Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-11-26

ten on the leger lines below or above. as if it
were a sin to tntry long on the common staff.
Before yqn have thought much about it you
will find Yourself spending most Of your even
ings at home. and such evenings too! go full of
domestic enjoyment, and freside pleasures, .!lat
you will look with wonder on the record Of last
years expenses, and marvel that you found
time or relish for the costly entertainments that
SO seriously taxed your port monnae.
My dear trend, If like Spain your outgoea
threaten to exceed your Incomes, be sure and
iell your wife Of il. Not in tone and manner
that will lead her to think you don't want her
to buy furs the winter bat Just as # you want
ell counsellor IN the day Of Your trouble
And if she does not come up heart and soul,
nd most successfully to your relief, put me
own for no prophet an her fer no worthy spe
linen Of YANKEE laS-.-.N. ! Times.
DISCOVERIES OF THE LIST HALF CrN.
Tu9Y.-There has been no period since the
commencement Of the world in which so many
important discoveries tending to the benefit Of
ma"kind, were made as in the last nalf century.
Some oi the most wonderful results Of human
intellect have been Witnessed in the last fifty
years. Some Of the grandest conceptions Of
ger:us have been perfected. 1t ia remarkable
how the mind of the world has run into sclen.
ttig investigation, and what achievements it
hrs effected in that short period p1fore the
year 1900. there was not single steamboat in
existence, and the application Of steam to ma
chinery was unknown. Fulton launched the
first steamboat in 1907. Now there are three
tho sand steamboats, trayrrsng the waters Of
America, and time saved in travel is equal to
seventy per cent. The rivers of every country
IN the world nearly, are traversed by steam
lf In bp~ ,,pt n rail
IN the world. In the United States alone there
Is now c797 mics Of railroad, costing $685.
00O000 to build, and about $4,000 mics Of
railroad in England and America. The loco
motive wi now travel in as many hcurs, dis.
tance which IN 800 required as many days TO
accomplish In 1900 It took weeks TO convey
intelligence between Philadelphia and New
Orleans now it can be accomplished in min
uteS through the electric telegraph, which only
had It's beginning in l-4}. Notasm was dis
covered in March 1900 the electro magnet 1T
1921. Electrotyplng was discovered few
years ago.
Hoes printing prea3, capable of printing 10,
COO copies an hour, is very recent discovery
And the Ledger might very properly have
added as the latest great improvement Of the
age, GoRDoN's CARD Pass, patented in Au-
gust last, one of which we have new at work
. IN our JOB OllCe. W nat the l1CE / RESS Is 10
eUspaper monger', GoRDo>'s lightning Card
Press i, to the business public, printing as it
does, lO,OOl Cards per hour, in the most per-
feet and beautiful manner. No Card Press
ever invented does as go1d work, while its
speed is at least FIVE tunes that Of any other
This improvement enabes every business man
to obtain | GOO Cards at less priee than 5OOU
could have been had three months ago. The
American Institute las awarded Mr.. GORDON
two Gold Medals TO. .hls lngenls Press. De-
.roit Ir,tunP
Gas light was unknown in 1900; now near
lighted with It, and we have the announcement
OF still greater discovery, by which light, heat,
and motive power may be produced from water,
with scarcely any cost Daguerre comnuni.
Gated to the world his beautiful invention in
1850. Gun cotton act chloroforIn are discov-
erles but Of few wears old. Astronomy has
added number of new planets to the solar
system. Agricultural chemistry he3 enlarged
the domain Of knowledge in tina. important
branch Of scientific research, and. mechanics
have increased The facilities for production, and
the means for accompl shlng an amount Of la
bor winch far trlnscends the ability Of united
eliot t. accomplish, What will TIE next half
century accomplish We may look for still
Lroater discoveries for the intellect of man ls
awake exploring every mine of knowledge, and
searching for useful Information in every de
parment Of art and industry.- Phiiadei ipkjG
LedCey.