Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-08-12


result would be the development Of an enormous
degree of heat that would burn up everything on
the surface, and dissipate il in vapor Ii is well
known that motion when suddenly arrested be-
comes converted into heat, and this fact is Illus
trated continually in our every day experience.
cannon ball fired against an iron plate becomes
heated to a considerable degree, and the amount
of ignition is in proportion to the velocity Of the
body thus arrested.
JONATHAN IN CBISA-A correspondent now
in Chins relates the following episode Of visit
to high Chinese official:
The Mandarin we called On was tall and thin,
with fearful black eyes, and had guards at his
door like a commander in European armies. He
received US cordially, but with naughty air, and
called for tea. rice, oranges, hches, and walnuts,
( with various bowls, plates and chop sticks. The
agreement had been made between us by which
Lem was to say nothing unless spoken to. But
he broke his promise and the enjoyment Of the
feast by monopolzing nearly all the time, with
odd questions that only he could think Of The
interpreter was good-nstUred fellow, and did
not wish to offend Lem, whose quizzing was
nevertheless a bore. Lem wanted 90 know if
Mr.. Mandarin ever smoked " Virginia twis; :"
| The Mandarin never had; SO Lem gave him
pipeful from his tobacco box.
Did the mandarin have two wives were bis
/ children ever sick ? wasn't the measles thick
in May Didn't the figs grow wild hereabout
where was he born? hadn't he ever thought the
Chinese had a cussed mean way Of showing their
smartness? did he ever play on banjo or pi-
amer how would be Ike 10 i've IN America
and where did the o.d chap 1--we that runs this
ere province And hundrd other questions,
/ all oil which the mandarin snsNsfec with dignity
D. 4 fraw r~ffts sTf~rs
the mandarin II he had read any oil the trausii-
IONS from from LngNsh authors reigions or
otherwise. lie saic he read a part oi our bloie'
aud was gong on 10 say something else alter the
T Interpreter should have reported that TO ne, but
Lem broke N Just then and as near as can re-
( collect the le.!oWing conversation occurred
c1ap Npoihuns 70 mel pTe'5hl. 70 oe AteTa'y
iel,s' Siu writes Ior 'he !iess-
NAH'a- an s-st u ..'' o. rue
greatness Il ehoWA ny scIoiAs'lc accomplish
Hen's- r 800,
lem leI tue o.l Ie'lo" 'Ia1 -Alle'lcl ms d
cussei Io' q such IeNer'' anu ltiie s'oie do the
PeOple Pu' ny en- hu'ne'- luey "'uil u1 some
pumpkins IN Oh-na' suppose
Here ihelnterTTe'er Was Oh lged TO he prompt
ei On 'he Meanin6 ei 'he ieiEi some pump
Alns-
hAhI3tln eei great ltA 10 tL-La pass
examination Tor literary standing amt have Ill
plomas
Lem De- cu7sei Il ever saw On.n-u-n
that knew beans
Interpreter" W hat DO ycu meAu hy beans ,'
Lem" Don't you know what beans Is, you
ioolt They grow 10 China
me lnterpretei here ie-d the maL.Ilru either
what Lem sui or sumething else, which evident
ly dNpltasei hin, and he looked very cross t0r q
moment AMI then sad " Cinnamon may know
more thau Ar Nellie lL thinks Lem saw that
te was treating on dangerous ground, aui So 90
mend matters be only made them worse by say
ing that he was only i9c.inS
This was the last drop 10 the 'e-. already
to- full, and 1.-THE idea o.. Lem Try ing ''il.- hin,
the mandariE burst out so 50 or % anger, seized
a teacup, gave scme orders 20 'le sar'ar's- @n1
lerhlue his Asi from ais bead dashed out o- lle
room IL o. tremendous hurry.
THF FEESrH ltI-.-fruce possesses several
special or extra corps entirely lisfiuc, from the
regular army, the National Guard, or the ma
rues One Of them, and perhaps tle la.- Te-
culiar aud eccentric. are tle L1uaves. Ia1e
crc two kinds Of L1uafcs, iae African or original
Zlaayes, who, ia time Of peace, aye always sta-
TONED in Africa, and whose strength there .s
about 10000 meu; aui the Zl2ys- imita, ar
and drilled like the orig u.. corps, but l7 NOT pos
ses- the same per,ecuou .n mtuulVr-e, $50.
These latter are only stationed part 'ae time
IN Africa The greater part they are stationed 10
various parts of Francs. 10 tneir armament tha
LJuayes differ materially from zee rJsul-r il-
f1utry, particularly in ,lair bay your's, Ralc- laye
The shape % scythes, sid their &c arm, which
Is the Alserine yataghan-tAst is, the peculiar
short sword Of tLe kabyles a.-r, iu SD far thar
they prefer TO use their ovu private rcgc.ye7s
No one can become laNc pll .s uota born
frencdmau. and q Fcrg large uuua,r ot tEem
are recruited among .Ae !asl- 'oli.rs AMI gam
lss. Their drilling comprise, besides t1e lsla.