Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-07-15
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~ am going to the post-ollice, Bob,
shall l inquire for your" "well, yes, If
you want to; but don't think you'll find
me there"
The prevalence of flirting is attributed
TO the expensiveness of matrimony; but
flirting would go on just the same If mar
rage didn't cost a cent.
One of the sable orators of old Virginia
made good point when he said, "De oys-
ter got mo- sense dan some folks, cause he
know when to keep his mouf shet."
A lady wished seat in a crowded hall.
A handsome gentleman gave her chair
"You are a jewel" she said. 80, no; I'm
jcweler, have just set the jewell
A young lady, who was rebuked by her
mother for kissing her intended, justified
the act by quoting the passage: "Whatso-
ever We would that men should do unto you
do We even so to them"
"A lady physician is in constant atten-
dance at Vassar College, keeps watch over
the students and aims at the prevention of
disease In case of overwork on the part
of any one, she orders the discontinuance
of one study, and among her duties is the
inspection of the table and the regulation
OF the dict
Various expedients may be adopted to
preserve cut flowers long while. Pure
water, with little salt or saltpetre in 1t, is
recommended, and the water should be
changed every day, A little camphor, CO.
logne, or liquid ammonia will often revive
flowers that have begun to fade. Charcoal
| ,,1 10 /. To-,
which to place the stems of flowers.
A new fish story. A Goldfish lately
caught off Portsmouth IN. H. harbor was
found TO contain pint champagne bottle
in an entire state. Abortion of the ontrails
of the fish were growing about two and II
half inches in the mouth of the bottle. Va
rious theories respecting this curiosity have
been advanced. The old fishermen OF the
Piscataqua declared the fish must have talk
en- the bottle from the "bar' at the mouth
of the Merrimac.
"A colored woman, Mrs. Angelina A.
Fairweather, took the first premium on her
dental display, at the State fair at Houston
Texas. Herself and husband established
themselves as dentists, at SO st. Charles ST.,
New Orleans, in 1855. He died in 1862, but
she continued TO carry on the business
alone, until she married again. Herself
and husband have one Of the best dental
furnishing rooms in the South.
Three young lady students have been
admitted to the Vienna University, and one
in the philosophical faculty Of the Univer-
sity of Prague. These ladies have already
passed several examinations with great
credit. At recent meeting of the Chemi-
cal Society of st. Petersburg, an elaborate
paper was read by Miss Anna Wolkow,
Who has exhibited remarkable ability in
carrying out laborious scientific investiga-
TONS
There is melancholy in Kalamazoo,
Michigan-that is, among those who be-
lieve in the constitution as it was. There
was grand spelling match in that town on
the 2lst ult. 1t took place at the principal
hotel, and aroused great popular interest
"The great, the noble, and the wise" were
present, and their sons and daughters COM
petitively spelled. The victor who spelled
all the rest down and carried off the laurels
was Miss Nellie Dye, who is by nature,
as well as by name, colored girl. The To-
cal paper suggests to the shocked citizens
to ask advice of Nasty.
Tho time is rapidly approaching when
railroad trains will fly with lightning speed
from one end of our continent to the other,
without even stopping to take drink by the
way. A novel method OF supplying loco
motives with water, which has been in use
for some time in England, is about to be
introduced into our country. The Hudson
river railroad company have already made
successful experiments. At Montroso sta
ton, near Peekskill there was constructed
in the centre of the track trough 1900 feet
in length, Is inches deep, and IS inches
wide. This was lined with sheet-iron, heav-
lily painted. The trough is perfectly straight,
will hold 10000 gallons of water, and is fed
by couple of springs. A locomotive was
also fitted up with an ingeniously construct
ed pipe, connecting with the tender, and
having nozzle which can be instantaneous
ly dropped into the water, while the train
is running 80 miles an hour. When the
first experiment was made the water rush
ed with roar into the tender, filling it to
the complete satisfaction of all concerned.