Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-30
IN ERAL.


Sixteen thousand men are now employ
cd in railroad construction in Florida.
-Propping up peach trees to prevent
them from breaking down under the weight
of fruit is the news from all parts of North
Carolina.
Mr.. Tennyson, now in his seventy-sec-
ond year, is able to read very little, his eye
sight being sadly impaired
During the year 1881 no fewer than 277
human bodies were found in the Thames, and
in moro than one-half of tho cases coroner's
juries were unable TO express any opinion as
to the cause of death. That undetected murder
is the solution Of many of these mysteries of
the river is perfectly natural but very dis
agreeable reflection.
"A negro minister of Alexandria, Va, was
lately fiued 81 for whipping his wife, and he
raised the money by passing the plate after
preaching a sermon from the text, "Whom
the Lord loveth he chasteneth." The preach
er had to pass the plate six times before
enough wealth flowed in, but his fervent ap-
peal did the business.
"A little girl was promised by her grand
mother her gold watch when she should die.
The child appreciated the delicacy of the sit
uation, but after some hints her grandmother
was prevailed upon to show her the watch.
~ wonder" said the little one to her mother
as they were leaving the grandmother's house,
''if 1 shall get the watch in time to wear 1t at
the funeral"
Before the war all the ice used in the
South was shipped from the North, and it
had a ready sale at So FER 100 pounds. Now
it is only in the sea board cities that pound
of Northern ice can be found and the price
is down to $l.5O. Every town of any size has
its artificial ice factory, and the business is
one paying good profit. The difference in
the ice has been tested repeatedly by placing
pieces side by side in the sun, and the victory
has always been with the artificial ice.
Within 10 miles of Prescott, A. T., in the
vicinity of Fort Mcdowell, has been discov-
cred a large mound, 300x250 feet in size,
with walls of stone two feet thick surround
ing within and down to the depth of ten
| feet have been found stone implements of all
descriptions, all utensils Of a peculiar ma
terial, painted on the inside with Egyptian
characters, ornaments of shell, needles OF
bone, and in fact perfect museum Of relics
of the stone age, and of race now extinct.
They do some things in Sweden that can
not be done in this country. A new develop
ment of the timber industries has recently
been made near the town of Narkoding, in
Middle Sweden. u consists in manufactur
ing thread for crochet and sewing purpose
from pine timber. The process is not made
public, but the products are said to be fine il
quality, and the price is low The thread /
wound on balls by machinery and packed il
boxes for export. The new business, it is said
is likely TO be successful one, for the order
from all parts of the country are so numerou
that the new factory is unable to fill them.
The will of George Washington, whicl
is on file in the clerks office in Fairfax coun
ty Va, has received so much 'wear anC
tear" at the hands of strangers, who desire'
to inspect it, that glass case has been mad
for it, and visitors will no longer be permitte
to handle it. The document is written o.
heavy, unruled paper, about note size, an
every side is covered. There are 27 pages, a
of which have Gen Washington's name al
tached except the 23d which ended with tn
words "City of Washington" and it is sur
posed that in looking over it the General mil
took the words for his signature and therefor
failed to sign the page. The entire will
his own handwriting.
According TO a new decree of the Czar {
Russia which has just gone into effect, only on
liquor shop is allowed in village, and whe
several villages are within easy walking distan(
of each other, one shop must suffice for all {
them. The liquor seller must be a native
the village, must be appointed and paid by u
council, and must sell food as well as hquo
II he allows any one to get drunk on his pre-
ises he is dismissed from his office, fined an
imprisoned. If the people of any village a
J reported as addicted to drunkenness, the she
may be shut up, and the supply cut of for
long q time as is thought necessary The
} is no waiting for evidence, but notoriety,
, the opinion of the official, is all that is neoe
J sary for prompt action