Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-19
IN GENERAL.

The following epitaph, copied from a
monument in the porch Of St Peter 5
Church, Wolverhampton, is not the least
curious among the many strange Inscriptions
which have been collected =
"Near this place lies Charles Claudius Philhpps,
whose absolute contempt of riches and inmitahle
tion Of all who knew him. He was born in Wales,
made the tour OF Europe. and after the experience
Of both kinds OF fortune died in 1872.
Exalted soul. thy various sounds could please
The lOve-sick Virgin, and the Gouty ease;
Could jarrng crowds like old Amphion move
10 beauteous order. and harmonious love:
Here rest in peace till Angels bid thee rise
Ana JOIN Thy Savior's concert in the skies
4 larmer at Augusta, Ga, lately discover
ed that his dog was in the habit oi milking n
fine COW for his own benefit.
A Boston club is said to have expelled n
member recently for admitting, for the sake
of argument only, that Lake Superior might
be larger than Jamaica pond.
A couple at Glidden, Iowa, lately married
themselves in the presence of church and
congregation, simply announcing their inten-
tions and kissing each other.
\ person who believed in dreams was rec
commended by his physician just before going
to he'd TO eat two pigs feet and cold apple
PIE. In less than an hour he saw 4 snake
larger than hawSer deyouring light blue
haired children which had Just escaped from
a monster with >orrel eyes and red-hot
oyer-coat.
We doubt il the .annals of the law" 50
often referred to by legal orators, can show a
more unique death sentence than the follow
ing, which was delivered lately by Missouri
judge ''lf guilty" saiu he 10 the pris-
oner, ''you richly deserve the fate which
awaits yoa if innocent, it will be a graft
fcation for you to feel that you We're hanged
without such crime or your conscience in
either case you Will he delivered from a
world Of care.
The Graphic say Murat lla>tead is ac-
cused Of being the author of .'Mary had, -
&c.. which is enough to make him lamb the
singer
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Providence vigorously protested against al
lowing the Davenport brothers 10 give one Of
their performances at the opera house on
SUNDAY evening, and the license. already is
sued, was revoked bv vote Of the board of
aldermen Mayor Doyle said that when he
issued the permit he Thought they were 90
inc to lecture
An Old man in Illinois cheWed tobacco GO
years, then tool, 10 hard drinking for TWEEN
ty-iye more reads the paper by moonlight,
walks four miles before breakfast for dram,
attends to the wants OF lis old and feeble
grandchildren, and snperintends the funeral
OF his pasterity with decancy becoming his
years.
Stephen Girlrd- viii prohibited clergy
men from ever entering the doors Of Girard
college At a recent visit of the Knights
Tempar of Boston to the institution, one of
the knights, well known physician, who
wears a white neck was passing in, the
ianitor acc0sted him, saving. "Aou can't
pass in here, sir. the rule forbid- it," The
hi can't" replied the physician. "AI
right sir, rejo!ned the ianitor, '-Ta@ right
in"
A girl al Green Bay la- made a hu-ine~-
of taking the veil. She took two hundred
of them from n merchant.
santiago, Chill. has been holding sue
ce-siul Exposition. 50 which included among
other attIacIianS. 4 Canniha Indian Of Terra
del Fuego. called Jose. who was captured
about two mouths ago by the Governor of
the Magellan Colony ON board of = schooner,
whose captain, mate, and three sailors were
eaten by the said Fuegian. and two others
who were Killed during the combat that
took place to effect their capture.
a newspaper man of london propose 10
establish q daily Ia be Issued about O'Clock
in the forenoon, which shall be made mp
from the news ofal the other morning dali
les in the city. hut the publishers think they
viii block the scheme by getting a bill
through Parliament giving them copyright
on all their news for IS hours after its pub
leation.
\ sample Of tie tyranny OF man was
shown at a woman's rights meeting in Titus
Vile. where gentleman entered and told
his wife. one # the officers OF the meeting,
to come NOME quick ''a- the hlbv had the
collie" She went
The st. l.,ais live .ock draler~ celebrated
recently the opening at East ST. Louis of q
new stock-vard, 656 acres in extent. con-
tanning an exchange building. a large hotel.
and al necessary building- for the accom-
modation of the animals. the largest Of which
is the "hotel de hog" .l22 by 100 feet IN
size. with 4 capacity Of 5000 swine and
10000 bushels OF corn. The grounds are
provided with all the conyenienees of a town.
such as gas, water-works. restaurants. etc.
Preparations for the skating ason at Cen
trail park. New York have already com
meneel. and the large building on the mar
gin of the lower lake, containing stoves,
dreSsing-roomS. a restaurant. etc, which is
huilt up and removed. every year, at cost
of -.5 600 l. NOW hqin0 erected The an
nual cost Of clearing the ice, on all the lakes
Of the park Is about 100000. The largest
number of visitors to the park on any day.
last winter, was 5000, Of whom it Is be
heyed At least 10000 resorted to the lakes
and ponds.
Boston j. said To have an election official
who, after searching the "N's" through and
through. said he could not find certain Mr..
Knights name on the voting list.