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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

CARE FOE TIE tHILDREN.-Ihe act beng
well known that the mortality among chill
dren l. much greater during the summer
season than during any other portion Of the
Year, parents and guardians ought earn
eS-ly To consider bow they Inay best pre-
serve the health of the little ones committed
to their care. Ihe rate OF mortality among
children would not be 81 large is it Is
were proper precautions taken IN regard to
their clothing, their food and their
habits. The preservation of child's
health, while II requires constant care.
l. a simple matter alter ali. IL might
be 50 cared for that in most eases the
child itself might learn what To do for it.
sell and Nben and " hat To eat and 20 change,
what 10 do and what to avoid. in Orde: TO
escape sickness. Indeed, any child that
can understand YOU must not can assist
very much in tie work which l. for its OWE
good. at least in regard 10 eating the un-
ripe, unhealthy iruIt which comes far too
easily within the reach o.. those who know
no better than to eat 1t. BY every means.
and careful irGfchiRg, tine children ought to
be prevented trom par;aking OF the many
unhealthy articles OF irGIt and c0niection-
cry which are offered NJ street stands and
other places for their temptation Tenn
perance in all their eating and drinking
should De made established habits with the
little cnes. and the result would be good for
tie future as we'll a. tor the present.
Next in importance 10 caring lor the
chiid's stomach Is caring for its body.
Cleanliness, it is hardly To be supposed,
would need mucn said IN lis favor. Ere
quent bathing OF the face and hands Is not
only productive of good, but It i neces-
sary IN order 10 keep the pores of the skin
free from accommodations OF the npercepti-
bic dust which i floating continually in the
air. But the uatter most neglected in
the care oil children L. the paying OF
proper attention TO their clothing. Tnis
should be Of a character suited a.
far a. possible To the sudden changes
of the season While it shoald be
light and cool, its texture ought to be such
q to protect the body against sudden
cooling hy dTaughtS Of air. nder clothing
of light, soft wooden fabric which wOuld
absorb the pcr-pirati0n. OF entire suits Of
such, ought 10 bo put upon every child.
l. l. mistake TO suppose that children
cannot catch cold IN tie summer. They
certainly do; every body does who l. not
guarded against IL. and summer complaints
nave their origin IN colds q frequently as
in anything else. Extra care during this
month in these particulars would greatly
reduce the mortality among children and
save many q young life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

THE TRUTH About CmOLEEA.-One Of our
correspondents, who, yeste day, suggested
that the sale of unripe fruit in the streets
largely accounts for the increased mortality.
is doubtless near the mark. Every where
down town may he seen miserable little green
apples and peaches, which poor children
eagerly buy with the cent or two they may
manage to beg or earn. Thea they go home,
get a bad attack OF an ordinary summer COM
p!aint-which is undoubtedly very virulent
in form, this year-and we hear of cholera.
That bad water or recklessness in diet Is the
cause OF half these cases. no one can doubt
who examines into the facts. In Nashville,
where this disease has been very prevalent,
we are told that a certain spring near the
infected part of the town was cleaned out.
ltwas found that the spring was halt chOked
with rubbish, consisting Of = hair-pins, old
boots and pieces Of leather, an old poeket-
book, broken Oil-lamps, three bottles Of hair
oil, barlow knis, dirk. black ring, snuH-
box, three candles and large number OF
other things the most startling among which
were three empty bottles labeled poison,
with the characteristic deaths head and
cross-bOnes." \ decoction Of old leather
and hair pins. mixed with poison, Is enough
to give anybody cholera. or what passes Tor
cholera. Bad water, bad fruit, bad food
and bad air-these are taken every day by
large numbers of people. and the weak,
sickly, and the very young suecumb to their
combined effeet-Nao YORK Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

DON'T APINT vi 1 HAIN'T GOT TINE. -
The Postmaster General has received the
following letter from a Pc son who was re-
Gently appointed Postmaster (at salary ot
SD Ier annum) Of q backwoods town ia
Iowa. We give it rer5afiai q hferG'um
Ito the gine-al postmaster az Washington
City my Deara friend hope you will not aI-
pint me postmaster in this here towni hahn I
got no time to tend to it suppose you got
the paper some of my trends sent up Recko-
minden me but hain't got time 10 DO the
thing up as it Ort too be done. In fact i
don 1 no what is agoing 20 be done our shoe
maker would be a very good man only Be
was Grely square ouj which you know onfitS
him for the position then there is our store
ceeper jim B-that wants the position mighty
bad but as sure as YOUR liyin man jim B
kant read good writing and that's the trouble
Nou see them that wants it don't no enuii 70
tend it and them their that does don't want
to take it jim B-was raSed out in tie
countrey and come to town LAST week and
don't no enuff to be postmaster but do as VOL
think best only don't apiut me hainJ got
time - Washington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
7ON. VT. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST Is, 1878.

and the young men, who were nearly nude,
hid themselves in the bushes until dark
when they made their way to friends
house in the vicinity of Norton street. The
young man from Cincinnati foots up his loss
in money, clothing and jewelry to quite a
respectable figure. The young man residing
here has been patronizing the tailors, boot
makers and jewellers extensively also since
his bath Their efforts to keep their adven-
ture from the reporters are represented as
amusing
There is paper in Illinois but three
we, old, and yet it has been permitted to
gaz apon a copy of that Ulster County Ga
~etfe which is in mourning for Washington.
An unsophosticated Irishman went the
rounds of the Worcester telegraph Offices,
Tuesday evening, inquiring for a bundle of
'Sunday clothes which were to have been
sent him by telegraph from Springfield. He
was unsuccessful in his quest, but Jared
betterafterward at the express Office.
There has been an exctementabout spirit
photographs in Leavenworth. An artist in
such things has communicated to The Com
nerclai the way in which he made one for
Mr.. Harris of his deceased mother. Here is his
statement Il first took picture Of Mr.
Harris and painted his wiskers out. Then |
cut the face out of an old ady's photograph
and painted Harris's face in. | made a ne
gative of this, and then 4 transparent posi-
tive. | next held this positive before
sensitive plate in a dark room, and the ghost
picture was made" 1t ought to be said
that Mr.. Harris is an ardent disbelieyer, and
that kissel manufactured the picture to
order.
Smutty Nose Island. Isles of Shoals,
the scene of the Wagner tragedy, Is said to
have been entirely deserted blythe supersti-
tious fishermen living thera
Hartford, Conn. has a young gentleman
operator, who after repeated calls for young
lady operator in another office. at last got
response, and then, ''clck, click, click
(fortissimo) he telegraphed back to her yehe-
mently; 81 have been trying to get you for
the last half hourl' In moment the follow
ing spicy reply came tripping back to him
over the wires from the telegraphic maiden.
That's nothing. There Is a young man
here been trying to do the same thing, for
the last two years, and he hasn't
got me vet -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

In Kansas town recently, a fine looking
young woman, Miss Alice johnson, opened a
barber's shop, and gave her personal atten-
tion to the shaving. The effect was exceed
ingly peculiar. Moved by "a common i'm
pulse all the wives of the town were ami
mated by a desire to present to their hus-
bands some small tokens Of affection. and
these, singular to relate, took the form of
razors and brushes and beautiful shaving
mugs, while. not few were converted to the
mustache movement, and declared fnll
boards to he the only wear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
NUMBER 7.

his hands ere among the most mvstariops or
ciphers -unintelligible from the writer's
not knowing what he wanted to write. rather
than illegible through carelessneSs in writ
ing. When a cOuntryman of Gustavrs
Nasa, for instance, still alternating upon his
native bills, sends letter to his brother in
this country, and writing from memory. ami
memory not much trained in letters at
that, superscriDes it 'Seederahst lenco Ia. he
has succeeded in myStifying the average hu-
man mind considerably regarding the intend
ed destination of his rissiye Not at ali the
pOst-Ofhce clerk, who at once sees that Cc-
da- Rapids, Linn County. Iowa. Is meant.
So, too, when from the Bremen bag greasy
packet flutters out, addressed to .Hafte Lac
Co Ill, it Is, no doubt, difficult to discern.
after the letters Of the legend have been
evolved from the chaos in which 4 stiff fist
and yillainOus pen have left them, that the
packet is intended for some one in Half
Day, Lake County, Illinois, and thither it
therefore goes. Bat when the only address
to be made out from anOther-and that by
no means sure, 50 vague are the forms of the
letters-is 'Chollyhutyille Co H., then it is
that brain tells in the distributing business
'"iHo hhaiiy result IN SolutiOa Oh lat
the palimpsest, and Joliet. VIII County. Il
linois, is the Interpretation thereof In ike
manner 'Nerseaux incanque America is a
superscription which could have emanated
from nowhere else but France-is decided to
mean Warsaw, Hancock County, and it Is
found that Illinois has such town. in such
county 50 the letter Is forwarded thithsr.
and has doubtless gladdenel or >addenei the
heart Of its objects before now"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

The ENvIRoNs OF RICHMOND.-Richmond
the great Confederate city," no longer the
seat of national government" or the bone
of contention between two immense armies,
is quietly enjoying the reposes and blessings
of peace, and is devoting her energies and
aims to industries and commerce, and thus
has become the most prosperous city in the
south Atlantic States. You do not find
here that dashing enterprise and stirring life
that is characteristic of Western cities, but
there is a steady progress and air Of thrift
that is quite encouraging. Petersburg, Ere
dericksburg and Norfolk look dead, though
not so really, but here numerous houses go
ing up, the crowded streets and the hum of
human voices, and the whistle of steam en-
gines from a hundred manufactures indicate
that there are business activity, increasing
wealth and fast returning prosperity. The
situation is a delightful one, commanding
fine views of the river winding down to the
sea, of green fields, of beautiful hills, each
with history of his own, and landscape
generally that is especially inviting and at
tractive, because the season has been exceed
ingly propitious, and nature smiles her bland
est iu this splendid climate. One can have
pointed out to him numberless places and
things that acquired celebrity during the
late great struggle. From the Capitol win
dows line of breastworks on the Chester
field side of the river may be seen, newly
oyergrown with grass; far off in the distance
southwardly, the faintest outlines of Fort
Darling and Drury's Bluff may be described ;
at the eastern end of the city on an elevated
hill called Chimborazo, where was located
the great army hospitals, capable of accom-
modating fifteen thousand wounded, are now
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
BY JOHN II. YATES.

Well, Betsey, this beats everything cur eyes hare
ever seen
We didn't 90 fast as this, nor on such cushions
When we len New England years ago to seek a
home ont West
We rode through this same country, Tut not as we
You sat within stage-eoaeh, while tugged by
your side;
Instead Of ridin' on rail, carried one, you know,
To pry the old coach from the mire through which
we had to %.
Let's sec, that's fty years ago-just arter we were
Your eyes were then like diamonds bright, your
checks ike roses rcd.
Now, Betsey, people call US old, and push US Of one
Just as they have the old slow coach in which we
used to ride.
wonder ifyouns married folks today would con-
descend
To take wedding tour ike ours, with log-house at
Much Of the sentimental love that sets young checks
Would die to meet the hardships O: any years ago.
our love grew stronger As We toiled; though food
and clothes were coarse,
None ever saw US in the courts a-huntin divorce.
Love lsveled down tie mountains and made 10"
Love sang song 70 cheer Us when clouds and storms
were gh
l'm glad to see Che world move on 1" hear the en-
And ali about the cables stretehin' now from shore
o. shore.
Our mission d. accomplished; with toll we both are
throuEh-
The Lord jast lets Us live awhile to see how young
folks du.
U1.sa. Betsey. how we're ayin'i see the farms and
towns 20 by
q. makes my gray hair stand on end it dims my
t.iIu' eye.
a ven be through oar journey. and in the house
$50 good
That stands within dozen rods oc where the log
oac stood
H.n -low-lke sll-i.me e.aehcs-ou7 youthful
ycars went by
Tile years when we were llrin' meath bright NeW
England SKYE
r.n now we journey hand in hand down TO the
grave alone.
can hear the whistle blown On LIES fast ayin'
train.
,ilta few more stations N the valley now remain
soon well reach the home eternal, with It. -iorles
all untold, III. %
gold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
90 Mrcu Cool One of our citizen!

Too Much Cool - One of our citizens
called at an apothecary store yesterday and
drank glass of soda, remarking that the
soda was rather warm. The clerk didn't
see how that could be as the tank was full
Of ice, yet at the earnest desire of the Gus
toner the clerk procured considerable
quantity Of salt which he placed in the tank.
OF course the fluid was soon CONCEALED, and
when the clerk attempted to draw glass
for the next customer the machine wouldn't
work. The perpetrator of the joke stood at
a safe distance and saw the fun. That clerk
says he wants to live long enough to sell
that salt cus(s) toner one more drink, and
he will give him suth'n that will freeze
his 90 innards " into a cake of ice.-Hdrer-
L,1 B,fllefin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

CATCHING THE EARLY TRAIN-0ne Of the
greatest delights of boarding in the country
for the summer is the pleasure a man derives
from his efforts to catch the early morning
train by which he must reach the city for
business. When he gets out of bed he looks
at his watch, and finds he has plenty Of time:
50 he dresses leisurely, and sits down to
breakfast in a calm and serene state of mind.
just as he cracks his first egg, he hears the
up-train. lie starts, jerks oct his watch,
compares it with the clock. and finds that it
is eleven minutes slow, and that he has only
four minutes left in which to get to the
depot. In Il fearful hurry he tries to scoop
the egg out Of the shell, but it burns his
fingers, the skin Is tough, and after foOling
with 1t for n moment il mashes into hope
less mess, and be gets his fingers smeared.
lie drops the whole concern in disgust,
grabs hot roll, and scalds his tongue with
a quick mOuthiul Of coffee: then he stufs
the roll in his mouth, while his wife hands
him his satchel, and tells him she thinks she
hears the whistle. lie plunges mad!y around
the room looking for his umbrella then
kisses his wife as well as he can with all
that unswallowed bread distending his cheeks.
says goodbye to the children in lump, and
makes dash for the door Just as he goes
to the gate he finds that he has forgotten his
dGster, and he charges back afterit, snatches
1t up, and tears down the gravel walk in
frenzy. He does not ike to run through
the village, because that wOuld he undigni
fed 4; but be walks furiously. lie goes fast
er and faster. Half way down he d0cs hear
the whistle for certain. lie wants to run,
but he knows that he will start up the vel
low dog there by the sidewalk if he does.
Then he actually sees the train coming in at
the depot. and lie feels that he uit7 make
rush lie does. The yellow dog becomes
excited, and tears after him. SIX other dogs
Join the chase. one after the other. and bark
furiously. and frolic around his legs Small
boys contribute to the excitement as he goes
past, by whistlirg on their fingers. and the
men at work on the new meeting house
knock of TO look at him and laugh. lie feels
ridiculous, but he must catch the train. lie
gets desperate when he has 10 slacken up
until two or three women, who are On the
sidewalk discussing the servant-girl question
and the price Of butter, scatter 10 let him
pass. lie arrives within one hundred wards
Of the depot with duster flying in the wind,
c1at-tail horizontal, and the yellow dog nip
ping his heels, just As the train begins to
move. He puts on extra pressure, and re-
solves to make that train or perish. lie
reaches il as the last car Is going past. lie
seizes the hand-rail, Is violently jerked
around once or twice, but finally lands on
the step on his knees. and is hauled in by
his c0at-eollar by the brakeman. hot. mad,
dusty, with hi. trousers torn across the knees.
his shius bruised. and three ribs in his UNI
brella broken. Just as he gets comfortably
INTO the car the train stops. hacks up on the
siding. and lies there for half an hour. while
the engineer fixes broken valve.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

\ Kansas stallion. Smuggler, = stated TO
have trotted mile over the course in Olathe,
Kansas, in , lg3. This horse was broken 70
trot less than year ago, and has been IN
training bat six months
General Arnold. in command at tie
Plattsburgh Post. drives splendid pair OF
bays, only and 5 years Of age
A miss of twelve. daughter of Mr. ReO;cS
Of Rolling Prairie, Ind. Is As - horse crazy
as any man OfOur acquaintance She Is -
strangely affected that she imagiueS herself
the very animal. and stamps and kicks.
Then she will get up in the night, harness
her fathers team. and drive miles away
until she i Overtaken and brought back.
What is more inconyeaient, she uses the
neighhOrs' teams in the same way. An at
tempt was made to send her to a luuatic
asylum, hut the committing justice couldn't
see that Miss RoOtes was any crazler than
many hOrsey men who are allowed u 90
at large, and refused to commit her.
There was a rare display Of colts in Yer
gennes not long since. They were sired by
). W Smiths well known Black Hawk
Hambletoniau, North America. Theirages
were from two to seven weeks The var
nl0nfer says that for size. bone and promise.
those who saw them decided that they had
not seen 50 fine showing OF colts this sea
son. The horse North America has made a
good reputation a. stock horse, and well
deserves the liberal patronage given him by
the farmers of Addison County.
For the last few days man has been in
Troy selling a patent horse feed OF medi-
cine-a powder to be given in doses Of two
or three table spooniuls once day, TO pru-
mote a good appetite and also good health
1t comes in boxes containing ab0nt six
pounds. Pattee and Van Vechten, teams
tiers, bought several boxes and bad fed some
to the horses. One night this week a horse
in their stable broke his halter, went to the
other end of the barn, broke open a box
with his foot and ate the entire contents Of
the box of ." feed" He still lives and has 4
remarkable ppctite.-IrOy Press.
Charles F. Barrett Of PrOciorsyille, has,
for ten years past, owned an honest mare,
whose pedigree, truthfully traced, indicates
her age to be 81 years the present season.
The following is list ofthe fast horses on
the American turf, with their best recorded
time. 1t includes only those horses that
have beaten 2.27. Those marked with a
star have withdrawn from public contests.
Goldsmith Maid. ..2I63 Susie,--.-.--. --..-.2.25
.,oerfron Girl - , IA CfnmodOre Wander
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

One of the crstom-hoUss officials on the
dock yesterday observed woman coming
of the boat with bundle in her arms, and
as he thought she rather sought to eyade
him, he followed her, and said, = Please un-
roll that bundle it looks rather saspi-
eious." Perhaps it does" replied the
woman, ancovering- the head and ioce of a
bright-eyed baby, but I've got seven
more OF EN- on the other side. ."-Desron
Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

Col. T. W. Higginsen formerly cler
gyman) says in the WOman's Journal:
when lawyer says foolish thing in an
argument he is pretty sure to find it out
bat a clergyman may go on repeating his
ing i It out for want Of an opponent"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

There is, to our personal knowledge. a
bank president in New York who was con-
templating a trip to Europe during the
summer. bat who found that this would de-
priye the clerks Of their usual vacation.
lie generously remains at his post, taking
the place Of each one in turn as he goes for
a period OF recreation.-C ChristiGn Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

An Indiana editor is charged with having
played few tunes ON an ancient banjo un-
der his Office window, and then thanking
the serenader in his next issue for delight
full music
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15

PERPLExITrEs OF POSTAL CLERK.-Some
Of the ingenious puzzles submitted to the
distributing clerk in the Chicago post-ofice
have been thus pleasantly sketched eMany
of the superscriptions which come through
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-15
The Last supper.
Ana when they had sung hymn they went cut

into the Mount OF Olives -
what song sang the Twelve with the Savior
when finished the Sacrament wine?
were they bowed and subdued in behavior,
Or bold as made bold with a sign,
We're the hairy breasts strong ami defiant,
Were the naked arms braway and strougg
We're the bearded lips lifted reliant
Thrust forth and iuil sturdy with songf
What sang they. What sweet song Of Zion
With Christ in their midst like crown
While here sat st. Peter. the lion:
And there, Ike a lam ,. with head down.
Sat Saint John with his silken and raven
Rich hair on his shoulders and eyes
Fife Up 10 the faces unsnaven
Like u sensitive chiid's IA surprise.
Vas Tic soar as strong fishermen swinging
Thei- nets fall oi hope to the seat
or low Ike the ripple wave singing
Sea songs on their loved Ualilcsl
Mere they sad with forvshadow % sorrows
Like The birds that sing low when the bre0Se
= tlp Toe with tale O to-murruws-
Vi eaFthouakes and s.ukin. of seas,
Al sll was their song as the waves are
nat iaA n Iiic low musical means.
An1 SAD should say as the winds are
tAai nipW hy the white -ravesiuues-