Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12
IN GENERAL.

-ATajolica dishes on which Holsters, oys-
ters and fruits are simulated are nice, eco
nomical ware for near-sighted people.
The leader of the classes at Vassar col
lege is japanese girl. She is from the elite
of japanese society and is both stylish and
popular.
In Providence, r. l., q man voted for
Garfield who has not voted for President since
Andrew Jackson's time.
The Touring mills of Minnesota and st.
Louis are running to their utmost capacity TO
fill export ORDERS and are some weeks behind
the demand at that.
The supreme court at New York city has
just decided that a man who sells diseased
cattle forfeits his pay and is liable in dam
ages for the spread of the disease.
"A half-starved boy has been sentenced TO
l4.days' imprisonment at hard labor by the
Worthing (Eng.) police court for stealing
turnip to satisfy his hunger
C. W. Cobleigh, who was steersman of
the canal boat Cincinnati" for which James
A. Garfield was driver, has now boat OF
his own on the Erie canal, and has named it
"Hon. James A. Garfield"
Several thousand dollars have been spent
in repairing and altering the White House
during the Presidents trip to the Pacific
coast.
August Navane, a gymnast, performing
on trapeze, suspended from balloon, near
Paris, France, Sunday, lost his hold and fell
1000 yards. His body was mangled beyond
recognition.
A gas company has been formed for
lighting Jerusalem, and street car company
for connecting that city with the Mount of
Olives is limited at.
An order for 1900 Chinese laborers has
been sent from Georgia to New Orleans, and
a Texas planter who arrived in that city a
few days ago. looking for Cinnamon, said
that 200, 600 bales of cotton would be left in
the fields OF his state through the want of la
borers to pick it.
The net profits of the Passion play at
Ober-Ammergau this season have been about
S1l0, 200, far more than ever before. This
does not include the money spent in the vii
lage by the tourists, but only the profit from
the'sale of tickets, after paying the expenses
of the performers.
Two girls in an Illinois boarding school
had contest to see which would dress quick
est, on a wager. Three other girls acted as
judges, and the air seemed full of lingerie,
pictorial stockings and lots of things that no
fellow even knows the names of, for seven
minutes and thirteen seconds, when the win
even to bonnet and gloves.
AT recent dinner party in Newport,
II. l., a lady guest was so unfortunate as to
break plate belonging to a rare set of
French china She insisted upon either
mending or replacing it, but finding both i'm
possible she sent to Europe and duplicated
the entire set of about 200 pieces.
The pretty sweetheart of Peoria pugil-
ist was the Goddess of Liberty in political
procession. He set out to walk on the side
walk abreast of the car on which she rode,
and whipped every man who made any dis
respectful comment on her. He knocked
down five offenders in the course of as many
blocks, and then, attempting to chastise O
party of four, got a ound drubbing.
A society of Mormon girls, having for its
object the securing of monogamic husbands,
has been discovered and broken up at Salt
Lake. The members took vow to marry
no man who would not pledge himself to be
content with one wife. Five granddaughters
of Brigham Young had joined it,
Seven men employed in the woods in
Piscataquis county, Maine, walked twenty
one miles in rain storm to vote for Garfield,
and one Bangor man employed in distant
town walked the entire night before election
day to vote the Republican ticket, while an
other walked twenty-seven miles to vote after
hard days work.
One of the veterans OF the war, who lost
leg, was urged at the polls in Maine to vote
for Hancock. "Well" said he, 81 can't do
it, had a dream last night l dreamt
went to the polls and deposited Hancock
ballot, and just as did SO received tre-
mendous kick. looked round and there was
my old leg, which was buried nearly twenty
years ago, just as lively as a cricket. No,
sir no Hancock vote for me
"A woman who was travelling by rail from
Manchester to Bolton, Eng, looked out Of
the car window, when she was struck by q
passing train and the top of her head knock
ed off.
The banquet to General Grant in the
Brunswick Hotel, Boston, was at the expense
of the Middesex Club of Boston, and the
treasurers statement, privately issued TO the
members, shows that it cost So, 3,546.7s. As
the club sold 24O tickets at $l5 each, amount
ing to So, 600, the club has $53. 22 as a nest
egg for future feeds. The hotel made no
charge for the board of General and Fred
Grant and their wives. The wine bill was
only 1886.
Being a giant involves some disadyan-
tagas. Capt. Bates and his wife, formerly
the giants of Barnums show, recently made
the overland journey from San Francisco.
They are each nearly eight feet long, and the
sleeping car berths are only six. In order 10
secure a comfortable bed, they took the OPP
posite sections, connected the upper berths
with an adjustable piece, and laid themselves
crosswise of the car, the other passengers
kindly consenting to the partial obstruction
OF the passage at night
"A number of sites are proposed for the
Worlds Fair to be held in New York city in
1888, the cost of which is estimated as fol-
lows Manhattan square, $8, 900, 900 Morn
ingside and Riverside parks, $ll, 900, 900 !
Harlem site 80, 600, 000i Washington Heights,
Sc, OOO 600 Inwood on the Hudson, $780,
900 Fleetwood park, $780, 900 Before a
site can be chosen the subcommittee having
the matter in charge must report to the exec
utiye committee, and this to the commission,
which will decide the question.