Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-03-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Inc growth OF Philadelphia in the last decade,
according to the second census, is precisely that
of Cincinnati.
The battlements of Fort Sherman, - at Chst-
tanooga, are being levelled down to their origi-
nal condition.
On his late return to Salt Lake, the Hon B.
Young found his wife drawn up in a hollow
square to receive him.
A new drama st the Boxery Theatre, New
York, has for sensations railroad train plung-
ing down an embsnkment and a steamboat ex-
plOsiOn.
Buffalo man aggravstes his wife by wearing
i've bands Of Grape on his hat, which constantly
reminds her that she is the sixth sharer Of his
affections
The New Brunswickegs have been trying to
arrange another four-oared international race
with the Tyne crew. and with every prospect Of
success.
The height Of irreyerence has been reached by
gentleman Of Ohio, who stole the black gown
Of an Episcopal minister to wear as Mosque
/ rale costume
Carlyle says Of suffrage ''Ob. wondrous
-. system Of extracting the wisdom of people by
counting their noses ~
4 West Virginia paper complains that it takes
longer to get news from the State capital than it
. u0es from ' versailles.
Fifty pounds of war paint has bcen ordered
for Spotted Tails braves, who are consequently
suspected Of a hankeriug for the scalus Of some
Of their neighbors.
Wolves enter the churches in Duluth One
Weighing one hundred pounds was rcceatly shot
in the Second Presbyterian Church
The fret locomotive that ever did service in
the United States Is now lying outside Of fouu-
dry at Carbonlae, Luzerne County, Pa.
The Frear Stone Company, Of Albany, is
manufacturing stone collins, TO take the place Of
/ the outside, OF rough clfiius, az funerals.
\ Good Templar Lodge in Saratogs is called
/ hayaierasseras. The sobriety Of its members
Is tested by making them pronounce the name
Western editor, speaking of a rogue in h.
vicinity, says " The rascal has broken every
bank and Jail AMI Sabbath We bad in the country
for the last five years
Except Mark Twain and bret HaIte's books,
volumes not on Law or mining have poor sale
on the Facif; slope, and the bigger hook, the
better it will sell, for Califoruiaus de.pse a
volume costing les than 80
In Florida they are revel-iuc in wild yiolets
and jassaElines, garden verhenas, phoix, etc.
Blue and mocking birds also soound. In Havana
the weather is hJt aad sul,gy.
A convention Of all the Father Matthew tem-
perance societies in New York State, and such
other temperance societies as are willing 20 psr-
ticpste, is 20 be held ia june. The place has
uot been determined upon.
Csuaiian lgdies have a Snow-Shce Club"
Hsnpec, saws his wife has one OF them things
too. She always hranlis1es IL when be doesn't
clean the snow oil his shocs before entering the
house.
A tennessee t,r,rsr,ae, l,.-prsr denounced
rum sellers as vo.se than murlerer- he had
a subsequent Interview wi,a ;he ufhtne and
geaiai hotel keeper, aul wears DIS left eve in
sling
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ia nv means of + r,l-i. ~, ls,-- r.. -I,-, ~
I'M i-s,rr,rs,..s t.,sl irI. he --sr. I5-,,L,,,
making noise.
4 new organ 10 Mechanic h,g. S.lem. i
blown by hvdrauli, pressure from &-5
hors,-uoHe7 DUPLEX ugmpi1y eD-iue located AZ
Weuhsm lake, distance %. five miles from the
city.
scheme. worthy this prirce,y age. IL TO
harness Niagara Falls 90 ttl-n . water wbee1snd
uulup AR 10 Bu.ft'1. where the eouIansel AZ
masrhere vii. proper factories. run the rriut-
ing offices. and a. the vlsbin- fr large
families.
Oae Gen Hlriine of Tennessee a-gain-
against immigration, tslss in ,his vly. Popu-
la'i9n increases competition, competition reduces
wage, reduction Of wages generates want, want
leads to degradation anI crime
4 mountain Of telu.iful white marble. ninety
fee, high. sai thres-ourth. Of 4 mile long, has
beea discovered in Girsrleau County. aaIf mile
from Mississippi River. Iii. seil 70 be OF the
best Quality. If ftxqisite beauty. and sls.en,ible
Of the finest polish.
In an orsr-ery 81 Los ,n-e-5s. C.'if,rui,
there +. e lemon tree pIsn-ei in the midst os an
ORANGE Grove The f-uit ef This free Is neither
,en95 nor orange. but In shan. sgI a,var il
rart.kes Of t5e Te,ulis-it... If b.,b oraB,e and
lemon. It isa csu1lcte bvbril
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