Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-10-10

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There is hourishing school in the Tow
er of London, for the benefit of the children
Of the soldiers stationed there.
The youngest guest this summer at In
summit House on Mount Washington was
two-months-old baby from Boston
1t takes 1000 people to run Queen Victo-
ria's palaces, and their maintenance costs
| E3S5, 900 annually.
Portraits of the wives of Presidents w
Ter and Polk have been hung in the green
room Of the White House.
James and Harry Garfield Sons Of the
late President, have determined to study law
with the intention of practicing.
William II. Vanderbilt and his sons are
reported to have lost nearly $50 GOO 600 the
last few years in unfortunate specuations
"A Kansas crank has removed the tomb
stones from his family burial lot to the roof
of his house, where they stand in a row of
seven along the ridge-pole.
The end of the first years experiment
with twocent letter postage shows a reduc-
tion Of 81, 296, 900 in postal revenues. Post
master General Howe said il would be 81, 600, d.
| 600.
The late John w. Garrett of the Balti-
more Ohio railroad left property estimated
all the way from s., ,0O0, 600 to $50, 600, 600.
Those most intimate with his affairs differ
greatly on the amount.
The willy Chinaman has found a way to
get around our anti-Chinese law. Twenty
Chinese have just landed at New York as
Spanish citizens, having been naturalized in
Cuba.
Brick Pomeroy, now of New York, has
been indicted at Denver, Col, for embezzle-
ment and forging in connection with his min
ing scheme known as the Atlantic and Pacific
tunnel.
In South Siberia there is an uncivilized
race known as Bourats who worship human
god. When their god reaches the age of 10
they poison him and choose male infant to
be their god, who is likewise poisoned when
he reaches that age.
Lieut. Schwatka of Arctic exploration
fame has resigned from the army, and intends
to enter upon cattle raising. He has selected
the Aleutan Islands as the scene Of his oper-
ations, and says they offer remarkable advan-
tages for the purpose.
"A suit brought some time ago against the
Northern Pacific railroad company to recover
S44, 900, the alleged value of IL Cinnamon
who had been killed during construction in a
smash up, has been compromised by the pay
ment of 1920 for each of the victims.
Mr.. Ira D. Sankey sang "Ninety and
Nine" before an immense audience in Brook
lyn recently, and explained that the song was
written by Miss Cletfany of MelIose, Scot
Sankey met with it by accident.
"A California justice of the peace fined a
man Sc for being drunk, and took in payment
plug of tobacco deck of cards, a one
bladed jack-knife, days work, 90 cents in
cash, and promise to pay the balance the
next time he came to town.
1t is reported that a vein of coal eight
feet wide, which can be traced for several
miles, has been discovered in the coast range
of mountains about so miles from Modesto,
Cal. The coal is very hard and resembles
Pennsylvania anthracite. A petroleum spring
was also discovered.
"A New York fish dealer displayed large
platter of huge salmon eggs from the Resti-
gouche river that looked exactly like ripe cur
rants, and they were labeled English red
currsnts" Many person picked up one,
tasted it, and walked silently away.
Jefferson Davis is now the last of his
line. He has been married twice, but has no
male descendant who bears his name. His
only son died not long ago, and recently the
death of the son of Gen. Joseph r. Davis Of
Biloxi, Miss, took away the last hope of per-
petuating by male descendants the name of
Jefferson Davis.
There are nearly 1900 Chinese children
in San Francisco, and they are not allowed to
attend the public schools, on the ground that
the schools are intended only for those who
can become citizens-but the Californians
have no conscience about taxing Cinnamon
who cannot become citizens.
One of the biggest dams in the world is
to be built in Brazil, to make a reservoir for
irrigation and stock-watering purposes. 1t
will be 5S feet high and $40 feet long, with
two smaller works in depressions at the sides,
and it is to hold As, 42O, 600, 600 cubic feet of
water.
The clothing trade is the greatest local
industry in New York city. 1t employs near
ly twice as many people as any other single
occupation, not taking into account the oper-
atives who produce the CLOTH There are
within the city limits about 800 establishments
devoted to the business, which employ so, 600
operatives, and pay $15, 600 a year in
wages.
The inductive influence of two wires sew
eral feet apart is being utilized by an inventor
in telegrsphing while a railroad train is in
motion. 1t is found that telegraph instru
ment in a moving car is responsive to the
opening and shutting of the circuit in an in
sulated wire on the ground between the tracks.
The exact position of any train can thus be
made known at any time.
"A window in st. Msry's church at Lam
beth, Eng, has picture of peddler with
his dog, and tradition says that peddler left
the church an acre of ground on condition
that his picture should be thus preserved.
The building dates from the 18th century and
all records are lost, but bit of ground owned
by the church is always called "peddler's
acre, )" aud it now yields over $1,000 year.
"A few days ago thief stole bar of gold
worth $500 from brokers' Office in the base
ment of No. 102 Broadway, New York. in the
presence of the clerks. He dashed out OF the
door hotly pursued, and ran up the steps lead
ing to the offices in the building. Through
an Office on the fifth floor he reached the fire
escape, descended to the roof OF an adjoining
building, and got down through the scuttle TO
Pine street. where he escaped. The affair
| caused great excitement.
The latest surveys of the tract proposed
to be occupied by the great inland sea to be
created in North Africa, under the auspices
of NJ de Lesseps, indicate that this now arid
region was once covered by large estuary of
the Mediterranean, which was cut off by the
prehistoric upheaval of the coast laying the
| foundation for the slow conversion into desert
that has since taken place. Traces of the
ancient wateroourses have been discovered
and followed for leagues.
High life in New York city is to be high
er than ever. The Chelsea apartment house,
| opened for occupancy last week, is IL stories
| high in front and ~ stories in the rear It is
supposed to be fire-proof and is fitted up in
elegant style with all the modern improve
ments and some to spare. Four elevators,
steam heat, incandescent lights, a restaurant
attachment for those who do not care TO run
Kitchens, and laundry, complete a sort Of
perpendicular brick elysium.
A 10 years-old boy at Wallingford. Conn,
wound yarn around the head of pin and
used it to fire through a blow.gun. 1t was
very funny until one day he sucked the pin
back into his throat 80 far that dozen doc o
tors couldn't get it out. They sent the boy
to New York hospital, where some more
doctors cut a hole in his throat-as they do
sometimes when a child is very sick with
Group or diphtheiia. The hole worked well
enough, but still they couldn't reach the pin.
They continued to keep the boy alive by
silver breath lng-tube until they sent to Phila-
delphia and had an instrument specially made
for the case, and then they managed to hook
the pin out.
Down in Georgia politics are so quiet as
to be fairly overshadowed by a religious re-
vival. A large part Of the state is affected :
in Cherokee county an enthusiastic woman
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