Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-01-31
MERE MENTION.

There is a humorous disciple of St. Crispin in
the other city Of Vermont, who announces him
self in his advertisements as . Shoe maker to His
Honor the Lord Mayor of vergennes -
Arthur Helps says g hate proverbs they
are such bumptious things; they are like boys
Of sixteen; they all want taking down, not one
peg, but many pegs"
The New York Journal Of Commerce an
nounces that it viii insert notices Of engagements
of marriage for one dollar each which IS small
pay for the Sc hangiog'' feeling with which q
decent Journal would fnd itself parading such
private affairs.
American ladies are creating quite a sensa-
ton in Europe this season, and in some fashion
able circles they are pronounced the handsomest
and most tastefully dressed amid the brilliant
deyotees Of fashion. At one grand ball at Nice,
the daughters Of Uncle sam were the reigning
bellies; and every thing in the millinery and
dressmaking line is a Z -fmericaiHe.
In recent sermon Henry Ward Becher put
the question, who owns the City of New York;
and answered for himself the devil The Her
aid retorts by asking, Who was the first Puri-
tan ? and answers for itself, the devil We
think one or the other must be wrong.
The tax on wbiskey and the tax on tobacco, IN
its various forms, if honestly paid into the Treas
ury, would of themselves pay the whole interest
on the public debt and provide for its reduction
at the rate Of nearly hundred millions a year
The frauds perpetrate,i in these articles are with
out parallel in the history Of taxation.
Cligaoa is a generic and not a special term.
1t simply means in French any arrangement Of
the back hair; and therefore, is Synonymous
with and includes ,cateIfails, and all other new
and old extrayagances, whether worn high upon
the head, or low upon the neck.
Bulwer never wrote more truth in a few lines
than We find in the following passage The
worst sign for the man is when in despair Of the
physician, he calls in the quack; the worst sign
for the State is when ii dismisses the statesman
to trust in the demagogue."
John Bright has recently made ringing
speech on Irish affairs, saying, among other
things, - l venture to say that there is no man
in ireland who is a greater traitor to the Queen
and the laws of his country than minister who
continues to hold Office, and is at the same time
not enlightened enough-who has not moral
courage enough-to recommend to the Crown
and to propose to Parliament measures Of justice
for the pacifcation of Ireland
A nice physiological question has arisen in the
case Of one Hart, arrested in Brooklyn for car
rying on an unlawful distillery His neighbors
viii have it that Hart makes whiskey, because all
their geese have Of late shown signs Of inebria-
ton. Hart, per contra, claims to make nothing
but small beer, and maintains that il the geese
are drunk they are only so from drinking the
refuse Of its ingredients, or from inhaling the
air impregnated with the breaths Of the neigh
borhood The subject is undergoing legal scru-
tiny
The Jackson (Ohio) Standard, in an article
on Leap Year, says: If woman loves man
ner, and if he is a man of sense land no other
man deserves the love of woman) he will reply
/ in a becoming manner. If the effort is too great
| write out your proposal and send it to him. Try
it, girls, especially during Leap Year. Many
worthy man is too difident to propose marriage,
who, if some sensible woman (and only such we
address, should make proposal, wonld accept.
Let your communications be strictly confidential,
and no honorable man will betray that conf
dence But let not the men leave all to the wo-
men during Leap Year. Go on with your part
of the contract as usual
The MONTPELIER WATcHNN AND JOURNAL.
The Nelrsdeaier, speaking Of the Hon. E.
P. Walton, expresses a common sentiment
in the following words :
Charitable benevolent, patriotic with that
high courage which ever does for the riQht, we
shall miss him much when ne retires, whoever
may assume his seat-some younger member of
the craft may infuse new rigor into the H-atch-
man and Journal, and so give better satisfac-
ton 10 Young -4merica but il will be long be-
fore his successor will enjoy higher confidence
among the patriotic citizens ofVermont.
The Freeman says of the new proprietOrs,
who take possession on the 18th of March
The Messrs Poland who succeed to the control
of the Udtchmdn, have energy, political knowl-
edge, and ability as writers. MIR. Joseph Po
i. land was many years ago editor ofthe Freeman,
and has therefore editorial experience The
. Younger Mr.. Polasd is graduate of the Uni
: versity of Vermont and has his editorial reputa-
! ton vet IN win They will meet with n cor.l;a al