Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-09

Maud Long, brave Kansas girl who i'm
mortalized herself last winter by rescuing
two children lost in the snow, has received,
besides several hundred dollars and diamond
ring or two, free tuition for a three-y ears
course at the Warrensburg normal school.
Judge Lucas of McCook, Neb., went TO the
public bath house the other day, and was
just in the enjoyment OF a hot.water bath
when there was an explosion. One end Of
the bath house went flying into the street,
and the Judge followed, landing in q big
snow drift The boiler in the basement had
burst.
Chicago Judge was surprised and chagrin-
ed the other day at being shown his own sig
nature and that of the prosecuting attorney
to petition, asking the appointment to a
Federal office of a man then on trial for re-
ceivipg stolen goods. 1t didn't make any
difference though, for the man was convict
ed and sentenced to $1,000 fine and two
months imprisonment.
Dr. Luther G. Rose of Palmyra, Ohio,
claims to have invented, after three years
work, a most excellent telephone transmitter
In test made over S7S miles OF wire, q whis-
per was heard distinctly, and also the ticking
of a watch held ten feet from the transmitter
DIR. Rose claims that with this invention con q.
versation could be easily carried on between
New York and Chicago.
A striking illustration of the value Of the
camera to astronomy is furnished by the re-
cent discoveries of a nebula near the star
Maia in the Plsiades. Until photographed
at the Paris observatory, this nebula had
never been seen with the best glasses, al.
though it has since been detected with the
great telescope of the Pulkova observatory.
The Emperor of Brazil now announces his
determination to co operate, at the Rio de
Janerio observatory, in the general project
of photographing the entire heavens, already
begun at Paris with such unexpected success.
The Prince of Wales has most luxurious
private railway saloon carriage for Oontinen.
tai travelling. 1t is generally kept at Havre,
and in the charge OF first class mechanical
engineer, " no examines it carefully before
each journey, and who travels everywhere
with the Prince. It has spacious drawing
room, sleeping berths, with bath room, even
shower baths, at each end for the Prince and
Princess, and is supplied with a reservoir for
gas for forty eight hours. 1t Is considered
the 'huest thing on wheels, and was built
three or four years ago in Manchester, kog.
A hollow steel float, eighty feet square,
anchored in mid-ooean, and bearing a SIXTY
foot light tower, Is the suggestion of an Eng
lish inventor. He would have this known as
a harbor or refuge in distress, or place for
transmission of ship news by telegraph, and
as a weather station. The saving In cost OF
cable telegraphing alone by the use Of relay
instruments on this lightship would, in his
opinion, be sufficient to pay the current eX-
penses. He undertakes to provide secure
anchorage, stability, aud harmless detection
of the waves.
The United States government is the most
prolific publisher in the world, having print
ed over 1000 distinct works the annual out
put being at this time no fever than 1000
titles. In the book of estimates for the next
fiscal year, just sent to Congress, 81 $50, 23l.-
SS is asked for wages alone. There are on
the pay roll 400 oompositors, besides odd
men and managers. Fifty proof readers are
steadily employed. besides 40 pressmen, l15
press feeders, and 80 ruling machine feeders.
The estimates call for 100, 900 Teams Of print
! ing paper, or is, 900 900 sheets