Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-08-09
NO. 30.
IN GEN ERAL.

citizen of Chicago has taken out pa
tent for an invention 10y which molten met
al can be rolled into any desired shape
without intermediate processes It is said
the device will revolutionize the tin and
steel industry
A Hungarian bought railroad ticket at
Jersey City for Scranton, Pa. He suppos-
ed the ticket only allowed him to walk over
the road, and had proceeded as far as
Bloomsbury, n. j., where station agent
who overhauled him discovered the state of
the case and put him on a train for his des-
tination.
Mrs. Florence Wischnewetsky, who has
given herself up to the amelioration of the
condition Of workinR-women, is the daugh-
ter Of Judge w d. Kelley, better known as
Pig iron Kelley" She was educated at
Cornell, and won't to a German university
for a finishing course. There she met a
young Russian medical student whom she
married Mrs. Wischnewetsky looks very
much like her father and has much Of
his determination and force of character
She is president Of the Working women's
Society Of Philadelphia but the New York
working women have her to thank also,
for the passage Of the factory bill was
largely due to her exertions.
The Empress Of Germany is TO have a
special body guard composed Of ~ of the
largest men in the Prussian army, and com
manded by an officer and two sergeants.
They are to wear the uniform of Frederick
the Greats body guard which has been
specially chosen by the Emperor himself
The oldest man in the country is supposed
to be James McMillin of Bardwell, Ky,
who is said TO have documentary evidence
that he is 113 years of age. He was born
in Botetourt county, Va, in 117G. His
father died at 81 and his mother at 1906,
from natural causes. He has been twice
married, is now a widower, and has been
the father of % children, two of whom are
now living. He is quite strong, with clear
mental faculties and recently made visit
alone to relatives in Arkansas.
Worth. the famous "French" dressmaker,
is a native born Englishman. He is a man
of striking appearance, with rather a
Scotch type of face, which is made more
noticeable by the Scotch cap he usually
wears. His parents intended him for a
printer, but he disliked TO soil his fingers
with printers ink, and decided for the dry
goods trade, beginning in London, and fin
nally going to Paris, where he found favor
with the the Empress Eugene, and conse-
quently with the fashionable world which
she lead. NJ Worth has fine chateau
near Paris, where he is very fond of enter
tanning his friends and customers, among
whom large percentage are Americans.
little boy of only nine years arrived in
Pomona, Cal, few days ago, after having
made a journey of over 5000 miles from
Lincolnshire, Eng, entirely alone. He had
tag fastened to his clothes and 5000 in his
pockets.
One man in Western Australia owns and
IL. 4 ,,f1
Joseph jefferson gave a performance of
his famous role, Rip Van Wrinkle, at Niblo's
Garden recently, to an audience composed
Of 1900 orphaned boys and girls from the
private and public founding asyums of
New York. All these little children were
Mr.. Jefferson's guests, and they had a rare
treat Mr. jefferson found his audience as
interesting as it found him entertaining.
He said that the children did not note the
points that grown people are quick To
notice, but that they were very apprecia-
tive, and their rapt attention was very
gratifying to him.
While Miss Sarah Jarvis, of Mount Wei
come, Ky, was holding a "spelling bee" in
the schoolhouse at the foot of a thickly
wooded hill a few evenings since, big
black bear popped its head into the shop"
or rather poked its head in at an open win
dow, causing a panic among the spoilers,
who, when they saw the bear coming in,
made spelling (bee) line for the door. I'm
der Miss Jarviss guidance they reached a
place of safety, and man was despatched
to despach the bear, which was found eat
ing copy-books and "first-readers" with the
traditional avidity of his race. A well di-
rected shot ended the banquet.
Mr.. John G. Whittier has pet dog nam
ed Robin Adair, and whenever any one
sings that charming ballad in his presence
he walks up to the piano and stands by the
singers side wagging his tail until the song
is sung.
The salt industry in southern Kansas is
assuming majestic proportions 1t is said
that the salt taken up at Wellington in that
state is the purest in the world. A dozen
great salt plants are already in operation
and others will soon be established In
north middle Kansas there are extensive
marshes that yield the saline efflorescence
in large quantities. In few years all the
salt used for ordinary purposes west of the
Mississippi river will probably be supplied
by Kansas.
During the recent commencement season
the gifts to colleges and other educational
institutions amounted to nearly $4,000, OOO
1t is stated that about 500 veterinary sur
geons in Great Britain have signed paper
condemning overhead check reins as pain
full to horses and productive of disease. 1t
distorts the windpipe, and is liable to cause
paralysis of the muscles of the face, apo
| plexy coma and inflammation of the brain,
all these resulting in shortening the life of
| the horse