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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

WONDERFUL CALIFORNIAN GOLD WoRK AT
THE PARIS EXPOSITION Much curiosity has
been excited in the American section for
few days past by beautiful case containing
three works of art from California, represent
ing a value of over fifty thousand dollars.
One Of them is 2 jewel casket made entirely
of gold and the gold quartz rock from the
mines of California, Nevada Oregon and
Idaho and required the steady work of five
skllful artisans for six months. The casketis
about fifteen inches long, ten inches wide and
twelve inches deep. 1t rests on four supports
of solid gold, each of which represents the
symbolic female figure that adorns the Coat
of Arms of California with the bear at her side.
The figures are in full relief and elegantly
formed The sides and ends OF the casket
are composed of solid slabs of gold quartz
highly polished, cut in spheroids, and inlaid
in gold with ornamental surroundings. The
four handsomely wrought pillars upon the
sides are of Roman-Doric style. The base is
ornamented with graceful folations repeated
upon the holdings en- the lid. The top is of
solid gold, inlad with gold quartz in the finest
mosaic work, hundreds of pieces being re-
quired for the construction. Within the COW
er is a very exquisite piece of workmanship
representing a buffalo hunt on the plains,
The trees are in bas relief. In the foreground
is a railway track across which two buffalOes
are dashing, hotly pursued by Indian hunters
All of this is in alto-relieve and great express
sion is conveyed, although the figures are ex-
tremely minute This costly HjOuattracts al
most as much attention as do the diamonds of
the Queen of England. The other works ex-
hibited are n portemonnaie and card case
combined, made of solid gold and quartz rock,
beautifully designed in mosaic interspersed
with gold and the other (tell it not in
Askelon) is ladies' powder box and puff
This latter box is made of quartz rock from all
the leading mines of California, Idaho and
Oregon its shape is round and it is made to
resemble Greek dome, the top or cover be-
ing supported by eight columns of solid gold
quartz rock, polished and each capped with
pure gold. The cover forming the roof of the
dome is inlaid with quartz rock of variegated
colors filled with the precious metal, and is
bound on the edge with n rim of gold, the in
side being lined with the same material. The
body of the box is made from one large mass
of quartz rock, bored out and highly polished
ON the exterior, while the interior is lined
with gold, and rests on an ornamented base
of quartz polished to perfection. The whole
is surmounted with the emblem of California,
the grizzly bear, who is turning with his
usual amiable expression of countenance, to
contemplate the invading railway. These
caskets and others exposed by Tiffany make
the Europeans open their eyes.-EdicdTd
Kings Letter 10 tile Boston Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05
runnENr VIEWS rAnAGnArns.

THE SIAMEsE Tw1Ns OUrDoNE. E.-Ihe New
York Times has the following mention of II
monstrosity from Canada-the same un-
doubtedly, that was exhibited last winter in
some of the large towns in the northern and
central part of this State "lhere is now on
exhibition in the library Of the Aquarium in
this city, natural curiosity that far surpass-
es in wonder the celebrated Samese twins
1t is pair Of twins, with two heads, and two
pairs of arms, but only single pair Of legs.
The trunks are joined ut the thighs, the two
backbones forming " and every part of
the children, with the exception of this one
freak Of nature is perfect. Their sex is fe-
male and they are both pretty little babies,
not the dwarfGd and puny creatures that are
usually exhibited They are known as the
st. Benoit twins, having been born in the
Canadian town Of that name. The parents
are both with the children, and take pride in
exhibiting them to the public They have
one other child, girl Of years entirely free
from blemish. The parents are 2G years old,
their names are Drouni, and they can speak
no English. The children are five months
old, and give every promise of growing to
womanhood
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

HE RESULTS OF THE Russo TURKISH WAR.
In the broader view of what humanity is to
gain from the war and the congress combined,
the results are becoming more clearly defined.
The Turkish power has been reduced from a
nominal first place to a second, and rich
and extensive province has been carved out of
her boundaries and transferred to Christian
protection, and in some degree to self-govern-
ment. Northern Bulgaria must become
rudely parliamentary principality like Servia
and ROumania under Russian auspices,
while southern Bulgaria is to have a Christian
governor and "a government modelled on that
of the English colonies" which would be
practically very democratic Epirus, Thessaly
and other Greek provinces are to be ''re-or-
ganized," probably not out of Turkey, but SO
rs to amelorate their condition in some meas
ure. These are all hopeful results. They are
what the czar professed to go to war for and
the only ground on which he could command
the sympathy of the world. 1t will be re-
gretted that Crete also does not share in the
liberation, but the weakening of Turkey will
probably prove an indirect relief, especially if
internal reform has taken the genuine hold of
the Ottoman people which their adoption of
representative government would seem TO in
dicate. -GpriHafeM Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05
NO. 27.

trophe which, however, no one looked upon
in any other light than that of very uhfort-
innate accident. But one of the imperial
pages, n shrewd young fellow, who had HIM
self witnessed the catastrophe, had his own
thoughts about the accident" and took the
earliest opportunity of inspecting the broken
chain, when he at once perceived that it had
been sawn half through, close to the staple.
The announcement Of this discovery fell like
a thunderbolt upon the assembled grandees,
and not a moment was lost in calling up the
palace servants for examination, when it was
found that "A foreign lackcy, who had entered
the service some months before, and had up
to that time borne an excellent character had
unaccountably disappeared. The affair, how
ever, was hushed up, and to this day many
persons who are acquainted with the story
consider the whole occurrence either imagi-
nary or purely accidental
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

UTILIsING NIAGARA FALLs.-A project to
utilize the immense water-power of Niagara
Falls at Buffalo by means of compressed air
is being put into practical operation by
company. Of which State Senator Pierce is
President Considerable capital has been
paid in already, and practical operations have
been begun. The plan is to use the water of
Days canal, which was dug several years ago
from point above the rapids to the bank be-
low the falls near the Bridal Veil. Here it is
to enter receiving reservoirs, from which it
is to be conducted 10y siphon-shaped pipes to
the air receptacles of boiler-iron PA feet be-
low at the rivers brink The column of wa
ter descending at regular intervals will COM
press the air in the cylinders below until it
will have as much expansive power, when re-
leased, as steam. This compressed air will
be conveyed to Buffalo in pipes (n France is
if conveyed 20 miles,, and the company ex-
pect that the power they generate will be
enough to raise 3j0OOO gallons of water 15O
feet each moment They count on being
able to furnish it so cheaply that they can do
the pumping for the city water-works and
make it take the place of steam in running
the factories Of the city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

ADOPTING Two CUBs.-Barnum's lioness,
in the Central park menagerie at New York,
gave birth TO two cubs, male and female,
on the 4th inst, -Four days later the lioness
belonging to the menagerie produced twins,
also male and female. Then Barnum's lion
ess, through jealousy or from some other
cause dropped dead in her cage and it became
an anxious question what was TO be done for
her little orphans If given to the other lion
css there was great danger that, instead of
nourishing them she would look upon them as
uourshment intended for herself This peril,
however, was not as great as bringing them
up on the bottle, and it was decided to take
the risk. The employees handled the cubs
freely, so rs to give them, as the superintend-
ent explained the smell of the human body,
and then all four We're taken in bunch and
placed in the cage of the lioness. She was a
mild hammered but not an obtuse beast. She
smeled out her own cubs in n moment and
literally kicked the other two out The ex-
pertinent was tried several times but with
out success, the lioness thrusting the
strangers from her with her foot. At last,
after three or four hours of persistent endeav-
or, she was induced to have compassion upon
them, and the four cubs are now being nursed
as though they were of one family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05
May7ls 1873.

The idea of immortality, that like sea
has ebbed and flowed in the human heart,
with its countless waves of hope and fear,
beating against the shores and rocks of time
and fate, was not born of any book, nor of
any creed, nor of any religion. 1t was born
of human affection, and it will continue tG
ebb and flow beneath the mists and clouds of
doubt and darkness as long as love kisses the
lips of death-R. q. IAg1sOH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

The UrmITY OF WIvEs.-It is not to sweep
the house, make the bed, darn the socks, and
cook the meals, chiefly that a man wants
wife. If this is all he needs, servants can do
il more cheaply than Il wife. If this is all,
when young man calls TO see a lady, send
him into the pantry to taste the bread and
cake she has made, send him to inspect the
needle-work and bed-making, or put broom
in her hands, aud send him to witness its use.
Such things are important, and the wise
young man will quickly look after them. But
what the true man wants is, her companion
ship, sympathy and love The way of life has
many dreary places in it, and man needs a
companion to go with him. A man is some
times oyertaken by misfortunes; he meets
with failure and defeat trial and temptations
beset him and he needs one to stand by
and sympathize. He has some hard battles
to fight with poverty, enemies and with sin ;
and he needs "A woman that when he puts his
arm around her, he feels he has something to
fight for that will help him to fight that
will put her lips TO his ear and whisper words
of counsel, and her hand TO his heart and i'm
part courage. All through life through storm,
through sunshine, conhictand victory, through
adverse and favoring winds, man needs a
Yoman's love. The heart yearns for it. A
sisters or a mothers love will hardly supply
the need. what blessing 10 u household Is
"A merry, cheerful woman-one whose spirits
are not affected by wet days, or little disap-
pointments, or whose milk of human kind
ness does not sour in the sunshine of pros
perity. Such woman in the darkest hours
brightens the house like II little piece of sun
shiny weather. The magnetism of her smiles
and electrical brightness of her looks and
movements infect every one. The children
go to school with a sense of something great
to be achieved her husband goes into the
world in conquerors spirit. No matter
how people annoy and worry him all day,
far of her presence shines, and he whispers
to himself, AT home l shall find rest" So
day by day she literally renews his strength
and energy, and if YOU know a man with a
beaming face, kind heart, prosperous bust
ness, in nine cases out of ten you will find he
has wife of this kind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05
Miscellany.
The Two Travellers.

roEM by WILLIAM CULLEN INFANT WRITTEN THREE
YEARS AGO.
Twas evening, and before my eyes
There lay a landscape gray and dim
Fields family seen and twilight skies,
And clouds that hid the horizons brim
Through ieafess shrubs the cold wind hissed;
The air was thick with falling snow,
And onward, through the frozen mist
saw weary traveller 20.
Driven DER the landscape bare and bleak,
Before the whirliug gusts Of AIR,
The snow fakes smote his withered cheek
And gathered on his silver hair.
Yet on he Jared through binding SHOWS,
And murmuring to himself he said;
"The night IL near; the darkness grows
And higher rise the drifts tread.
"peep. deep each autumn flower they hide,
Each tuft of green they whelm from sight,
And they who journeyed 10y my side
Are lost in the surrounding night.
"I loved them oh, no words'can tell
The love that to my friends bore;
They left me with the sad farewell
OF those that part to meet no more
"And who face this bitter wind,
And DER these snowy hillocks creep,
Must end my journey soon, and mud
frosty couch, frozen sleep
As thus he spoke, a thrill Of pain
Shot to my heart-I closed my eyes;
But when opened them again
started with glad surprise.
Twas evening still, and in the west
a flush Of glowing crimson lay;
saw the morrow there, and hlest
That promise " glorious day.
The waters in their CLASSY sleep
Shoue with the hues that tingtd the sky,
Aud rugged elf and barren steep
Cleaned with the brightness from on high.
And one there was whose journey lay
Into the slowly gathering night;
With steady step he held his way
O'er shaduwy vale and cleaning height
marked his firm though weary tread,
The lifted eye and brow serene;
And saw no shade Of doubt or dread
Pass DER that travellers placid mieu.
And others came, their journey DER,
And badc good night, with words Of cheer:
"To-morrow We shall meet once more,-
'1is but the night that parts us here
"And ~ be said "shall sleep ere long;
These fading CLEANS will soon be gone;
Shall sleep to rise refreshed and strong
In tue bright day that yet will dawn
hearL; | watched him as he went,
lesseniug form, until the hght
Of evening from the firmsment
Had passed, and he was lost to sight
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

Foob .For ZooLoGIcAL GARDEN.-It costs
aboutone thousand dollarsa month to feed the
animals, birds andreptles sat the geological gar
den, The caterer has most difficult task in
providing for his charges, with their varied
appetites. For instance, there is the giraffe.
His long neck is very delicate part of his
anatomical construction. The morseI that he
starts toward his stomach first, frequently
does not get to the lower end of the throat be-
fore three or four instalments similar to it are
travelling down the same channel. The ami
mai, under such circumstances, being natural
ly greedy feeder, is very likely to choke to
death. His cook has, therefore, not only to
see that his food is placed before him, but
that it safely arrives past the line that divides
the end of mastication from the beginning of
digestion
Most dainty of all the residents are Jack and
Gill Livingstone, the chimpanzees from Afri-
ca, who hayiag been domiciled three weeks
in very pleasant quarters are apparently sat
isfed with their new home and hold large re-
ceptions daily. Their bill of fare is as fol-
lows Breakfast, weak tea, with abundance
of sugar and plenty Of milk, and bread thick
ly spread with honey. The honey these
strange people, whom the headkeeper per-
sists rs regarding as only little less than
man and much more than beast, carefully re-
move, and when there is no more honey they
dispatch the bread. At 1890 in the forenoon
they lunch. This reflection consists of fruit
exclusively, chiefly bananas and oranges.
About three o'clock they want their dinner,
which consists of rice, tapioca or some such
farinaceous food served with sugar and sherry
wine For supper they have the same bill of
fare as for dinner, with the addition of tea,
prepared as for breakfast. Their method of
feeding indicates not only the possession of a
wonderful degree of adaptability to civilized
customs, but of desire to make progress in
the way of table observances They feed
themselves with a spoon, and drink their tea
from cup with degree of decorum that it
would be pleasure TO witness in many chill
dren. Their board approximates in cost to
twenty cents each per diem.
In point of expense the seals rank first. 1t
takes about eighty pounds of fresh fish daily
TO feed five of them, and then, like Oliver
Twist, they want more. In certain seasons
they are a tremendous drain upon the treas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

MusinR, silent and alone
Listening to the undertOue,
Solemn-lOw,
OF that never-ending quest
OF the spirits veal or rest,
But TO know!
Whence, from rolling sun or star,
Game it wandering from afar?
Bearing seed
OF a harvest long foreRoue.
That shall shape its Afier-ton-,
And its necd7
Something in the eternal past
Lending a benign forecast
To our lots
Or dim echoes of past crimes
staining all our aitertimes
With a blot
Memories vague Of bliss SuperuRl-
Memories Of past eternal,
Which We hear
Singing mly eyermore--
Children singing at the door,
Loud and clear
Bearing palms aud royal gifts,
Never lort adOwn the riffs
Of tnr past
Or, Alasl In milden bright,
Half bereft Of inward light
Downward cast.
CLEANS u an eternal day,
frightening ever, aud Away
Rainbow hope.
Visions borne beyond the tide,
Where upon the other side
Heaven opes.
Et,abrh Oalss SDatG
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

A PLEASANT INCIDENT is recorded of the
recent trip of Vice President Wheelers party
through the Adirondack region. The party,
consisting of Mrs Hayes and other ladies', un-
der the escort of Mr.. Wheeler, Travelled by
coach through region of country sparsely
settled and almost rs wild in aspect AS the
frontiers. The news of the intended trip of
the distinguished party spread through the
section they Were TO pass, and many i'm
pr0mptu and pleasing ovations, quite unex-
pected to the whole party, were experienced.
While rolling through Duane township about
noon small American flag was seen flying
from Il modest building, which proved to be
II school-house. As the four-horse vehicle
trundled up to the little building the party
found that the little school, comprising some
ten or dozen boys and girls, had assembled
in front of the house, with flags in hand to
do them honor. The children wGved their
flags, and with uncovered heads made the low
est and most formal bows. There was such
a hearty welcome conveyed by this unexpect-
ed greeting that the party alghted, and the
Vice President introduced Mrs. Hayes, who
had a kind word and warm clasp for each
of the little ones, whose bright eyes were
opened very wide at the kindly and unex-
pected recognition of their effort to honor the
distinguished visitors. 1t was one of the
most agreeable episodes of very delightful
trip.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

The Tooth anniversary of the evacuation
of Valley Forge. Pa, by the continental army
during the revolutionary war, was celebrated
there June 10Th, at least 80, 900 people being
present from out of town. The day was
opened throughout the Schuylkill valley with
the ringing of bells and firing of guns. Henry
Armitt Brown of Philadelphia was the orator
of the day, Gov. Hartranft made an address,
and Gen Hancock, with many other distin-
guished people, attended and assisted at the
celebration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

Right into the heart Of it,-why Robin!
Why, didn't you know that the apple tree,
when she gets her wonderful, fragrant blows,
Isl real spring angel in white and rose .
Nov hear him singing to mock at med
Why, your nest is in there, you darling Robin,
And your little brown lady is in there, too
Faith! you've an exquisite bridal room,
With a ceiling frescoed, in rosy bloom,
Upon a ground Of celestial blue.
Here's to your health, you blessed Robin
And the next best thing II must surely be
To being an angel in bliss above,
To live with your little ones and your love,
In the heart OF blossoming apple tree.
NE. W..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

The curvature of the earth amounts TO
seven inches per mile. A man six feet high
cannot be seen ten miles.
The deepest lake in the world, SO far as
known is Lake Baikal, in Siberia, where a
depth OF II, 900 feet has been sounded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

The first seats provided in churches are
seen in those of some Anglo-SaNOn and Nor
man edfces still standing in England. They
consist of stone benches which project from
the wall running around the whole interior,
excepting ON the cast end. In 1919 the con-
gregatious are represented AS sitting on the
ground or standing, and it was at this period
that the people introduced low, rude, three
legged stools, promiscuously over the church.
Not until after the Norman conquest were
wooden seats brought into use In 1887 n
decree was issued in regard to the wrangling
for seats (Which had become decided nui-
sance. that no one should call any seat III
the church his own, except noblemen or pa
irons, each person taking the nearest empty
seat lie could find. as he entered the church.
From 1880 to $40, rs we approach nearer to
the Reformation, seats We're more generally
appropriated, their entrance being guarded
by cross.bars and the initial letters of their
owners engraved upon them. But directly
after the Reformation the pew system com
menccd. for there is eXtant a complaint from
the poor commons addressed to Henry VIII,
in 1916. referring to his decree that bible
should be in every church at liberty for all to
read, because they feared it might be taken
into the "guyre' or some que" Galleries
in churches were not known until 1905. As
early as 1911 luxurious arrangements were
considered essential in church pews. and they
were baized or cushioned all over their sides,
and the seats furnished with comfortable
cushions, while foot-stools were also intro
duced. Next, the sides Of the pews were
made so high that they entirely concealed
the occupants from view. This is said to
have been "A device Of those who desired not
to be seen by the officers who reported all
who did not stand up and bow low when the
name Of Jesus was spoken by the clergyman.
Fire places We're also built in the pews, and
every possible convenience added for the
comfort of the highly favored few, But the
services were often so long and so tedious
that the listeners fell asleep, and frequently
nodded their appreciation of the minister's
sermons. while they were totally oblivious of
its teachings. Swift's lines, which we quote,
allude to the prevailing fashion of church up
lnlgt.rN
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-07-05

4 hedstead Of the antique mode,
Compact u timber many load,
Such ancestors did use
Was metamorphosed into pews;
Which stl their ancient nature keep
BY lodging folk disposed to sleep
With the reign of Charles l., the reasons for
the heightening of the sides of the pews dis
appeared and from the civil war they de-
clined to their present height