Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-29

Woman is the only female in creation who
sings.
The tract of unappropriated government land
in Kansas is nearly as large as the whole State
of Iowa.
The races at Saratoga this season are attended
by larger number Of flshiOnables and men Of
note than on any previous season.
Some enterprising bookseller has reprinted
&" The DsirymAn's Daughter" disguised as
- Wild Life amsug the Kurds."
4 recruiting office, under Fenian auspices,
has been opened in New York for the purpose Of
enlistiug soldiers TO aid Napoleon.
The Chicago Dental Association ha. expelled
one of its members for advertising himself in
the public prints.
The Supreme Court Of Georgia mas decided
that bachelor is - family and, btiog so,
I he is Of course the " heal Of the family p" and
as such entitled to 'he privileges Of the Home
stead act.
The Chinese shoemake-s At North Adams en-
brace several capital chess players They repay
the teachings of their young American friends
by instructing them in that scientif; aHl en-
crossing game.
The famous mlrksman, Mr. Winkle, ha- found
an imitator at Rouniout, n j., who attempting
to take aim a. bril-. discharged hi. gun into
the face Of a companion, and destroyei ;hr sight
Of both hls eyes
A Provilencs family quarreled las. Saturday
evening, when the wife struck her hu>h41i in
the face with very heavy broad AK, cu-ting
horrible cash, and then pounded han with
sick until he nearly blel to death
Upward of thirty Pittsdeld Germans have
sgne1 a paper promising their services 70 their
atherlauI if wanted, ami to be ready At mo-
ment's warning A large portion OF them were
formerly soldiers in the Prus,ian army They
are nov supposed to be citizens Of the United
/ States
Thirty years ago the banSna was little known
/ in New York, and was hardly anywhere popu-
lar. Now the trade is large enough 10 employ
four considerable firms 10 NeF York. snd the
capital used is not much short Of Slj1.019
The CAif1ruiaus are continually prti.iny
their genial climate. but here coues report in
one Of their own papers Of frost in July. .hich
kil.ei al the vegetables ani froze the ground to
the depth Of au inch. This occurred in S.eptoe
Valley.
The Key West Disyltct says tina, d=ets Of
sponging vessels have returned 10 rhs' porr from
their cruises well l04ird. Tn azgrektr- worth
Of the new sponge in the market there stated
TO be $4,000. The supply about The Keys is
nearly exhausted
4 new serial story by Distinguished lmeri
can writer, whose name Is held in reserve. is to
be begun in the August GahTu The tale j.
said 70 be iui Of incident, dramatic novel in
scene and character, aaI admirably ai4p'ei for
serial publication
Joliet, H., male great celebration the other
day. with music powder, speeches, fireworks
and bells, over thr open.ngof iron rolling mills.
20 which the city hat given 3 bonus Of : 1000.
Tie mills have Al annual capt,i'y OF 5000
tons Of rails, sni will employ 800 men
A lady in Centre Falls. r. l., clsi'a. 20 have
in her possession the musket with Whrn Israel
Putnam shot hat wolf She says her tusband
obtained it many years ago. aud lis history can
be- trscei directly 10 that doughty Old General
Wonder # 1t is the only copy 10 existence.
The yacht 90 Red Hot" Of New Bedford vas
attackei by sw,rid-h the other uornirs about
twenty mile, south of N1mau'- L.ui Ile fish
ran it, sword through the bow of tic essel,
causing her TO leak so badly that -he bal to be
tovei into port
The Langhsm Hotel 10 London has IT, stair
ease- abuniau;ly decorated vijh the meuozram
1s the house. large II iutertwiuel with a
very smsl L--ausue s. witty American +ly 70
suggest ,ha. be large letters were 'he h 81 which
the English Residents have dropped while going
up stairs.
A man in Castroviile, Cal, prepared some
poison in As tempting form rs possible, and
laid it outdoors for the rats which iuf-fei his
premises. The rats wisely let IL sloue. hu- some
stupid hogs Appropriated u and died Some
Cinnamon appropriated the dead csrc,sses Of
the hogs and took their turn ar the poison It