Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-02-17
GENFRAL NEWS.
The drinking places in Terre Haute are said to
outnumber all other business houses.

struction Of vehicles exclusively of iron.
Lewiston, Ne, has within its borders 500
French Canadians. aud the number is rapidly in-
creasing by immigration.
The consumption Of artificial flowers of all
kinds in the United States amounts to something
over Sl5,000,OO0 worth annually They hAve
been chiefly made in France
There are many articles in every day LIFE that
should be made to take high rank, but butter is
is not one Of these
South California gave over 1900 volunteers
to the rebel armies during the first eighteen
months Of the var. Her voting population was
about Cs. 200.
sizty-six per cent Of the population Of
Chicago has 10 religious belief, according 70 a
religious paper published there.
The Chicago Tribune laments that Mr.
/ Greeley, in his work upon farming, neglected TO
treat Of the relative cost Of crops of plain
handled brooms and the red snd blue variety
1t is estimated that the number at present in
the United States, including negroes, who can
neither read nor write, must be near three mil
lions
A Boston paper says the English sparrows in
that city are becoUiug very domestic. They
appear on the window sills with greSt regularity
aud wait patiently for their rations Of food and
water.
Pnlsielphia is coming to the conclusion that
IL is " overbCilt, '.aLd that property being de-
prcciatei in consequence ii neeis rest to "enable
/ population to Oygrtake the great increase Of ac-
commoiatious.'
A current paragraph states that no civilized
| community obtains fiom other countries one
| tenth Of IT'S consumption. Not 90 Minnesota
/ gets nearly al Of lis consumption from other
/ place..
/ Tie oa'y traiasmsu in Paris who made good
/ thing out Of their country's misfortuues were
/ tie liquor sellers and the grocers. Their stores
seemed inexhausti1,e, hat they we're sold at
fzmine prices al the last.
/ Il is noted as q remarkable fact tha. the farm
/ ers deposit ftr more money than the nayy-yard
woikmea 10 tha savings bank at Portsmouth,
/ n. u.
The druggists Of New Jersey propose bringing
/ before tae Legislature a bin to restrict the sale
Of poisous, ami requisite the appointment AID
licensing Of druggist, and their clerks
The Atlanta Constitution says th4t mons
t,osity has 5sen brought TO that city for preser-
v-tioa in alcohol It rss an infant, wh -e face
bore a striking r5sfmtlauce 10 the common
scrsech-oel, the brains baing massed in the back
I P'' %. 'hs Neii-
The Ialislap lis Journal says I'VE now
believe iu The doctrine Of total depravi,y. Some
one has stolen The only pair Of to3,s owned by
the eiit1r ,; ,ls Leayeuwlrth il3eDeqislf. thus
aiming -'m 10 tne house 'iiI the opening 't the
The toy lrum-makcrs o. East Granville e. Mass
employed niuety-bye hands IN the busy season Of
l-Iu. lust hcf re the holidays and made during
lhe "n1e yer ly',3o' drums o; al size-
lAese were sl.i % dealers Ai an average cost oi
forty n'e cents ier trun.
a publisher of .- religious works" aIyc.,isc..
among others. ..The usaror Of pamuarion -
e. Hell as 10 Really l. :" Wrath Of the
Almighty - " The Way 90 the Bot;om.ess Pii;'
Total Da7r'vty Proved by the Bible -
'p-.uel tl fs-iiuln - " The Fiery Pit as "a
Means ot Grace ''' ami other cheerful 'o'umes
"iil s-ml-srJ fiv-'irs titles
Tl.v haze a steam bl--v running sl.n. Nev
Yo-s street,. with TIE boiler berelth the sea-
saI tha c--.ae ha-,sa.a tfa axlt;ress One boi
oi ca, W-.' run it sa miles. with I'D pouni- q
pressure, 81 cast gt 'wo cents mile The
wt' ta.rE l1 huIt -'r -.uls
Tb- latest ..--.r.-- 20 hurt the .;-ir.. .ii.,,i,l
"a o. ODD. current story d" Are Won connected
with a psr.- a.-s.-' aste! 4 courtrvrsD # an
inmate ot the Iuiisna Insane ASYLUM. cor.
20. was ,ae reply; 81 have been 20 ;le insane
asylum ana am cured man never ruas
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ciftA iTs with the ttAi's ne ct Many 20 One
anu 'ue '3 '.-- '' h-ny- iEe scheme proposes
iaat every oo-f receiving circulars shall send ten
cents 90 the ingenious originator who will be
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Nevada 'ninamaa lost % cents in gaming
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