Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-16

So bright the tear IN beauty = eye,
Love half regrets to kiss It dryi
So sweet the blush Of bashiulncss,
Even pity scarce can - i Ics-i-Byron'
100000 FOR CAPE A curious spec
linen Of native ingenuity, and ofthe extrayo
gance OF despotisu, is to be seen ut the Mis-
sionary Rooms 1t is cape worn by the
Sandwich Island Chief, which, according TO
an estimate. OF Rev. Mr.. Richards, must
have cos. Sl00,O0O II is made OF small
feathers, OF very bright and beautiful colors,
only two Of which grow under The wing OF a
particular bird These are skillfully wrot
I upon a coarse network. so as to form stripes
<of several different colors. The manner Of
obtaining them is as follows An adhesive
substance is placed upon the end o! long
POLE and some bait little distance below
The pole is held near the bird, upon the
rocks and branches-it alights on one end Of
the pole, and by the adhesive substance is
caught, and drawn up and the feathers pull
led out Mr.. Richards estimated that he
could have obtained 100000 worth Of pro-
visions, with the labor that was expended
on this cape. There are also two small
tippets for the neck, made of the same mate
rials-N Y. Evangelist
Fatal Accident The proprietors OF the
Columbia Gardens, in Camden. n. J. have
for some time had on their premises very
large bear, brought from the Rocky Noun
tains, which they have kept chained.
On Saturday, in the absence Of both pro-
prie,ors, a little bCy, grandson of one OF
them. (Mr Edmonds) was running alone in
the garden, when the bear rushed out tow
ards him with such force that the chain was
snapped in twain The animal then seized
the child, whose cries brought out man
wholly unarmed and unprepared to rescue
the boy.
He returned and found pitchfork with
which he assailed the bear, who retreaied,
holding with severe grasp upon the child
AT the entrance to his lair, he dropped his
victim, but not until life was totally extinct |
The animal then escaped into the neighbour
ing woods, where after numerous dischar. /
ges Of muskeis, he was killed.
The Lake Fisheries Our inland seas /
may look forward TO the possession OF as |
hardy a race OF fishermen as the Nantucket (
whaemen, or Cape Codmcn. According /
to the Cleveland Herald immense quaint. I
ties Of salmon, trout. and white fish. are Ia. \
ken in our largest lake, that Of superior, near
groupe OF Islands called the twelve apos.
ties at its upper extremity. Yet'we have no /
vessels there but those OF the two fur compa- I
r.Tirr
ilize the trade The quantity putn ia 1887 1
from this and the other lakes, was 10000 ,
barrels, Of which 1000 were from Superior. /
Total value SI0s.OoO The proportion OF
trout to white fish is about one fourth in lake
Superior, in the esher lakes less. The ne
cessity of constructing Immediately Saip
Canai only required TO be mile or two
long around the Sault de ST. Marie, in order
70 connect Superior with all the chain Of our
great Lakes, is made strkingly apparent
from the above iacts.-N u Star.
SCIENTIFIC. We copy the following
questions and answer a. Ornuhoiogy from the
Cincinnati Gazette. The answers are as
learned and luminous as the questions are
searching and profound.
Teacher John, can you tell me what
class and order Of the insect tribe The Mos
queio belongs TO
Boy Don't know, sir.
Teacher. Jacob, can yon tell?
Boy Yes, sir: he amt an insect he be-
longs to the bird tribe, and is species of
Owl. and stings louder in proportion to his
bulk than any other quadruped. and like the
owl. commits his depredations in the night
Father said that tother night he should thiuk |
about forty roasted on his nose. and others
were scattered on his cheeks and eyebrows.
The musquelo is not like the owl. omniver-
Gus. but is maniverous like the bed-bug. and /
like the humming-bird, il sucks not honey
from the flowers. but
Teacher. That will do, go above him. -
The boys may go out.
U,sJoriunate Specie Circulation. We
learn from the Miners Free Press that ten
thousand dollars OF the money which was
stolen at Fort Crawford. Prairie du Chen,
wv IT, was found buried in the fort II |
was taken by the soldiers one of whom. in
endeayoring 10 gel supply. was discovered
by the watch, who immediately apprehend
ed him. The third kcg containing five
thousand dollars, has mol yet been found. -
Several engaged in this speculation have
been secured the remainder have given
leg bail.
old Law of Courtship Oct 81, f647.-
The General Court enact " that ifany Young
man attempt to address a young woman,
without the consent Of her parents or the
County Court ! he shall be fined 81 for the
first offence. l0i for the second, and impris.
opment for the third" Sept III, l649 /