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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14
The Palmlped Boy.
\ ROMANCE OF BELLEVUE HOSPITAL As TOLD BY
WARDEN BRENNAN.


Correspondence st. Louis Republican.
Warden Brennan of Bellevue tells me this
story Ten years ago there entered the in
stitution young woman, evidently belong
ing to the better classes of SOcicty-well
educated, refined and pretty. In course of
time she gave birth to a son, fingered few
weeks and died. In those weeks of sickness
she told to DIR Perry, her attending physi-
cal her sad story. She had married in
lN pool, after short acquaintance, Il
young and apparently excellent man. He
had brought her to this country. where they
had got miserably poor. lie had struggled
to support her, but suddenly disappeared,
and she had every reason to believe that,
discouraged, he had committed suicide, or
shipped as a sailor. The poor woman, hay
ng no home or friends, had in fortunate
hour been taken To Bell cvuc. The little son
born to her was in some respects n peculiar
child-thc fingers and toes all being wcbbed
ike ducks foot. The child was taken
care Of in the hospital for some weeks, when
Il respectable family proposed to adopt it,
and the little wcb-fingereda and footed orphan
departed. rs the authorities there thought,
forever. \ year after there appeared a man
who made hundred inquiries after the I'M
fortunate woman who died, and the baby
who had been given away This was the
husband and father Fortune had favored
him. He had been stricken with remorsc.
and cndeayored to trace the poor girl he had
50 cruelty left years hlorc Good-hcartcd
Warden Brennan and Dr. Perry sought 10
help the repentant man. but the family
adopting the baby had driitcl away, and
\.
The years of lS7i, - and - slipped by.
and the ith of July, -, filed up the iuyc-
nile ward with urchinS, to whom the glorl-
Gus Fourth brought explosions and burns
and other contu,ious In the evening Of
thar day Warden Brennan made the rounds
of the children department, preceded by
huge pail of ice cream. lending over the
bed where the victim Of "a premature cxplo-
sion of guupowdcr lay. the ~eycn-t0ot minis
terins angel deserted a tiny boy Of five or
thereabouts lie dealt out plentiful sup
ply from the pail. when hc noticed the little
hand of the child-thc tin-cr- up 10 tie iirst
Joint were wchbed like q duck : foot. Look
ing at the feet he found them in the same
condition. and here. a> NaI from the
streets, had returned the infant born within
it- walls five Years before. DIR. Perry had
taken the address of the father. who sought
once 20 recover the poor little i1-t chill. and
tcie.raphin- this Fourth OF Jlly night 10
Allan II. panchy. New York. he re-
ccivcd Monday morning thaukls. reply.
and on Tuesday night. when Warden Brcu-
nan wa, telling me Of the little Wch-i0otci
boy, the father had arrived from li~ eastern
home, and was sitting beside his ncw-iound
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14
VOL. XLVIII.
4 Man-Fi>h.


\ correspondent of the Baltimore i1erj-
oan writes from Atlantic City, n J
q Yesterday morning paid visit to the
celebrated Paul Boyton, who has become 50
extensively known throughout the country
aS pcarl-diyer. lifG-Saver and man-fsh in
general. Tie is here under an engagement
with the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany to take charge of the life guard. whose
headquarters are on the beach, directly in
front ot the Excursion House. lie i an-
parently about twenty-Seyen years of age,
good looking, and although not above the
average size, Is an excellent specimen of
graceful Development. In manner he Is
ai1hic and gcntlemanly. talk, pleasantly
ami mtcliigcntly, and displays Il most decil-
cd iuiatIati1u for his business. lie i, As
-i~teI by several expert swimmers. which
SERVES % greatly lessen the probability of
drowning in the vicinity. Each day they
patrol the beach during hathing hours. clad
an their life saving apparatus. that they may
ncon the alert I'm case of necessity. Already %
large number Of persons have been relieved
irom prccariouS situations since the com
mcuccncnt of the season. many of whom
owe thcir lives to Bovton and his daring
a--ria:es.
Iheeq6pmcntof the life guard is simple
and consists only Of Mcrriman'> lilc-~Ainr
suits and an inflated rubber life colj. the in
ycution of Paul Bovton, which. although
only about eight lIy five in size. and weigh
in. huJ twenty pounds, i claimed to hc
capable Of easily sustaining twenty persons
of the average weight. ID is ot move. con-
-tuctiun, and its arrangement Is such as To
make it a matter of Indifference how IL
floats. Il bias mo- special position, and is al
Nay~ in condition for instantaneous Use.
Iac r.hhcr suit, or armor are also 0i I.c-
cuur pattern. containing compartments
which. when inflated. are able to float over
three hundred pounds. Their weight Is
something ir-~ than fifteen poand, when the
air is introduced, and it can be property all
iu-tci within Ji.rcc minutes.
..ltcon-i-t~ of pantaioon~ and boots. and
,c. and hood attached. Seven ~ual
u.c- with mauthVic,c~ are connected with
tHea.r chambers in different portions of the
It,--. The hood. as il hec1mc~ inflated. is
drawn ti-lyly over the face. leaving only
t.c ewes. nose and mouth visible. and max
ing 81 pericetaIr pillow 10y the head, which
is NOT only comfortable, but also serves u
sc.t tlc iaec constantly aNYy the waves
without tIe Slightest cNertjou. The SWIM
mer. after having louucI the drc-~. lies fiat
ar.n Dis '...s in tar water. and hy means
ol either loua.e-l.alcd paddle or blades
strapped o. the ailn-. Hc clntriyo~ O. lrofcl
himself over the waves with remarkable
rrIiy.
.-paG. Bav,m'- engagement mere tcmu-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

Cincinnati has sensational minister who
says to his congregation Free Jims my
name. I'm as free as n hog ON ice. Yes,
I'm as independent as hog on ice. Ny
education cost sixteen hundred dollars and
can paddle my own canoe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

GRorox.-Mr. E. Hall is opening silver
mine in Groton, about mile from Peabody
Station. The vein is not yet wide enough
to pay, but Mr.. Hall thinks as il is contin-
uaily growing wider, the further he follows
it. that he has got good thing. The ore
yields about S22 ton, and it costs about
half that to work it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14


PANT and another of white. which tie Chin
csc Use unStaringy: by the side of that
lay her Jade comb and silver pms and the
gum winch was used 10 ~tiiirn her hr.
We quittcd thc city nothing 10TH. We seem
e4'' breathe more freely when nnly ont
side the lcnt air oi tie death city.
Euined Dukes Plate.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

A new game has been started in the
wilds of Boyle county, Ky. called "Gran-
ger scyen-up." Three persons pli " for a
can Of oysters. The first man out gets the
oysters, the last the can, and thief middle
man. what he can.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

''Can bad breath be cured ?" asks Savan-
nah paper. \ keg of gunpowder might have
some effect, but boiler explosion is the on
ly sure hing.-De.ron Free Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

To ANNE EoLENN.
FORGET not Yet the tried intent
Oi sucl a truth as have meant;
Mv grest travail so gladly spent
FORGET not yet
FORGET not vet when first hesaa
The weary lie, yc know since wlta.
The s1it. the service. none tell can,
Forget not yet
T.--at not yet the great assays.
rggsruel wrunr. the scoraiGl way,
The pl iniul practice IN delays,
F--et not yet
r ret not oh forget not this
lI.w long ago hath been, and is.
rle 20 nj that never meant amiss.
FORGET u.t yet
r--c; not then thine own approved,
rfe vli .ch sl long hath thee 50 loyed,
Whose -teaaa>t .A.th yet never moEei:
->.- Tlaa is Uran l5u}-l-fN.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

Th'u.h hnam management of Jenny
Lind wa~ ~,metlin- nar,c..lns. s,methin.
in which a.m.,; e,cry nam hat him must
have been defeated. he diI mot realize from
that Supcrhlr Direct Undertaking anythin.
like the ~m that is gcusrally supposed. II
d.. receipts were cnormous. his expenses
were enormous also. fact too seldom taken
into account. In tina. mighty enterprise he
snh-iliscd aim1~, everything. and created q
wild nrorc. 50 well remembered, by his in
scniouS and ma~tcrly wire-rullinc 1t is
questionable IL De could repeat hi- expert
mcnt under the altered condition of things,
although, ii anybody could, he Is the man
Blrnum is thought 10 have cleared more
than 81 .Ooe 900 by Jenny Lind but
learn, from good authority, that when he
made out his balance sheet. the amount was
little over 100000. On the face his
earnings were five times that sum but
there were innumcmblc expenses that did
not appear. many Of which the great show
nan himself could scarcely be brought to
acknowledge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14


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AMMAN D.. .r.,, --.. i'm. r.-,...u ...l-.-r-,.
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the En-.i-ir.tr is i..-.. Irritation. ,,uo..i Do.
come .u tire ~s,..lrtan RAM, lii-riiilnv.
Most rtlrIc i1 Scotland are married. Ilf
they are u1. avian. ., the l.-. a- Monsieur
Joarlau did not know tlat Dee haI been
talking Iru-ea,. li- Iilc. tie distinction IS
drawn when they dn i.aumcaware. alIt tau
the marria-. i-ay,vcl. In Wales. cHlrt-
ship take material Erm-amHu- t.e Aum-
what we cal rmria- lu England. thcr
are different ways o. doing tar same thing
When iaj; Cma were Ie ere WAS % pre-
iruiu iu hcr own ranks uf life .aul she has
not always trlfaIwi-h the .-lo1.i~h ye'mla
f Mr. I,nuy-u'- rocm1. the arrangements
between tlelair are contacted with rc.er-
cncc to certain degree of etiquette, but
etiquette docs mot rule entirely. ana tae
Lady Chm- have tie same tendencies To-
make the most of the i,uati1n a~ ladies and
gentlemen, who are nat quito he- equal iu
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14
Az FXPLosIYE INCIDENT.

\ good while ago one of Mrs. Bateman's
dramas was awarded prize in San Fran
cisco by Bateman himself, and Frank Soule,
then on the Ala. intimated in his column
that the thing had been previously ar
ranged, and that it was not unnatural that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

One of his virtues, or weaknesses, is his
implicit faith in the members of his family.
His wife has written several plays, which
Bateman sincerely believes are quite equal
to any Of ShakeSpeare's. When they are
presented. and the newspaper critics chance
not to like them. and say so in print, he is
always inluriated, threatens libel suits,
personal assaults, every mode of direful re-
yenge
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

FAVE or Noprsr MEN.-Thc world gen
orally takes men at their own apparent est
mate of themselves. Hence. modest men
never attain the same consideration which
bust!ing. forward men do. 1t has not time
or patience to inquire. risidly. and it i,
partly imposed upon and carried away hy
the man who vigorously claims its regards.
The world, also, never has two leading
ideas about any man. There is always a
remarkable unity in in its conceptions of the
characters of individuals If an historical
person has been cruel in single degree, he
/, Is set down as cruel and nothing else, al
though he have had many good qualities.
al not equally conspicuous. If literary
man Is Industrious in remarkable degree,
the world speaks of him as only Industrious,
t1ongh y, he may be also very Ingenious
ChamJers's Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14

his last venture, promises to be the most
successful he las ever undertaken. He
claims to have spent 81 900 900 on it. he
fore he presented it to the public. Every
body AockS to it rs If it were the grande,t
novelty under the sun. Why they should
it is hard to understand for it Is only Il
big show, an exaggerated circus. which, in
other hands than Blnum 5. would prove Il
failure The secret of his success. doubt
less, is his tremendous and ingenious ad-
ycrtising. lie has made, as he usually
does, an adroit and direct appeal to the or
thodox sentiment and the result is every
sectarian weekly IN the land. seeing its So
porific columns cnliyened by an advertise
mcnt Of the show. c0mmendS it as an en-
tirely moral and highly popular entertain
ment. Not an evangelical editor. from
Maine to California, but has received free
pass 20 the hippodrome and this, with the
contribution Of the advertisement, has in
sured the favor of what might be termed the
Pulpit Press. No man alive has praeticod
the moral dodge with greater advantage
than Barnum. He understands. too, the
great influence that churches yield, and he
has catered to the ethical land ecclesiaStie
prejudice in the most dexterous manner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-08-14
Actors and Managers.

The amount Max Maretzek has lost. no.
body can determine. 1t is doubtful if he
can tell himself : for he has been helped in
diverse ways, and has done an ample credit
business. One thing is certain-he is great
| ly irretrieyably involved, were not Max
financially elastic as India rubber, and
financially capable of extracting himself from
momentary difficulties that would overwhelm
and crush others. Those pretending to
know, assert that Marctzek owes to-day over
half million Of dollars that the man who
should buy up the claims of his creditors
at the rate Of one mill per dollar, would be
minus exactly the amount of his invest
ment
How the imprcsario contriycS. in the
midst Of all his perplexities, to indulge in
occasional lyrical ventures, Is wholly beyond
diyination. He is an enigma that deficS so
luton.
ANECDoTE 0F Tuz BTRESAEIO-
This story, told of him, and freely trans
lated, l. Characteristic
Years acO-nearly generation now
when Maretzek came to this country, he
was met by one of oar adopted citizens,
Frcnchman. who had known him intimately
IN Europe
why, Max, am surprised and de
lighted to see you in the western world
This Is a good place for q fellow of your en-
ergy and resources. What do You expect
10 turn Your attention to -
"Ah, my dear boy. replied Max, lugu-
briou~ly. II wish knew myself see
nothing to do, and as have no money.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-27
ELECTION NOTICE.

A-OTICE IS nTRIEy GIVtN THAT o&
N TUESDAY. the ID "t NrreEttr, thf@. ~
Election will bo le!d il the s'F'l"i Ei'',.'H
Precincts Of Oln.sly county, St.tr Ut H'Nata,
frr state. c. un:r, GoWA.Lil a:o / islfi't on
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Rates OF AL sgt 3riE:
o-e scC.-e 10 lines first I,ser'-'-t. W W
Tsss5 ID! et,,tIt Insertion lec square. %
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~va-rTr &c MI pIIy CININ THAT D&
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azasY f. zr-sEEls, MARSiIA-- Noh1>S S'''
Publishers and Pronrieto-s.
daily newspaper. devoted 70 politics, general
news, local affairs sid tie interests q
lis pcighbJrhoUd.


oTFrcr-on Second street, opposite tbs South
Front Of the Capitol.
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CErTsEy CCuS.E
DEmaCpsTic TICKET

F.r .!is7ee q the second Judicial District
?. u. CLAYTON.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
A Monkey Doctor.

All previous narratives Of intelligent
proceedings on the part of animals are
thrown into the shade by the following
account of medical monkey described
by the Oriental correspondent of Lon
don journal He one day saw monkey
holding a snake by the throat and rub
bing it's head in the dirt, but, as the
ground was moist and damp, the snake
was not readily killed by this mode of
punishment. Every now and then the
monkey would look most knowingly in
the face of the reptile to see if 1t was
dead, and in the course of these inves-
LEGATIONS the monkey received severe
bite. This angered him and he speedi-
~ dispatched the snake, but its coils
had hardly relaxed before the monkey
reeled and fell PROSTATE, apparently in
all the agonies of death by poison. By
this time an aged-looking monkey ar
rived on the scene, and after examining
the body of the snake and it's victim, he
Immediately started for some neighbor-
ing bushes, where he collected some
leaves of the plant known as the red
cherchita. These he rapidly and skill
fully fashioned into sort of pill,
which he administered to his snake
bitten companion, who speedily revived
and walked off with his physician. The
story is declared to come from trust
worthy sources.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
a French NeMspaper Onice.

A Paris correspondent says in de-
scribing the office of the Figaro :.
" Opening upon the grand gallery that
runs around the Spanish patio, or ro-
tunda. are the rooms or halls that lead
to the roorCs of the various employees.
These are ali furnished in magnificent
style, with rosewood furniture, rich car
pets, tapestry, b~onzes and marble stat
ues. Some rooms accommodate a sim
gle writer, others two or three. The
principal editor, De Villemessant, oc-
cupies small room on the grouud
floor, to the right of the principal en-
trance. There are also a richly fur
nished council room, in which all the
literary force meets once each month
bedrooms, bathrooms, and breakfast
and dining rooms-for all of the liter
ary force of the paper, save the editor
in-chief. eats, sleeps, and lives in the
building. There is also one very large
room whose sides are hung with masks
and glittering foils. Each day at two
o'clock all the employees assemble in
this room and receive lessons in fencing
from an expert. This is obligatory on
each one, for the reason that each indi-
vidual is expected to hold himself in
readiness to call or be called to the field
of honor at moments notice. Any
hesitation in such a case would secure
the instant dismissal of the individual
invnlved
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
A Classical Revival.

Curious to relate, from the conc1u
sion of several surgeons in the German
army, that detriment to health and even
death itself have resulted from the
practice of wearing leather shoes in wet
weather, some of the scientific societies
of the Continent have recommended the
manufacture of wooden shoes for SOL
diers, outdoor 1aborers, and others who
are obliged to be abroad without regard
to the elements. An experienced work
man from France was a short time
since called to Germany to superintend
the manufacture of wooden shoes on an
extensive scale in the latter country.
These are represented as being light
and easy to wear, and are provided with
a small cushion within the upper side,
to obviate any pressure on that part of
the foot |; they are also said to be of
neat and pleasing appearance, black
ened or vanished; are made large
enough to accommodate comfortable
stockings, and are furnished with leath-
er straps.