Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-01
CURRENT NOTES.

loc motive on the Evansville, Henderson
and Nashville Railroad recently rsn 1900 miles
within five days, ami did not stand still, more
than from three 10 four hours out Of every
twenty-h5ur. Il vas doubled" over the ro,d
each dsy.
Gissher, The .eroBsUt, has noticed that the
voice Of = woman it audible in a balloon a. the
height Of shout two miles, while that Of man
has never reached higher than a mile Perhaps
female .eroaant would heGr a msn's voice
better
Why does donkey eat thistle. ('bis'l puz-
z,e your Because he's an ass
Those caunib,ls don't belong to Blrnum. He
has merely hired them Of the king Of the Feejte
Islands for three yesrs, giving bonds and securi-
ty for their return al the expiration Of that time
They sre capJIyes taken in battle, and are to be
killed snd eaten as soon as they get back, but
Barnum ssys he intends 20 forfeit bis bond sud
keep them. The Louisville Courier-Journsl
says if he does he ought to be prosecuted fJr oh
tsining provisions under fs.se p-etenoes
Assaults with intent 70 Lii sre uov obro.e,e
'' Assault with intent 20 become insane is the
thing
The German government has devised scheme
that promises 20 he a great event in the history
Of architecture. Ii Is intended to build a new
house Of parliament Al Berlin. sud the desire is
10 make il model structure. To thai end the AZ
chitec;s Of al nations on the globe invited 10
compete by submitting plans before the 10th Of
Apri. next. A prize Of 5000 viii be paid for
the beat design, AnI prizes Of $1,000 esch for
the four next hes,. All the plans will then De
printed IN al immense book for the use Il srchi-
teots. Such volume cannot fai 10 possess great
interest ani fo ha nf ysst d 90 the
4 geat'eman vas staying ats little French
country inn. and there VISA 3 melau,hl'y-.o1king
owl, which hoppel shout the garden, and had
only got one leg. Teo or three days after bic
2rriva be hal some gitler (gsmel for dinner
The gsne" was very small, but he enjoyed it
immensely, snl the next day be missed the owl
from the garden. Where has the oEl gone
to- he inquired of the landlord. Monsieur
had = litile tish of gi5.sr yesterday was the
answer. 20 ;he CONSERVATION Of the traveller
" Why dl you kill the owl for my dinner 7' he
next asked. kili owl, IN sieu TO. he die him
zeif'
Mr White Is wel-reai man, but when
things 20 wrong be sometimes gels blue The
0;heT day somebody trci on biz hes; corn ani
made him yell. "Ol i' lie changed c1or
sgs;n on discovering that Be Ati sworn ~ 8
young lsiy, ani felt decidedly green.
An Ohio mau hss been married se-euty-dyc
yesys. and has bad bis uo-her-iu-'aw as board
er during the whole time Although she is nov
l0j years old, there seems 10 be 10 prospect Of
bis immediate relief
Bret uarte wishes nov. for A.s p1pu.Sri;y's
sake. thst he had remsinei ia California. His
genius forsook the PAeid, only to he drowned 10
the -4'lIliir.
'' Is not HorAce Greeley cllega-brel man.
asks a c1.resp1ndent '' 80. SIT he is
Graham hresi man Rod. d .a.
4 darkey ssys al men are msie Of clay,
sud, ike ueerschaum pipss, are more valuable
when highly colorei
An Iowa dAmssi having often led a yentlensn
a. lesp-year party, ne e shout TO send bis big
sister to demand an apology.