The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-15
NUMBER. 80.
Curious Freak.

tACltculcnt was Credteu nero 10 Ody
from the strange freak Of ~ old man
named Lyman Hawes. The track of
the Worcester and Providence Rail-
road runs through land formerly be-
longing to him, the price Of which has
been assessed by Commissioners, but
which he refused to accept. To-doy,
he placed small house, erected 10y
himself for the purpose, upon both
tracks, mailing hiihsclf inside, with sew
eral kegs, which he represented con-
tained powder. The Boston and Prov,
idence, and the Providence and Wor-
ccster trains were brought to stand
still near the house for some two liours.
The old fellow swore that if they at.
tempted to run the engine through tho
house, he would fire the po@der, and
blow all near to atoms. After long
delay, during which the crowd increas-
cd to over thousand persons, the
North Providence and Providence PO.
lice arrived, and with well directed
blows, the door was Immediately
smashed in, and he was seized. 1t
WIS with difficulty at first that the
crowd could be kept from injuring
him, but he was hurried away to Jail,
and the house was then attacked and
torn into a complete wreck. Half q
keg Of powder was found.
4 MlcroscorIc WonLD. The city Of
Berlin, in Prussia, is situated in tho
midst of broad, fat plain. and is built
upon both sides of tue sluggish river
Spree. Beneath the city there is deep
bog Of black peat, through which borings
have frequently been carried. Profes.
sor Ehrenberg, gentleman whose ex-
ploratious into the mysteries of the mi
croscoIic life have attained for him -
high position among the scientific men OF
the age says that this peat, at the depth
IF fifty feet, swarms with infusorial life
that countless myriads OF microscopic
animals live there and wrigglc aud die.
The perpetual motion Of these little an
irnal- causes the whole mass Of peaty
matter to be in state OF constant though
generally impcrceptiblc movement In
Berlin the houses however are wont to
crack and yawn sometimes in an exceed.
in rly curious manner. even though built
On apparently stable foundations , and
Professor Nuremberg bclic7es this to DO
owing to The changes and motions Of this
Invisible worll--io the combined efforts
Of Infinite millions OF tiny firms, which.
consririnr in the same direction. produce
sensible. and oftcn,imes disastrous move
nlents Of the surface. resulting in the in.
Jury or ruin of the buildings above
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and afterwards nut into a large cur;hcn
vessel the vessel was then mois,ened
with soft water, and a willow tree, weigh.
lug five pounds, was placed therein. Dn.
ring the space OF ive years the earth
was eafelu'Iy "",Grca a,i M,'h v,, ra'n'wa'e.
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iufo int by winds ;twas covered viii a m~,.
Al plaic perforated with great numbcr
of holes, suitable for free admission Of
pure air only. After growing in the Garth
for fivo years, the willow tree was re-
moved, and found to weigh one hundred
anu sixty-nlne pounds and about threc
ounces Inc leaves waich ieii IRON the
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frnw y ,bS y:sssi ,co;n dricJ i, ,ha u' orsn
and afterwards weighed il was discov.
9red to have lost only about two ounces
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70 remain rood This wos sat;sfactory
nnf tho disc;,In of Miller ro,;rod ,;;h
an eosv conscience 10 await tlc co, .
summation of ali ,L;rns
EXrENr OF KussIA.--Some httle
idea OF the vast military strength OF
this empire, which covers little less