species of small
singing birds, which spend the winter in Az
rica, ever succeed in crossing the Mediterran-
can, as many of them cannot fly quarter Of
a mile without resting. The Bedouins say
they cross on the backs of larger birds, and
Bedouin poetry swarms with illusions TO the
songless stork carrying on his powerful back
a cluster of small songsters across the seas.
The peasants of Southern Europe say the
same thing and lately number of eminent
naturalists declare themselves willing to ac-
cept this explanation, and traces Of positive
proofs have not been altogether lacking.
The Japanese Government is attracting
the attention of the civilized world in its ef-
forts to place the country on footing with
European powers. One of the most interest
ing features is the attention which is being
paid to female education. The Empress, who
is said to be a very able woman, spends both
time and money in fostering everything which
looks toward the elevation of her country
women. As people, the japanese are pos
sessed of more than ordinary intelligence, and
their future as nation is bright one, as
some foreign powers are becoming uncom-
fortably aware of.
Canada is getting one feature of q great
nation, and that is great debt She owes
about $3.50, 600, 900, and has just arranged for
a new loan of $l5, ,OOO 900. Her debt is prob
ably larger, in proportion TO her means, than
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