Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-11-16
IN GENERAL.

Photographs taken in colors by the new
process are said to be "all the rage"
The apple crop in France this year is i'm
mense, exceeding even the great yield of
1870.
In every twenty-four hours an average of
thirty three criminals are discharged from
New York penal institutions.
The youngest grandfather on record lives
in Palo Pinto county, Texas His name is
Reese Butler, and he is thirty years old.
"A Baltimore firm has introduced the
fruit called japanese persimmon into this
country, having planted l, 600, 600 trees. The
fruit is said to be delicious.
-Four babies were born on the Frisia dur
ing her late voyage to New York They cost
the company 80 cents a piece head money
Two were born on the Wisconsin.
-Bostons four richest men are Frederick
L. Ames, $15, 900, 600 John NJ. Forbes, $12,-
100000, and Oliver Ames and William G.
Weld, SG,000,0 900 each.
Eighty seven per cent of the screws man
ufactured in the United States are made in
Providence, r. l., where the business has
been carried on since 1884.
The process of depopulation still contin-
ues in Ireland. The deaths and emigrations
still outnumber the births. The decrease for
the year 1882, according to the report of the
Registrar General, was "a, 9SS.
The Illinois supreme court has Just de-
cded that one railroad company cannot en-
Join another for building rival parallel line,
even though the new line cross the main track
and switches of the established line.
The chain which Chicago forges to bind
her fast to the affection of the country is
made of linked sausage long drawn out.
Every day she makes it, coil on coil, to the
extent of 130 tons, employing 600 persons in
the manufacture.
The first enty-four-hour clock, which
is of kind soon to be adopted by several of
the railroads. has recently been completed by
a Wilmington Del, manufacturer. The fig
ures on the dial are in Roman numerals and
the spaces between are one-half as large as
on the ordinary clock. The minute hand
makes twenty-four revolutions instead of
twelve while the hour hand revolves once.
There were 1914 railroad accidents
throughout the country during the year end
ing September 80, killing 476 persons and in
juring 1901. The yearly average for the four
years ended at the same time was 1348 acci-
dents, 1856 killed and 1880 hurt. During Sep
tsmber there were 155 accidents, Al persons
being killed and 1873 hurt, and half of these
casualties were caused by negligence in oper-
ating.
Lulu DhCOu uhlh6u hS blBub VI buOTL lll6,
quick growth, fair soft skin, soft, fine hair
early corpulence, large head, short neck,
small mouth, fat ear, brittle, separated teeth.
Some of his signs of long life were slow
growth, hard, coarse hair, rough, freckled
skin, deep furrows in the forehead, firm
flesh with veins lying high wide nostrils,
large mouth, hard, gristly ear, strong contg.
uous teeth. He adds that early gray hair is
not significant, some of the longest livers
having turned gray in early life.
Opium smuggling is carried on in San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands with
much industry and skill by the Chinese. Hol-
low walking sticks, gun.bsrrels, Jumps of
coal, preserved fruits and old clothes are
among the means of transportation. Recently
a safe weighing four tons was delivered at
the Custom house in Honolulu, and in the
night it was stolen out and carried to a field
of sugar cane, where it was opened aud empt-
led of its cargo of opium.
Rev. James Brand of Oberlin, O., has a
$50, 900 libel suit on hand for attacking in his
pulpit local druggist who sells liquor. His
burning words were taken bodily from one Of
Beechers lectures to young men. The invit-
ing picture of his death is thus touched of
Men shall place thy grave stone as a monu-
ment and testimony that plague is stayed,
and as borne on the blast thy guilty spirit
whistles toward the gates of hell, the hideous
shrieks of those whom thou hast destroyed
shall pierce thee, helrs first welcome"
"A large item in the expense of maintain
ing a sleeping car is the washing bill. The
Pullman company's entire outfit includes 5O,-
900 sheets, 10000 pillow slips, 5000 blank
cts, 16, 600 hand towels and 6OO0 roller towels.
car is entirely emptied and cleaned as soon
as it reaches its destination and the linen is
sent straight to the laundry. The Wagner
kOla aI 10 ppnolav,
blankets, l3, ,8l5 linen Sheets ~, POP pillow
slips, 5740 hand towels and 2347 roller tow
els The expense of keeping the Wagner
company's bedding clean is $4,000 year
the Pullman company's is larger.
Some people are unlucky. White
county (Ga. man, while attempting to cross
the river in batteau the other day was cap
sized and thrown into the water Trying 10
reach the boat his foot caught in a snag and
was sprained, and at the same time he lost
$50 watch, his hat a shoe and the boat. He
finally reached the Shore and was hobbling
across a field when ferooious bull started for
him. Reaching tree he climbed it lively
enough to escape the bull, but also lively
enough to get into hornets nest. The hor-
nets objected, and he sprang TO another limb
which broke, letting him fall to the ground,
fracturing his wrist. With the broken branch
he kept the bull at bay, and finally escaped.
1t has sometimes been questioned why a
few Boston women have 30 deeply interested
themselves in a statue to Miss Msrtineau.
The question was put to Mrs. Livermore,
who replied with an eloquent narration Of
the service rendered TO America in her hour
of deadlest peril by Harriet Martineau. "It
was largely due to her own single, unaided
efforts, said Mrs Livermore, "that we es-
capped war with England during our civil
war. Miss Martineau wrote editorial after
| daily for months TO the London News; wrote
letters to the New York Tribune, and eX-
planned and spologized and worked unoeas-
ingly for our cause. To her and to John
Bright we owe a debt impossible to suitably
acknowledge"