Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
GI-I-AEINGS.

Iowa employs 1913 teachers. 9,305 Oh
whum are women.
A California widower sold his young
daughter to an 0rgan-rrindsr.
Thirty-cne new steamships viii ply be
tween New York and European ports. thi,
summer.
DR.. Harrison Of Columbia. ;. c.. is the
enemy oi babies with m0rtuary inclinati0ns.
An infant daughter Of Mr. Shepard died re
Gently. 90! WhaGpIng cough. and half an
hour alter Or II. applied galvanic battery
and restored II % lie, but the baby WASH I
to be blutied and popped of again, nine
days after; again the battery thwarted its
designs. hut II hours after this last resue-
citation It died finally and triumphantlv.
" gentleman OF veraciry' youches for the
sturl.
reg Tar built" vampire came on
board the steamship Nevada. somewhere on
the Pacific ard o daring sailor barged him.
lie D. said % resemble a pterodacfyl. but
that l. rather indefinite. a. no pterodactyls
have been observed about here for several
seasons. b. l. more satisfactory to learn
thaI Il closely resembles a black-and-tan
terrier dog. with wings stretching three or
iuur feet lrum TAP 20 TIP, and teeth half an
inch long. with the Use of which II seemed
quite familiar. Il resented all attempts at
familiarity. and is supposed to be full--ig-
ged vampire. uf the species that put a man
10 sleep with their wings and then suck his
heart blood
\ lion tanner at Turin has been in the
habit ui enteriu.a den populated with liens.
helrs. tigers and other gentle playmates.
taking Wit him lamb. which he not only
made a. lie down with the hon. bat actually
put the little innocent's head IN the mon
~se- mouth, bat the lion, on thinking il
uy=l. concluded that it was only a sham
millennium. alter all.-real one WASH { due.
-aut, =, the other day there wasa suppress
Ell h.eat. q erGnching sound. and the royal
qua. -upcd wa enjoying q lunch Of Young
mutton. rare. without gravy. and nothing
bur Hi.~.c riy retreat saved the tanner from
furnishing Tire next u0uthiul.
TIE executive mansion at jefferson CITY.
the capital Of Missouri. is vast dep ,sitory
al ei-cirici.s-an immense Leyden jar in
TACT j. a visitor touches his finger TO a
do-r knob uf picture frame. a spark and
shock ensue. and strangers are often sur
pris7d hs the storm OF electrical sparks
that stream rom their feet rs they pass over
the carpets The governor family got
little iired VI having 80 much of the stuff
around and summoned - scientist" the
Other day, 20 look into the matter. and he
isoi the opinion that the mansion l. built
upon an immense loadstone, which gene
rates this electricity.
steer with no hair on. and A tail ras.,,,-
bling black snake whip, occupies a star
at Woodward Gardens. san Franciseo The
papers call him one Of the - attractions
Mr.. Leslie, iiquor-dealer in Peoria. III
died, recently, and his wife procured for him
a very expensive coffin The Rev. MIR, Fro
eel, the Methodist minister, in alludipp IN
his death at temperance meeting. aid thai
coffin was purchased with tears and groans
of idrunkards' families This was too
much to stand, even from q man of the
cloth, 50 the widow gave him horse-whip-
ping, which furnished Peoria with fne
ssuation.