Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-09-30

" John Paine, do rug carpcting
a. Dwincll, Warshfeld, fax
Nrs. Vim. Cphan, Montpelier, white wool quilts.
James Gould, Northfcd, specimens Of Flannel
wrought by Machinery.
DISCRETIONARY-FL HALL.
Yrs. L. p. Walton, Montpelier, needle work, 500
Miss VI. l.. Cutler, Warren, do 10,
Mrs. Z. Stcarns, Burlington, native silk, dress,
shawl and handkerchief, 800
Wrs. Chas. Read, Montpelier, emb'd flannel .O(
Mrs. 4. Keith do fancy chain 3.ol
! Mrs. G. W. Scott do do 2Ot
Sirs. j. X. Dclano, IIardwick sofa cushions, Loo
Mrs Silas Burbank, Montpelier, silk patch
work chairs, 800
Mrs. VIM. Uphain. do do ottoman,2 "
Miss e. Cook, Danvillc, tufted work, 2.Ot
Miss f. Snow, Montpelier, embroidered work, Loo
John Demerit, do cutlery, razor strop ac., 800
l., L. Clark, Plymouth, Ct, pocket knives, 2Ot
Mrs. 4. p. Walton, Montpelier, shell work, 2,OC
Mrs. Geo. W. scott, do do l,Ot
Geo. L. Kinsnan, do furnishing goods, lot
h. Nutting, Randolph, .Eolian, 800
j. 4. Badger, Montpelier, crayon heads, 3,O(
W. Hunter, do portats, paintings, 500
Miss A. j. French, Franklin, picture trauly--
leather work, 2,Ot
Mrs. G. W. Scott, Montpelier, do do Loo
Mrs. L. c. Cox, arnard, colored crayons, l,OC
Mis- {. A. Poland, Montpelier, crayons, Loo
Miss Julia Durkec, Pcthcl, do loo
Miss l.. A. lluchins do spec. penmanship, 2,Ot
is II. X. CAttcnden, Nidlcbury, do zoo
C..E. Hutchinson, West Randolph, do loo
Miss Avis l.. Snow, Montpelier, crayons, l,Ot
Miss L Guernsey, do emb'd rnantla &c, 2,Ol
Miss II. staple, do case Of millinery, 2,OC
' iss j. VI. Spadng do ! scarf loo
Miss \. c. CLARK do worstcd tidy loo
L. H. spear Co., Braintrce, boquets flowers, l,0C
j. Battey Kecseyic, NY, 5 varieties dahlias 3 ,Ol
Mrs. Ioughton, st. Adams plates do l,O1
Mrs. Chas. Read, Montpelier, vases flowers, Lot
Mrs. j. Paine, larrc, boquct-, Loo
Phinney Il NcaI Montpelier, silver fruit knife,
spoons, clrUnOm, watch diamond ruvs. 500
= q. llerscy, do Dagucrreotvpcs, ,Ol
Niss Julia Watson, Orange, emb'd muslin, LOT
Niss +. :. Dwinnel, Calais, fancy work, 2,OC
: y. Nichols, arlington, look indmg, 2O(
W. p. adger Montpelier, best silk hats, 200
Mrs. Rosworth, Berlin, ,varcgatcd velvet cushion O(
Mrs. Daniel baldwin, Montpelier, nettcd lamp
mat, OF
:. c. Wheeler, Groton, Mass, fine specimens
fruit, 2,OC
Geo. W. otckney, Troy, y. Y, pale and yellow
soap, zoo
i II. Buydcn, rcrlin, architectural drawi 2 uC
Vii, nry L. Conaut, Greensboro, embroidered
shawl, ,0(
Ni,. \. 7. French Franklin, crayon paintings ,Ol
c. A. nlrgns, Woodstock, sewing machine 3Ol
|. X. ; nith Pros, Canaan, y. ii l., Smith
sewing machine, 9O(
Mis- L. u. Dclaro, lIurdwick, VI, fancy
wrought pillow, OC
: lENNY'S BABY.-Jenny Lind has got a baby
I The soto of Roses" " is distilled, the fountain
that has fed multltudes with the etiluence o
hottest song now feeds hollest humanity. tina
does its own singing. No more white yluves
enclosing trenzied fingers. applaud the virgin
cantatrce, but little hands softer than kids
pat one another gently and jnyously in the
eyes OF tie young mother. ".M mon MS y Is
sung no more over the parquette but over the
cradle. W hat a dear little darling TIE baby
must be We think we see Otto going int,
: The room containing his double treasure -
What to him Is opera, as he bends over tht
sweet little snub-nose that neStles in lis nobl,
mothers arms Think of them all there
together, and tell us. oh ascetc old bachelor
and old maid unmarried from choice, if ther,
exists such marvel J whether you think sucl
happiness is to be cavalicry sneezed at -
Does 1t not moSten the mouth of your inag
lnation: We pause for we have walked the
baby. Jog the cradle Otto.-Spring. ReJ.
/ \ SMART Old LADY.-On the 18th of Au
gust. ON the occasion of the fcte 1T Paris il
honor of Louis Napoleon, there We're som'
startling performances ut the Paris Hippo
dromc. Among others, IA Madame Srchi :;
years old, walked up Il rope coo feet long
and elevated at its middle hy IA wooden trus
sci 100 feet high. The ascent, as well as tn,
descent on the other side of the trusscl, wcr
equal, and seemed to be at about an angle o
30 degrees. She not only asccndcd and dcS
cendcd with ease and even with agility, bu
performed various icats ON the rope whicl
frightened all the bchodrrs She would fal
down ON the rope suddenly. stretch out on hc
back, and then. with the arms extended. ria
to her feet again. This was done scver;,
times. at distance Of - feet above th
ground She continued to shout with he
>hrill old voice, ''Nive L'Empcrcur ;" tn,
whole time, and seemed to mock the fear
of the spectators. The Emperor was sittin,
i'll his carriage in the midst of the crowd
waiting to compliment her when she DIES
ccndcd. This is the same woman who wake,
II small rope suspended between the higl
tower OF Notrc Dame i'll presence of the frs
Emperor and Josephine nearly fifty year
ago.
THE STRAsBURG CLocK.-The priest an,
military have retired, and | am now sitting il
Il chair tuclng the gigantic clock-from th
bottom to the top not less than one hundre,
feet, and many strangers are waiting To see tn
working of tins clock when Il strikes the hou
OF noon. Every eye Is upon the clock.
now wants five minutes 10 twelve. The clocl
has struck, and the people are gone, except
few whom the sexton, or head man, with
wand and sword, is conducting around tn
building. The clock Is struck IN thus wav -
The dial is some twenty feet iron the Iiuor
on each side of winch Is chcrub or 4 lIlt
boy with malIet, and over the dial is a smsl
bell. The cherub on the left strikes the irs
quarter Some fifty feet over the drl, IN
large niche, Is large figure of Time. bel
III his left. scylhe IN his right hand. In from
stands figure of young man with a mallet
who strikes the third quarter on the bell in tn,
hand of Time, and then glldes with slow ste
round behind Time on comes an old man
raises his m,ller, and places himself in from
of him. As the hour of twelve comes, the oil,
man raises his mallet and deliberately strike
twelve times ON the bell. that echoes throug
the building, and is heard round the region q
the church. Then the old man glldes slow
behind Father Time and the young man come
round again. Soon as the old man has struc
twelve and disappeared, another set of ma
chlnery Is put IN motion. some twenty fec
higher still. 1t is thus: There is high eros
with an image of Christ on It, The inStar
twelve has struck, one of the apostles walk
out from behind, comes out IN front, facing tn
cross, and walks round to his place. As h
does So, another comes out in front, turns