Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-23
IN GENERAL.

In England messages by telephone arc
called "telelogues.
Florida fruit-growers are now introducing
cocoanut plants from South America
More land is to be planted to tobacco in
Wisconsin this year than ever before. Last
years yield was 81, 800, 900 pounds.
The rag-pickers of st. Louis have organ
lied society for mutual assistance and to
prove to the world that "a rag-picker can be
a gentleman"
The royal mint of Great Britain did not
coin any gold last year-a thing which has not
happened before since 1917.
"A mountain 29O feet high, composed
chiefly of magnetic iron, has been discovered
in the state of Sinaloa Mexico.
The manufacture of playing cards is a
government monopoly in Russia, and the only
factory turns out I, 1000, 600 packs year. All
ages and both sexes indulge in the pastime of
playing to greater extent than the peo-
pie of any other country.
"A Florida paper says that within q radius
of eight miles of Sanford, that state, there
are 1892 orange groves, containing 165, 235
treesi and although only Eve per cent of the
trees are now bearing, they produce $500, 900
oranges annually. The entire state is said to
produce $1,000, 900 oranges
just as a girl was about to drown herself
in Athens, Ala, the other day, man caught
her. She struggled, but he held her fast.
I'm give you ten minutes to think it over"
he said, land then if you want to die I'll let
you do it." When the time was up he releas-
ed her, and she went quietly home.
The report of a surgeon on the result of
hanging was that the victim came to his death
by pressure upon the spinal cord and medu-
la oblongata, caused by laceration of the an
terror, common and transverse sltoid ligament,
xunf oh oil al
the axis" After Guiteau has felt this ''pres-
sure, the country hopes for the same results
"A very practical use of the power of oil
TO still tumultuous sea is to be made in Eng
land. The river Tyne commissioners are
about to erect in connection with the new
harbor works at Tynemouth a number of oil
tanks, so that the oil can, when necessary, be
used to prevent the sea from breaking against
the pier at the entrance Of the river. Nume-
rous experiments with oil show that it is ef-
fectual in counteracting heavy seas.
"A well-dressed man went TO an Atlanta
hotel for dinner, owned that he had no money
when pressed ON tho point, left his trousers
in pawn, concealed the loss by long ulster,
aud went his way. He went to a rival hotel,
got a room, the next morning kicked up row
because he had been robbed of his trousers
and $S3 60 and could with difficulty be paci-
fed with new clothes and money to the amount
named. Then he went aud redeemed his old
trousers for 81 and when the hotel clerks
compared notes they agreed to keep the whole
matter profound secret
Several of our friends in this city," says
the Fall River News, ''have had their sense of
hearing diminished in one ear from constant
use of the telephone. Persons who use this
instrument are apt to apply it TO the same ear
every time, and as consequence the organ
is overworked, and lowly-approaohing deaf
ness in that ear is sure to follow. Several
persons in this city who are affected by itap-
piled to an eminent Boston aurist, who gives
the cause as above described. He recon-
mends persons who frequently use the tele-
phone to apply the instrument alternately 10
their right and left ears"
There is corn whiskey and old rye, and
whiskey manufactured from wheat, and vRri-
GUS other kinds of whiskey; but whiskey from
smoke is new article. Milwaukee dispatch
states that a party of New York capitalists
have purchased a large tract of land in Shaw
ma county, Wis, where $4,000 plant is TO
be established at once, to be utilized in the
manufacture of alcohol, aoetic acid and char
coal. They have secured the right to use a
retort that will condense the smoke of the
burning timber and by peculiar process eX-
tract from one cord Of timber six gallons Of
SO per cent. alcohol, 80 pounds acetate of
bushels of charcoal. Work is TO be begun at
once.
The Cincinnati man Occupying fine
position in society" who led his wife away
from a matinee by the ear not long since has
been interviewed in regard to the proceeding,
and gives an interesting account of it. The
woman got habit Of attending matinees, be-
came familiar with plays, oon8tantly adorned
her conversation with illusions to the STAGE
and II tell you got tired of it," So the hus-
band tenderly besought her to desist, then
swore at her on the subject-'then for the
first time in my life using harsh language to
my wife"-and finally he led her away from
the Objectionable performance by the ear.
''It has had good effect" said the expert
menter; ''she is getting along nicely. She
never refers to II, and is better than ever"
While the reporter talked with the husband
the wife could be heard singing in another
room, and all the household seemed at peace.