Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
IN GENERAL.

The supreme court Of Massachusetts, has
Just declared that the bicycle is a machine,
rather than a carriage, and that bicyclists
injured from defects in the public road
way cannot recover damages. It has been
fairly asked-Where does the automobile
s.aut2 Evidently good roads in Massa-
clgs-t,s are not to be gained by damage
s-.s.
Prof Henry of the weather bureau has
gathered some statistics about deaths by
lightning during the year 1899 in the Unit
Cd States. There were 56S persons killed.
August revealed the greatest number OF
fatalities Q33). Among the states Penn
sy.yania showed the largest number of
deaths from lightning (50). No deaths
We're reported from the Pacific slope states.
OF the fatalities 45 per cent occurre in
The open, 81 per cent in houses, II per
cen. under trees, and 9 per cent in barns.
The New York Press calls attention
20 some Of the best epigrams of last week
Republican convention. Among them was
k00sevelrs remark made as he seconded
President McKinley's denomination, wise
.aT, are invaluable, buI after all they are
Lot as necessary as wise and honest ad-
u.ls,raton Of the laws Then there
V-- be party-platform statement regard,
.-- ,Le Phi lippines "Our authority couid
IT, .- less than our responsibility. Fer
Bay, che ,ersest phTasing OF all was Sena-
..- lodges characterization OF Bryan as
hero OF uncounted platforms, the
-s spendthrift Of words, the echo OF
.-
49, have a NermOnter al the front again
... Z. Il Liscum, commander OF the
.Au,ry. who has been ordered with
.' m-ut from Manila 10 China. Col
u enlisted from Burlington as pr
... The civil war and rose 10 the rank
Ieut-uant He was then made
a.. he regular army. In the Span
'. Har be- served As brigadier- general OF
.---s aud Vas wounded Al san Juan.
-- YEAR b. WAs detailed 10 the Philip
7-.. rt-Fe De- has been IN active service
r7-- -lg,. --aking . very distinguished
s-
since our gogtynu.-ut has - iAsi decided
the big ngal ~ iry dock which
span sent % Havana during The sar IN
... rs further detes> 80 Ton % send
.- structure 90 san Juan. Porto k.co. .
--l-.y proper Il is S+e4~d a.
taFa.a. but. should Dc remais 'h ~ e
o. -Li be- made a. some tuius~ tlae
... sAs Cuban property. and dic >o'
fo The United STATES; but, since Is
bought with money taken directly
'l United states treasury, and ihrn
as. "a port which Is undeul4oly Amer
I9 question can arse; y hl'e
< can be- made quite a. usefl. foi
.rs--s a. san Juan As u could Al
la.ala
A. feature " The IS, Louis fair 10 ll,a
ia mammoth watch. lt all iie Oh
sek Wil. have a pC he'd metal case
B. he ordinary walch, and VII D
A-g- and ro0my inside thai people vi
abe o. waik around IN %, among lh'
lg wheels. II Wili be- ueafly t'Venil
&C., no diameter, and more than i'rtl
| go. With a neat little s'alrNAy run
a. about IN IL, and al the |her.
y projected % thai no one can %
-- .r have he clothes soiled. The BAL
A sl-e. all weigh a ton, and ~lAi I
.'-i tle hair spring Ina EAich VI
az thick AZ mans wrist. II viii AK
t. $50 m.uu.es flF the balance Shee
.ss-rs around aud back again. II ~.
Fotci on two enormous agate oloeA
INSTITUTES for 1iamouds-And vii .
-Ai- % brass. One Of the greatest diih
--r1 viii be 10 getting a balance sprnl
.-- size and strengih that can stand "a
'-A.n aud keep is elasticity. The nlAih
sting, Of eOunss, gill be an enormou
s-Af' someEhal more than three hundfe
iss, 10 length.