Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-03
NO. IA.
IN GENERAL.

Of its 500 rooms are in a finished condition
The gevsers Of Iceland, which have been
among the greatest attractions Of the
island, are gradually losing their force.
Six Spanish bloodhounds, kept over night
next to the stall of 5000 carriage horse
in Williamsburg, n Y, fought so that the
horse in fright kicked down the stall. when
they fatally tore his throat, and he had to
be shot.
One million aud a half men work in the
coal mines Of the world OF these Eng
land has 535, 900 United States, 300, 600
Germany. PSI, 900 Belgium, 100 600: Rus
sia, A 900. The worlds miners of metal
number 4 900, 600.
Robert Louis Stevenson has a mother
who almost idolizes him Mrs. Stevenson
is little Scotch woman who is almost re
vered by her neighbors in the town of
BournmOuth where at present she lives
Robert is her only son
Some idea of the immense size Of | on
don may be gathered from the fact that
there were registered during the week
ending Jan. a. 21S9 births and 2219 deaths
The births were 1913 below and the deaths
1868 above the average for the last ten Years
citizen Of st. Louis makes a good liv-
ing by renting turtles TO restaurants for
advertising purposes. lie gets 50 per day
for each, and they are always in demand.
They are left outside the door on the day
before turtle soup is served and create a
run the next day for the soup, but they are
not in it,
The late Dr. Chase Virgins of Provi-
dence, X. l., left $500, 600 TO be expend-
ed in erecting tenements to be rented to la
boring men of that city. To his native
town of Meredith, n H., he bequeathed
$4,000, $1,000 each to Brown university and
Dartmouth college, and $4,000 to the Rhode
Island medical society.
Lake Superior is robbed of something Of
its magnificence by the statement that even
Lake Tchad in Africa is larger, not to
mention Victoria Nyanza, or Tanganyika
Coupled with this comes the story of
wonderful cataract in Labrador, which
tumbles over a table-land 2000 feet high
and dwarfs Niagara into insignifcance.
The Zalinski pneumatic gun, an Ameri-
can invention was given trial in England
last week, and the result was astonishing
to British artillery officers who witnessed
the firing. Six projectiles were thrown a
distance of 1000 yards into a rectangle two
and one-half yards long by one and one
half yards wide.
One special advantage in the new nickel
steel plates with which the bulls of our war
vessels are to be covered is that tbey do not
lose their strength in cold climates Ordi-
nary steel becomes brittle in freezing
weather, and is easily shattered by pro
lectile that would strike without effect dur
ing the milder temperature of summer or
spring. The nickel steel however, is proof
against climatic variations
Prof Young of priroa,o,, .to,,..ll ,.,,...,,
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most startling fact of astronomy is that tbs
great Lick telescope reveals about loo
900, 900 of stars. and that every one of them
is a sun. Theoretically and nv anaIos,v l,;,,.
ing light and heat to the planets The
Lick telescope reveals stars so small that il
would require 30 OOO of them 10 he visible
to the naked eve
In rooont snaaoh :, poahoo.ou n
nm the nresentstipn Of Trn;tod g. ~ a. -,
to tho nnhI;c snhooIs 80 CO rs nasS
sensihIv nrotestad oe,ai,st tho ,,o,',,lo,'
narstition tbat 10 is
6nr originaI colonias ,rhan S i,,Gsnala, mu,i,oer
was achieved, numbered H. No nation
has had such an era of success as this and
with patriotic Americans the notion that 13
is unluckv ought never 10 he tolerated for
a moment.
Tho ,,bola ,,,,oba, of 49,. Al :: A..
Un;ted Ststos Dac "a ise0 ,,'n" eS ,al ~ 'iie s
which 30 313 ara fonrth-cIoss oeio"s ,nLa -.
state having the Iargest n,,r,har nf ,,aa.
Offices il Pennsvlvania ,.L;ab h. ieIS
The sslarv Of tbs Neu yort ,,ostmosto nos toi :,
the largest SsOOO E;,-bt IT., ',aos;..7 %
Se0oG each W. y tho ,s.. 'sno o,leia reDeFe
more. Boston. BROOKLYN. Chicago Cin,in-
natl, Philadelphia, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco.
A woman ,ybo has baa,, +t.,,,,.L .l.,.
r;aoa coran,or,. "a 80. H. -. II' mo-.
ras9ad ~ par;s IL L., ''S y''' Jeon ,ll.a al
that sba ,,,as q ,,,;d,,,. f,.;tL tSnn oon go
,ybo ,y;sbad 70 r,orr,, rra,,,Io,,,o, =; -
c;rc,mstanoas u. a,,,,,,,I,l1 ~ So. ST.
,yoman ,yo,,Id r,aat Tho ,,,o,,id La -.
and II tbev ,,ara tbon,ht -, La r,.ns,oI,i'
game tbev wars ,,esonteJ 70 ,he 'i.,' ho,,o'iD,o
widow After tie yaddino, tba b.;J a,,i55
disappear, taking with her the valuable
presents The men whom she duped were
generally too much ashamed to inform the
police.
The plans are made for Chicago,s tall
world's-fair tower which is To eriinse the
Eiffel tower in Paris in beipbt strength
and accommodations for the nuhIc fTba
Proctor steel tower. which is projected is
to be a veritable sky-scraper IL will bs
built entirely of steel. will be bexagonal in
shape, 100 feet high and 400 feet across
at the base. Its proportions are ito be
graceful, and it is TO have ten elevators
which will carry IL. 600 peonle an hour
each way. The cost of the tower is placed
at S2,OOo,OoO'
Probably few people are aware of the ex-
tent to which the thirteen superstition is
carried out in this city, says the New York
Mail and Express. Many of the prominent
hotels have no room with that number,
while large number of the office buildings
either skip the same or mark the rooms on
the first floor by the letters of the alphabet,
beginning the numbers on the second floor
at 200, the third floor 800 and so up in reg
ular succession. Owners of buildings where
that number is on an office find it difficult
to rent the room in consequence
Lord Tonn,,so, "a ,,,.ll 4, ,o,,,,, TO-. H.. -,
prehensiOn of being mobbed, aud many
stories are circulated in regard to this mon
omania. One in an English paper says
that Lord Tennyson was taking a country
walk with friend when fellow creature
was espied in the distance. I'VE must
turn back, said the poet, that fellow
means TO waylay us" His companion per
suaded him, however, to continue on their
path. They caught up to the enemy and
passed him. He took no notice of them
whatever. what an extraordinary
thing" cried the rate poet, 1.-THE fellow
seems to have no idea who | ann"
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ooa GraoIo,, i;Ias az tha oIS Sn,,,n..oI ", iio
Cbsnnsous H. san,iig oons;sts ou noS'Vau &c So,
co,,I;p Ne Ceoi,ia Tis,,oIo,,d g., - - ~.
ssryont and tbreo doos ST. i;,as n+i.ai,' III,
for otbers tsI;nS, as ,ho n,ot,n oF Sn. HSa
,J sLan no, ,,ass 9his no., 80, -
tbaraSora IL oo' ~ -" L. aHi So,
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I'd The a,l l.; ~, I..l, L,,l,' - Ct.
""u 'ie oSeu III "'o n'iS hanlle. VI NneP
paqua ana the town OF Fleasantvllle, which
is about two miles distant Here is her
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