Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16
CURRENT NOTES.
Berlin is hearing Ristori.

Berlin is hearing Ristori.
The Londoners are eating Illinois pop-corn.
Russia is ignorant of the luxury Of peanuts.
Twelve Cleveland men are worth S2,OOO,-
900.
"Brssminicsl fsnAtic' is Bergh's last pet
name.
Knight Of the Bath Saturday. Commercial
Bulletin.
The Tribune is now called the only comic
paper in New York.
Kossuth's fame as a liberAtor is being eclipsed
by his discovery Of a cure for the gout.
The latest novelty is the " Ohio Valley coffin
company"
Indiana boasts Of recently arrived citizen
whose weight is just is ounces.
An iceman has elopei with a nice girl
cool.
4 female professional pugilist' il Louie
vile attraction
Bishop Ames is the wealthiest Methodist cler-
man the West.
tt Prince of Wales is going to Nice lie is
getting along nicely.
In the political dictionary the word inysst-
gate is defined 20" whitewssh. -
The Indian skeleton hiss turned up sgsin
Bridgeport, Conn this time.
A Mr. Meyers of Indians peeled is ten
seconds, with the aid of revolving shaft
" No card, - as the pious father said when he
gave his son thrashing for playing euchre.
The Seine has not been seen 80 low as at prec-
ent ior . hundred years.
Fort Wayne has voted down wster-works
Probably public distillery would command
more ballots.
Nine Of the II spans oi the UmAhs bridge
over the Mississippi are complete, and trains
will pass over in March.
young husband NJ indianapolis has sued his
motber-in-lsE for $1,000. because she caused his
wife to desert him.
Franklin college in Indiana has been farmel
out to a syndicate, who agree to carry it on for
five years for It's income.
Miss Jessie Macgregcr hss taken the Royal
academy prize FOR the bes, historical picture Of
the ysiE.
The Pittsburg 04..t. cells Marx Twain '- an
over-estimated clown" They E.gst be E gay
set about that Office.
Boston received over $1,000 for dog licenses
last year-Er. Bostonians alvSys we're very
dog-matic IN their ideas.
Kausss has been alil cted with sixty missiona-
res during the psst year, who hsye been vain
ly trying to Christisnize the inhabtsnis thereof
Loose hs5i,s threlten to prevail among mas
culine fAsaionables The big-legged uowses
are coming round again.
Over the doo- af 4 cobber's shop appears
this legend: d" Boots and tbOes is made-lsdies
and shentlemeas reps!rel Kun in hear
Jo.h Billings says thSt opers nGsic don't
have sny more effect on bin than cAster oil on :
craven image.
A Peoria paper ttstes thst there is dry goods
clerk in that city who can box so low as to wipe
his nose on HE boots.
An Illinois frm hss sen, forty bsrre.s OF pop
corn to London for our English cousins to
crunch
The Sultan has taken step backward 10 re
yiyiug the Old etiquette by which al horseneu
when passing his palace.
4 tourist, who jii the Colorado Mountains
iast fsl,, rays he got as rsvenous IS raven
among the rsyiles and sat down in one Of the
gorgeous g7r-es sui gorrel himself
An en,e,pri5ing coroner charges for viewing
bodies ths; be never saw. As ,Ae regular fee
A4ItNtA 10 lN4F uN.lAFe ltsl. re usuHI} Etir
folr head every pop
Josh Billings ssys " Il man hAz got so
thousand dollsrs Al interest and owns the hous
he lives in itaia'i iautsh trouble TO re phloso-
pher"
" Dont trouble yourself 70 stretch y5ur
mouth sny wider. s,ii dentist to man who
vss erienling his jtw frightiuly, " az I in
tend 20 sttud o-tsiil during The performance %
The popular superstition thst oyerturning tae
salt is uulucky originated ia = picture OF the
last supper by Leonardo ie Vinci, in which
Juiss Isoario, is represented ss oveIturning the
sslr,
A child in Illinois fell INTO a tab ofscsliing VS.
ter lsst week The Chicago Port thus describes
her fsie-Aithourl instantly snatchei up by
The seoni1 4 father, she lsy iu stupor till death
tJos her where scilding water is unknown.
In an article on S recent fair in that city,
Mscon. Ga, paper, tsys brother editor took
valuable premium, but an unkiBi policeman
made hiu put it right hack where he took it
from.
4 Virginia couple vent to ps7sou to be mar
riei, but hsving oaiy twenty-five cents he re
iusei to DO It Tor 80 small fee The girl. how
ever, with tears iG her eyes. besought him, If he
could not marry them Sc in full. to do so to the
extent Of twenty-five cents, ami complete the job
some other time. Tnis WAS too much fr the
psFa5R, who married tlsm d" fan up, sni they
departed hapqs.