Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

The postmaster of Seattle Wash
was in Boston recently and greatly
pleased Boston people by saying that
Boston was thriving city, in fact
quite the Seattle of the East.
The Mexican government is going
to make all landscape advertisers
print their signs in Spanish hereafter
They can place translations below
them, if they choose, but it is thought
that it is beneath the dignity Of Mex.
leo to be Uttered up with signs in
foreign language.
Portrait painters have found that
the best shade of brown paint can he
made from a groundup mummy. and
as mummies are bit expensive the
paint is but little used The reason
why mummies make such good paint
is because they were wrapped in cloth
coated with asphaltum, and this has
penetrated into the tissue of the mum.
my during the passing centuries
There have been several mysterious
murders in Pennsylvania of late and
the officials think there is a revival Of
| Molly MAGNETISM, which created
such a reign of terror there a genera.
tion ago. Several of the men recent
" killed received coffin notices
and there is much to indicate that the
old order is yet on earth The trouble
is in the anthracite coal fields. and
the men murdered were miners
Has FL Dorado, so long sought by
the Spanish explorers, at last been
found in Mexico? Two weeks ago an
Indian blowing corn in Ejutla turned
up gold, and now it is said that over
5000 men, including many Americans
are camped in the cornfield Many
claims have been staked out and sey
eral surface claims have been sold
as high as 100000. The ledge is said
to be fifteen feet across on the sur.
face and averages as high as $4,000
to the ton. Mexican troops are guard
ing the place to prevent the ore from
being carried off.
Shocking conditions in North China
due to drouth and famine, are report.
ed by American missionaries. All
through last winter and thus far this
summer there has been no rain.
Spring crops have failed and there is
a great financial crisis in Pekin and in
other centers. Seventy of the most
reliable native banks in the north
have failed. and troops are to be
called out to prevent rioting. To add
to the horrors cholera has already
broken out. China may yet vie with
Turkey in attracting the attention OF
humanity.
Labor men say that Chicago is the
| best organized city in the world
There are $4,000 Chicago working
people now in the unions. The symP
thetic strike has been abolished.
nine-hour day has been established.
On the other hand the business men
say that Chicago labor is over-organ-
lied, and the conditions have forced
| the employers to form a central and
| aggressive body to check the demands
that labor men make. The new or
ganization will use the lockout for
strike breaking. 1t will insist that
non-union men shall have a chance
| 1t will demand the open shop.
| will appeal to the courts to provide
remedy for industrial disturbances.
In the speech which Andrew Car
negie delivered at the conference OF
the Iron and Steel institute at Barrow
in-Furness. England, commenting on
the enormous growth of the worlds
| iron and steel output since 1884, MI
| Carnegie noted that the time must
come soon when increase OF produc
ton and decrease of the price OF the
| product can go no farther. In MS
| opinion the limit in the matter of low
price has already been reached.
is doubtful" said the speaker,
ever lower price can be reached Tor
steel. On the contrary. there is every
indication that period after period the
price of steel is to become higher oW
| ing to the lack of raw materials
Vast as is the present output OF the
United States. Great Britain and Ger
many, it is evident that Mr.. Carnegie
believes the question of an adequate
supply of iron ore is destined TO be
serious problem at no very distant
day