Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-28
ITEMS AT HOME AND ABROAD.

-lIANDsoNE WoMtN.-Among the adver-
tised letters in the Rochester Post Office, was
one to I" The handsomcst woman" in the city,
and an extra clerk has been employed to wait
on the applicants
--SruNKY WoMtN.-The n. Y. Tribune
learns that Mr.. Thornton Alexander died at
his residence in Winchester, Indiana, from
the effects of drinking whiskcy, whereupon
some forty or fifty women of that place formed
a procession, and called upon the different
rumsellers in the town and compelled them
to sign pledge that they would sell no more
liquor in cases of refusal they destroyed the
liquors. In one case, where liquor to the
value of $40 was destroyed, the owner was
rcmunerated on the spot by subscription.
The next day they intended to destroy a
brewery.
--EsrEEMED WOMEN The estimation in
which the Mormons hold the sex is shown by
the following from the Utah Ntps.
"lt is too we'll known to need repeating,
that if son of Belial shall defame one of our
fair wives or daughters, his head must pay
the forfeit, without judge or jury, in the
most public place and he must get hi. re-
compense for the loss Of his hearts blood
where he can find 1t, which will be In To-
phet."
-WE DoN'r understand why a magis-
trate always addresses female as "my good
woman" We don't understand why the
baker always laughs with the housemaid
Al IT
stand why, when a vocalist is encored with
song, he's sure to sing something else. We
don't understand show to 1.-Two like gentle
man on hundred a year" We don't I'M
derstand why pancakes are only made on
Shrove Tuesday. We don't understand why
we never won anything in rattle. We don't
understand why a man invariably insists he
is call right" when he's drunk.
- Ice IN THE ArLANrIc.-For eighty
miles the steamer Hermann, on her last pas
sage to New York was obliged to to work
through the ice under sail alone. The i'm
mcnse fields she encountered rendered the use
of her paddle wheels impossible for many
hours
-THE PoIAIo DIsEAsE.-The Rev Ly-
man Smith, of Charlotte, Vermont, writes to
the New England Farmer, that he has pre-
vented the rotting Of potatoes by sprinkling
the tops with ashes as soon as they made
their appearance, a table spoonful to each
hill after hoeing apply the Same amount
again. The ashes were Immediately applied
after shower, or upon heavy dew. After
such application he has no rotten potatoes.
-DIsAGREEABLY SuGGEsTIvE.-A letter
from Constantinople says " The day before
yesterday the Arabian, u steamer of the
Peninsular and Oriental company, arrived
here from England with a cargo of all kinds
Of useful things, mostly destined for the
British hospital at Therapia, Amongst
others there are seven hundred wooden legs"
AR A TRIAL for murder in Waukesha
! Wisconsin, a witness on the stand, giving in
| his testimony as to when and where his line
boats ran, and what times, between Milwaukee
Chicago, Sheboygan, etc, one of the Jury
asked him what time the boat left for Sheboy-
gan; when the Judge asked the juryman his
object of asking the question. He replied that
he wanted to 60 TO Sheboygan in a few days,
and thought it good opportunity to find out! u
There wa, model juror for you
ON JUNE 80, 1850, the number of Post
Offices in the United States was ls.4I7; on
June 80, 1851, 1906 on June 80, 1852, 90
9Ol and on June 80, 1853, 22,220. Since
that time about 200 more have been added to
the list
Chicken Fever.
| Hens view" and wonder why
The " Shanghai" mania takes so we'll,
Fowl spirits seem to multiply
And " Dorkings" quickly sell.
Like an epidemic RACES
This monomania far and near,
And many own " Cochn-Chna"
Who coaches here.