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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-28

EATING EXALTED TO ScIENcE.-Eating is
thing OF prime Importance in this world.
Looked at merely IN philosophical way. it
Is the fuel that generates steam for the en-
gIne. The body unfed would. in A dav or
two, be like steamer without coal. unable
to turn the wheel, and drifting belnless
Yet no one eats with this thought in his
mind, but simply because he was hungry
For thousands of years men have eaten With
out scientific motive. without rational an
precatlon OF the relation of food to bone
muscle, nerve, and 50 on. The whole mo-
i've lay IN the mouth. Men ate because it
TASTED good. This was certainly better
than nothing, and seems To have answered
the purpose thus far Bot, by and BY. when
science shall have opened up the matter
properiy-when we know Just the ingre-
dents which the various parts of the body
need,-we shall have scientific bills of fare
IN which dishes will not he obScured by alb
surd iorelSn names, but will be named from
their true uses. Then we S.all have bone
building. iat-prOducing, nerye-replenishinc.
muSeie-iorming dishes. The host will scorn
The days OF Ignorance when men asked their
guests II take beef or pudding 10 lean
and cadaverous guest. he would sav. ..Iet
me ill up your ;issue2' or. "Mv dear sir
your bones are brittle; allow me 10 mas.
this compound. Better bones were never
made than this produces To some eyir- |
uous scholar thin and nervous. the iollv !
host will say, My dear fellow. let me helm |
You to brains. Which do YOU affect? Thi. |
ui>h runs strongly To poetry-or philosophy. |
Is 1t? This Is found to he admirable. IL i,
not such stuff as Jones cook palms of for
braln-brecding. 1t was on las dishe, that
Prof. | pSet delivered that extraordinary
course Of lectures, last year, that startled
all sound-thinking men and set them to eat
ing the trucr dishes, BY which the absurIit-
les OF Tset were exposed and refuted.
W hy' SIR, philosophy Is only food ethereal
ized- 10 such nicely have We reduced
tie science OF cooking. that | can send bill
10 my cook any day. send up four philoso-
-hcr~. two musicians. and oue poet : and
he Will at once >et things a->tew and in
li> skillet. or pan. the hidden elements will
BEGIN L. hiss and Sputter, that in a dav or
.wo Will come .orth from some brain aS
onnet OF madrigll. or grave chapter of
lhl. -ophy. What an age viii that be
Now man eats promi>cgou>ly. Often. when
he preacher would be tender, he. in his is-
lorance. has been feeding cjmbativeness.
ie iain would appeal to mems consciences.
ut has been eating food which breeds alb
tract thought. In the culinary millennium
man and his cook will be like twin broth
r.. The lawyer will say. GIVE me a iurv
reakiaSt. Tom-an average jury - and
'okins into his psychological receipt book.
is dear Tom viii find iu,t the articles re- /
ulrcI. The man viii gain hi, case unless
is opponent has a better cook and was fed !
T. TO- a higher pleading power.-Hnry {
tqrd B.ecl.r. 7
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How Ki>c THEoDoRE OF ABYssNM Mr1
HIS DNTH.-A few unarmed Abyssinians.
attracted by the clamor of music and shout
ins. mustered courage enough to approach
the standard which waved 20 gailv in the
mountain gale; and on beholding one OF
their countrymen on the ground. they bent
over the body, but quickly recoiled with
fearful diSmay on their faces, exclaiming
"Todros =" "Todros -
The words attracted the attention OF every
one, and together they strobe toward the
body, jostling each other eagerly in the en-
deayor TO obtain a glimps Of him the natives
styled ''Iodros, Negus, Negashi of Utopia ''
And what did they see? The body Of a
native seemingly halt iamished ; clad in
coarse upper garments, dingy with wear and
ragged with tear, covering undergarments
Of clean linen
The face of deep brown was the most re-
markable one in Abyssinia it bore the ap-
pearance of one who had passed through
many anxious hours. His eyes, now over
spread with deathly film, gave evidence
yet of the piercing power for which they
were celebrated. The mouth was well de-
fined and thin-lipped. The lower lip was
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Will t.cai,sri Hi tie .1wu-m1wcr o. .-c
hiieoa- necessities .f q raider civilization.
/ rickct-iclcU-. ana decd door-varl fences
/ 0. every kiul c2oeH, ,le very simple, and
mos, Ia..g-l ..lua-. are gradually di>arrear-
/ ia-. lr i-a good movement. In the inter
c-t~ hl;l nt beauty ana economy. What q
/ waste o, money. lumber and raini. unless
our desires t,c.ucai siuycn,v daa--rarl
irau Iuilic view. o. ~tr .rl fence before
DDS l1--r itaiai4to.v d necessary inr pro-
tcorina .rm stray ct.lc-hs- cattle should
''o outo. tae question many wc,l-kcp- ,roct
or ioary1r. -.c- '.r fence lc just a~ oTtn
ami Uu i--ruct1e a- possible 4 low iron
fence. indeed. of handsome PATTERN. mounted
u1on wei.-acai stone curb. i, % good
thing. since it Does u0- oA~truct the view
and mrmou,u- 1cr- Wei with tasteful >.r-
nuu3m--
But il y1lr ia w11Ie1 fence J. Ee,tin-
~'nkv ana thc czi i.cn-e of % new one in these
hart times gives opportunity for reflection.
IN the first r,arr. trim the walks. remove
thc >praW ing and cloiin. rubbish of trees
and -hruligr, wii-ia !cucc is ant 60 har'or.
and thcu ~rc bow vYa Ike .. for few days.
After that. IL you fui that the cattic have
made uo ra,a-c-. and cycn the boys respect
voar confidence. ail temptation to their
Jumping arj climbing propcn~iticS helm. re-
moved. begin carefully to study what pos
sible combination of pine lumber and paint
can hc any addition II the beauty of vour
lawnau flowers. Nou viii not desire any
thing So peculiarly aegayating as a picket
fence, nor any massive bulwalk which seems
To say. ".ll persons are hereby forbidden To
look into these grounds. ." nor any flssv and
prctent5us device of carpentry to he painted
slarin- white. and put the tender grass and
modest flowers entirely ont of countenance.
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well sdapted to express scorn, and a trace of
1t was still visible. As he gasped his last
two rows Of whitest teeth were disclosed
Over his mouth two strong lines arched to a
high aquiline nose. The nostris expanded
widely as he struggled to retain the breath
which was rapidly leaving him. The face
was broad, high check -boncd, with a high.
prominent forehead and oyerhanging eve
browS. The hair was divided into three
large plaitS extending from the forehead to
the back Of the neck, which latter appeared
to be very tower of strength. The body
measured five feet and eight inches. and was
very muscular and broad-chcsted. There
was character about the features denoting
great iirnnesS or obstinacy mingled with
icrocity but perhaps the latter idea was
suggested upon remembering the many cruel
ties ascribcd to him. And thus was it that
we saw the remains of him whom men called
Theodorus, Emperor of AbySsinia, the Des-
cendant of Menilek, Son of solomon, King
of King, Lord of Earth. Conqueror of Eshio-
pia, Eegenentor of Africa. and Saviour Of
Jerusalem, now dying-dead by his own
hand
The Irish soldiers took hold Of his les.
and drough!y dragged him To hammock,
where. after two or three eaSrs. he breathcd
his la~t.-NGq'.I's CoomasQ. and Nggadaia.
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| The History OF Hats.
The chimney pot which, though uni
vcrsally known, is as generally abused a,
the most inconyenient of all hcad-coyeringS
Is an institution venera c for its antiquity
! Chimncy-pot hats We commonly worn in
Thibet long before the GayS of Magma Char
ia. There We're, however, distinctions. \
native of Thibet in those days could tell who
and what the wearer was from the color of
his hat. 1t was white for civilians, black
| for officials, yellow for monks, and the grand
! lama alone had the privilege Of wearing n
"chapeau' Of the finest red. The Spartans
Wore felt hats, not that they particularly at-
| lected any covering for their heads, bat rs a
| distinguishing mark. The felt hat was the
outward sign which distinguished the free
man from the helot. The natives of Egina
wore hats of peculiar character. they
were 50 thick that they might serve for a
shield, and 50 heavy that they formed dan
-eroaS offensive weapon. When Daco went
to Crete. lac went to the theatre to read out
his code Of laws. The CrctanS determined
that be should be summarily extingui~hcl.
and forthwith threw their hats at him Dra-
60 did not recover. The hats proved too
much Tor him. Tie Romans sensible pco
Tie-uulv wore bats for use. nor for orna-
mcut-hraai hrimmci straw hats. To keep
cil the sun and rain In France hats appear
10 have been worn tlWar. the close OF the
"Ilunlrcd years war. The first siug
that Is represented with this civilian head
gear is Charles VII. When De went to Rome
he wore ON his solemn entry chimncy-pot
hat with Ilcco of gold briiling round it.
not mlikc the hats now occasionally worn
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PROFITABLE INDIAN AGENCY The Pres
cott (Arizona) Miner publishes a letter
from a correspondent at Cerbat, who has
been visiting the Colorado reservation, and
makes some damaging revelations ofits man
agement False musters are charged upon
Agent Tonner, who, it is alleged, induced a
large body of MojaveS, who for ten years
have been supporting themselves, to visit his
reserve, where they counted with the other
Indians 50 As to swell the aggregate present
to over eight hundred. The ditch in the
reserve is dead failure not one drop of
water can reach it from the Colorado, and
the head gate has never been opened. Nearly
500, ,0O0 has already been used in digging
it, and $50 900 more has been asked for.
Agent Tonner's statement that the ditch is
now almost ready for use is denounced as a
falsehood \ schOol-master, head farmer
and other employees have been on the roll
and paid for doing nothing. No school ex-
lists. and the farm. 80 called, consists of an
anfalfa's grass plat fifty feet square, in front
of the agents residence, which is watered
daily by the Indian children, under the di-
rection of the schoolmaster. Tonner is also
charged with owning ranch near the re-
serve, to which the finest cattle belonging to
the Indians are sent and marked with his
brand. All the best farming implements
likewise find their way there. The Indians
are not half fed, and feeble old squaws are
compelled to earn a living by carrying
bundles of hay, oftentimes weighing one
hundred pounds, many miles to the reserve.
where Tonner pays them nominally fifty
cents per diem, in two cups of -four. This
hay is then charged to the government as
having cost $50, gold, ton. The commu-
nication gives a graphic description Of the
way in which affairs are carried on at the
Colorado reserve, and is attracting much at
tcntion.
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CANARY BRDs.-A writer in the Balti-
more american, who has been making a
tour of the bird fanciers' establishments in
that city, says; The canary is above all
singing birds the most popular. These birds
were originally from the Canary Islands.
but they were introduced into Europe du-
ring the sixteenth century. They were first
imported to Italy, and from there spread to
the adjoining countries. The German birds
are the best singers, and in the Kingdom of
Hanover no less than $4,000 are raised
annually. There are imported to this coun-
try from France and Germany about &c, 900
every year. While the German bird fam
ciers have bestowed their whole efforts upon
the vocal power of the canary. French fan
ciers have by judicious breeding greatly in
creased the size and symmetry of the birds
The German canaries in most cases lose their
musical power about one year after they are
imported. The American bred canaries. al
though not as fine singers, last from five to
seven years. 1t is said that the reason of
the success of German fanciers in training
their birds is due to their placing their
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Discovery Made by Party ofamerl
cans at StoBehengc.



Within the past few days | have been in
formed of a remarkable spectacle that wa.
witnessed on Midsummer's morning at Stone.
henge. | am not aware that in any work
of these megalithic circles is reference made
however remotely, TO what | am now about
to mention. On the morning in question a
party of Americans had left London
for the purpose of witnessing the effects of
the sunrise at this particular morning.
I'll, were not little surprised to find. that.
in> ad of having the field all to themselves.
as they had expected, number of people
from all parts of the countryside, principally
belonging to the poorer classes. were already
assembled on the spot. Inquiries failed to
elicit any ineligible reason for this extraor-
dinary early turnout of population, except
this, that tradition which had trickled
down through any number of generations
told them that at StOnehenge something IN
usual was to be seen at sunrise on the morn
ing of the summer solStice This piece of
| information put my informant. who i of an
antiquarian turn OF mind, on the gui rirc.
Stonehenge may roughly he described as
composing scven-eightS Of Il circle. from the
open ends Of which there runs eastward an
avenue having huge upright stones on either
side. At some distance beyond this avenue.
hut in direct line with its centre. stands
one solitary stone in sloping position. in
front of which, but at considerable dis
tance, is an cmiuence or hill The point
of observation chosen hy the excursion party
was the stony table or altar near the head
Of and within the circle. directly looking
down the avenue The morning wa,
uniayoabc, but fortunately Just as the
sun was beginning TO appear over the top of
the hill. the uiStS disappeared. and then for
few moments the on-lookcr~ stood amazed
nj the phenomenon presented t. view. VI lille
1t lasted, the sun. like m immense lali ap-
pearcl actually to rest on the Isolated stone
Of which mention has been made. or to quote |
The quaint though pro-'iic. description of |
one present. lit was Ike 20 huge pudding |
placed on tic top of the stone ." Another |
very important fact mentioned by an elderly |
gentleman who had resided for many wear, |
ia the nei.hborhood. was that on tho ~cttiu-
oi the sun at the winter soi-tirc % similar
phenomenon was Observable in the direction
of certain other stones To- tie westward
Here. then. is the very remarkable fact that
the axis q the avenue of >tonehcncc accu-
utcly comedies with the suns ri-iu- at the
summer ~ol~tice. and that another line hil
down in the arrangement OF the stones coin
ciic~ with the setting sun at the winter ~ai-
>,irc.
nic~~ it is conceivable that this nice ori-
cntation is the result of chancc-wl.ch
would be hard To belioyc-thc inference is
lH~titlb.c that thc builders of >touchcnge
and other rude stone monuments of Ike
.lt~srirtiIr had q -rerial tr-i.-u or % lia..- ir
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~ EXCITING SCENE N SAN FRANcIsCo-TiGHr
BETWEEN = EULL-DOG AND \ HORSE.
The san Francisco Chronicle of the first
inst. has the following:
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock fine
bay horse attached to a light-wagon was be-
ing driven along Kearns street by two men,
When near Sutter street small English
bulldog, weighing eighteen or twenty
pounds, made spring from the sidewalk
and tried to catch the horse by the nose
Missing him, the dog fell under the horses
feet, and in an instant caught him by the
right fore leg, just above the knee, where he
held on with the grip of death. The horse
reared and plunged and stamped. The men
in the Wagon having all they could do to
control the animal in that crowded thorough
fare, dared not attempt to get out to fight
the dog off. Finally. with violent stamp
and sudden dropping to his knees, the
horse shook the vicious brute OFF his leg,
but in an instant he was caught again in
the chest. Fastening his teeth in the tough,
black hide. the dog hung on like leech.
The poor horse unable TO shake him of, !,
bolted across low pile of lumber at the
corner of Suffer- and Kearny streets, where
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Grasshoppers have a disposition to eat
up things in Algeria, also but there ma
ture has provided remedy against them in
the form OF natural enemy This is an
insect apparently indigenous there and never
classified by the entomologists. 1t deposits
its eggs in the same hole in which the
grasshoppers have deposited theirs, thus
taking advantage of their labor. The egg
of the natural enemy hatch first, and hi:
young either live on the grasshopper egg.
or destroy the coming grasshopper early in
life. This natural enemy" does no harm
to the crops. Now. if the agricultural de-
partment could only import and naturalize
this fellow, it would do something worth re-
cording.
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NUMBER 9

stick out; she loses all respect for personal
appearance, frequents low neighborhoods.
keeps low company, makes night ''hideous
with her howling," and in general wav
does everything she can to earn for herself
ana the whole cat community bad name !;
and finally, in few months-if not sooner
by aceident--succumbs to disease and dies
On On dunshIll. l.-"Cafs." By W. Gordon
Stables, NJ d.
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young canaries in cages with larks and othel
European sOngs,ers, from whom the canarie.
learn many of their most beautiful melodies
Imported birds sell at from So to $50
American birds from $jto $40 The mock
ing bird is the only rival the canary has.
Their characteristics are too well known to
need comment. The best singers come from
Georgia and Florida. They bring from .Sl5
to $50 each. What fanciers consider fine
singers are exceedingly scarce, not one bird
in three hundred being first-class. These
fine birds bring 800 and upwards apiece
The nightingale is bv fancicrs considered
the most melodious of all birds. The com
pass and variety of its voice make it great
lavorite in Europe. The bird is found in all
European countries. but it is by fanciers in
this country considered rare. They bring
from S2j to $50 each.
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WILT CANE OF THE son or \ PRoMINEN
INDIANA FAMILY \ CONVICT N \ PENIrEN
TIARY.
An affecting incident occurred few dav
ago in the Jacksonville Penitentiary. !
lady from the central part Of Indiana hac
accepted an invitation to take a stroll
through the prison. In company with sev
eral Others She was shown the various de.
partmentS, and as the party proceeded, oc-
casIonally an allusion would be made by the
guard to tie more notable Of the prisoner,
within the high walls
In going through one Of the rooms. a
| young man in full convict costume was OBJ
served standing over box which had iuSt
been opened. one Of the party remarked
that tAe box contained tempting lot Of
cakes, .je..ieS. and coniections. The guard
! casually rciliucl that that WAS a sad ease. -
The young man happening to hear the con-
1er>ati)a looked up and Observed the uer-
sons in the room. He was about TO resume
his work o. unrackins the box when his eve
fell upon thc lady referred &, above. With
a cry. purity q i0y and partly of grief. hc
rl-hci towards her and kissed her before
either she or t.c Others could recover from
their a-toni~hmcnj. Seem. the general sur
prise he czc.aimcI, why don t, you know
me p" You are Eddie C-'s mother"
The lady then recognized in tie convict a
Young mau about eighteen years old. from
the city DO which Size resided. lie had been
convicted Of burglary about three month,
hetlse, anI had been sentenced o. two years
T. the >,aie Pen.,eutiary.
Ills case wa~ q peculiarly sal one. He
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=. Not as I WILL"

Blndfoided and alone stand
with unknown thresholds on each hlad.
Ihe darkness deepens as | .rope,
hrhd u :ear. afraid 10 hope.
Yet this one thin- learn TO know,
Each day more surely. as | 20.
That doors are open, ways are made,
burdens are lifted or are laid.
hy some great law unseen and still.
lniathumed purposes 10 fulfill.
Not as I will"
Blind oided and alone wait.
Loss seems L. bitter. gain too late
Two heavy burdens q the load
And too few helpers on the road
And joy i weak and grief j. strong,
And years and days so long. 80 long.
Yet tais one thing | learn to know,
Each day, more surely as / 90.
That am glad the good and IN
By chauseless law are ordered still.
Rot as ! Will
"''ot as will 3" the souud grows sweet
Each time my lps the words repci-t.
Not a. will the darsness feels
More safe than j -ht when this thou- ht st.alS
/ 'hewhisLered voice t. calm und tle.s
u unrest ami all loneliness
Not as will because the One
Who loved Us first and best ha. zone
Before u on the rusd, and stll
For us must all b : love fulfill,
Not as We will -
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plain themselves, and the old quartz-miner
deliberately knocked all the romantic non
sense out Of them and kicked them lack to
their fumes. They have not gone wild
girl hunting since, and don't believe there
is any such game in the woods.-N Louis
R.yH5f fcqR
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IT Is Inc g00d ship HlIdebfand
That sails the stormy sea
But her course doth stand away from land.
No dan1er can fhara ha

1t is the good ship Hildebrand
That sails the stormy sea
But her course doth stand away from land,
No danger can there be.
Though the tempest blow. and the Wild waves aov.
The ship is stout and strong.
ana safely to the port will 20,
Let the voyage be short or long.
Come, tell story o. the seas
a conrade asks the master,
Win the gallant breeze, you may rest in case
Inc sea-mew flies not faster.n
Then I'LL the glasses all arouud.y
The well-pleased master cries.
ana III tell whatis found in a shiplkhat is bound
10 no port I'LL the last man dies.
There floats ship in the northern cline
:, That has drifted hundred years;
70. fearful crime, till the end Of time
= lated man IL bears.
Upon the deck, and on the mast,
The ever falling spray
Is borne by the blast, and freezes fast
TIL the ship is an iceberg gray.
And in the cabin, pale ard wan,
- Between two speetres grim,
oits lated man, while they strive who can
uain the troubled soul Of him.
"And one plays for the fend Of hell,
And one redeems from sin.
And the dice they tell as they r. II from the shell
But neither yet shall win.
"And ever there the dice are east.
For the fsted man TO see,l
Until the last o. earth is past
lie sits in agony.
Long years ago / once did sail
Far into the frozen North,
And heard a hail, like a dying wall
From the drifting ship sound forth
Upon the deck, and on the mast
The ever-falliny spray
Was borne BY the blast, and frozen fast;
Like an iceberg huge she lay
' 'Oh tell me does the end draw dear,
And when will time be done.'
There many year he has watched in fear
While his soul is lost and Won"
-NortAern BIiI11.