Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-03-16
IN GENERAL.

"A colossal statue of bronze, nine feet
high, will be erected in one Of the public
squares of Boston in honor of William Lloyd
Garrison.
"A French inventor has discovered way
of solidifying petroleum, by which it can be
used like candle for Illuminating or heating
purposes, without danger of explosion.
Baron Nordenskjold will start this spring
on new Arctic expedition up the eastern
coast of Greenland, direction in which few
attempts have hitherto been made.
In Florida the strong fibre of the leaves
of a species of cactus is turned into rope, its
juice into pleasant beverage, and its trunk,
after the removal of the pith, into pals.
A Norwich, Conn, woman, aged 90, re-
fused to take brandy prescribed by her ply
sician. She said she didn't want to contract
any bad habits that might fasten upon her
for life.
Negroes are leaving the lowlands of
Southern Mississippi and Louisiana in droves,
saying that they are done cropping in that
country and are going anywhere, they don't
know care where, so it is away from the
overflow.
The expectation of dried apples-most
of them "evaporated' from this country
was over 3,5OO,O 900 pounds last year. 1t is
stated that a large part of this went to
''swell" the population of the already over
crowded Celestial Empire.
"A Philadelphia girl thoughtlessly told a
friend that the names of the donors would
not be displayed with the presents at her
wedding OF course the news got abroad,
aud when the wedding came off not even the
presents were displayed. They consisted of
732 plated sugar spoons and 1880 salt cellars.
One of the substantial farmers of Spar
ia, Ga, when he was married, twelve years
| ago, had to borrow money to pay for his mar
riage license, and not having decent suit of
clothes, the young woman whom he was to
marry tore the wool from sheepskins, spun,
wove aud made him a suit of clothes.
The British government has now con-
trolled the telegraph wires for over ten years.
Vhe increase in the number of messages sent
| is remarkable In 1901 the total number
of dispatches was only $3.50, 1877; in lSSl-S2
it had risen to 3l,345, SCI. After deducting
| about 6 900, 600 press and government mes
sages, it appears that the average number of
private dispatches last year was about three
for each four persons in the United King
dom.
An ambitious scheme in hotel manage
ment is being shaped by Warren Leland of
the famous family of tavern keepers. Backed
by a syndicate of New Workers, he has paid
S1OO 900 for the Hot Springs property in
Virginia, and proposes to build handsome
hotels and cottages, turn the 1900 acres into
park, and, in fine, to run formidable ri
valry to the popular Hot Springs of Arkan-
sas the curative power of whose waters is
said to be no whit better.
The famous Walled Lake in the state Of
Iowa. $50 miles west of Dubuque has re-
Gently attracted much attention. 1t is in the
midst of prairie land and is two or three feet
above the earth's surface. 1t is inclosed by
a wall of stones in some places ten feet high,
fifteen feet wide at the bottom and five feet
wide at the top. The stones vary in weight
from three tons to 100 pounds. There are
no stones on the surface of the ground with
in ten miles of the lake. A few years ago
the ice on the lake broke the wall in several
places and farmers were obliged to repair it
to prevent inundation.
"A Michigan man is said to have disposed
of family of six or seven daughters in the
following way They were all of marriageA-
BILE age, if not more, but none of them go
married, although the young men of the
place were made welcome at the house. The
old gentleman finally changed his tactics. He
locked the girls up in upper rooms, nailed uI
the front gate, and announced that the frs
young man who came around would be re-
ceived by shotgun. This had the right ef
feet, for the girls were one by one stoleI
away and married.
Bill Cassell of Metamora, ILL.,, has hors'
named Paddy, 10 years of age, which car
draw water. The horse has for the past l:
years worn out, on an average, one pump
handle yearly by seizing it in his teeth ant
moving it downward, then elevating it will
his upper lip until enough water is pumped
then helping himself. And not only did h
do this regularly, but, during the very dl.
season of two years ago, he would wait for
COW which was in the same lot with him t.
come to the trough, when he would then g
to work and pump for her too. The horse /
still hale and hearty, and is in use every da
in the year.