Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-08-18
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The Crown Princess Of Prussia. like
her mother, Queen Victoria, is growing
very 1eshy. she is just 81 years Of age,
and is the mother of six children.
The stone used in building many of
the great bridges in the country, even as
far west A. Omaha, is brought from Mos
quito Mountain, Maine.
Tho greatest mining firm in the world
is that Of John Taylor d Sons, England,
who have mines in all parts of the globe,
and in Great Britain alone employ 50, 900
men.
A remarkable family lives in Dallas
county, Ark. The father is los wears old.
the mother lOG, and the two are the parents
of tw enty-nne childrcn-tiftcen BOYS and
fourteen girls.
A Boston paper asserts that they used
to have habit down on Cape Cod of send
ing. town paupers 10 the Legislature, that
the commonv ealth might relieve them
from the expense of paying their board
daring the winter.
Herr Mohr, a German explorer, has
visited the Victoria Falls, the finest in Az
rica, recently, and gives an interesting ac-
count Of them in "a late magazine. They
are on the Zambesi river, are mile in
length, 400 feet deep, and the cliff over
which the water flows is about $50 feet
wide.
Professor Tyndall has recently perfect
ed new respiraior for ircmen, in which
the solid particles of the denscst smoke are
arrested by films Of cottonwood wcttcd
with glyccrinc, and the most puugent gas
by layers of charcoal. BY these simple
means frcmen can remain in burning
buildings for upward of half an hour at Il
time with safety and comfort so far as their
respiration is concerned.
When color on fabric has been acci-
dentally or otherwise destroyed by acid,
ammonia is applied to neutralize the same,
aSler which an application ofchloriorm will
in almost all cases restore the original
color.
Those who think that the oil wells of
Pennsylvania have played out may he sHr-
prised to learn that the production of pc
troleum in this country is steadily on the
increase. In 1860 we exported but one and
half millions of gallons; in 1868 it had
reached ninety-nine millions, and last year
il was one hundred and forty lone millions.
The increase in the flow of oil in Pennsyl-
vania since 1867 has been nearly fifty per
cent.
The women of "A certain town in Ohio
took it upon themselves, recently, To close
the gin-mills, and, assembling in squads,
they botook themselves to the taverns and
xriih ~
the whole day, working aud talking un-
concerncdly Husbands aud brothers came
in unaware, and Of course did not drink
under such circumstances, and the reform
has proved lasting.
"A New Orea ans judge riding in the cars
recently, from a single glance at the coun-
Finance of lady by his side imagined he
knew her, and yentured "A remark that the
day was pleasant, she only saying "Hes.'
"Why do you wear a voil?" inquired the
dispenser of justice. Lest | attract atten-
ton" cit is the province of gentlemen to
ADMIRE" replied the gallant man of law.
Not when they are married. but I'm
not" "Indeed r. "oh no: I'm bache-
lori The lady quietly removed her veil,
disclosing to the astonished magistrate the
face of his mother-in-law.
MIR. Myra Bradwell, editor OF the Chi
cago Lcgd{ NeWs, was born in. ISL, in Ner-
mont. Early in life she removed to New
York, and when thirteen years of age she
went West aud has lived most Of the time
since in Chicago. She began the study of
las fourteen years ago, and made applicn-
ton for admission to the bar in 1865. She
was refused, and her case is now before the
Supreme Court OF the United States, hav-
ing been taken there in regular process
from one of the courts Of Chicago. In Oc-
tober, 1865, she began the publication of
the Legal NeRS, and through its columns
she has shown herself thinker and a
writer of very high order, and has amply
demonstrated that her demand for adms-
sion to the bar, is based upon a thorough
knowledge Of the requirements aud duties
of the legal profession.
Edward Richardson, u native of Roch-
ester, VT, has acquired, during a residence
of Is years, an estate of 400, 900 acres ofland
and lava-the latter flowing from the
neighboring crater Of Mauna Loa-in the
district of Hilo, Hawaii. He has 1000 head
of cattle aud a dairy 75 cows. Mr.. Rich
ardson began business ut tho Sandwich Is
lands as a carpenter. He is now on visit
to the States and Canadas.