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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
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with ms ioWi' the liSt 'tnlns struck close oy.
ana ,he noise nearly rishteneu the poor lei
10" 10 death Dropping the goose ne start
a mighty lot of fus, made bout common
goose. -
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into a bottle. rub the neck with camphor,
and then 90 and coax innocent druggists
into fillinS il with whiskey. saving. INV
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Of matr;,non;oI cInh rb;cb w,s instituted
far tbe nnrnose Of rrovi5inr the nrmbers
with opnIent w;vei In This norticnlor
ease. somehow or other. the club was at
fault for the wife's fortune did not .urn out
so large as the committee had been led to
believe. Hence domestic unhappiness and
an appeal to the courts.
The hampshire disaster, says Massa-
chusetts man oi brains, seems to recall the
eruption oi nesuvlls and the overwheimlng
OF Pompen. And so 1t does, except that
when the dam at Nesuvlus broSe and the
waters came irollcking down on the fatal
city. more lives we're lost because none oil
the unfortunate II ,habltants knew now TO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

The fruit crop in California, this
season, promises to exceed that of all former
wears. The amount will far exceed the de-
mand for local consumption. \ limited out
let has been found for grapes and pears
through shipment overland by rail But
only the best fruit, maturing in advance of
that growing at the East, can he shipped at
profit. The two or three organized fruit
driving establishments have attained fair sue
cess. But they can hardly make an impress
sion on the vast amount Of fruit which will
be grown, this year. Within year or two
fruit-drying machines have been invented
admirably adapted to the resorces of small
orchards. They will do the work as well on
a small scale as that done at the large
establishments. Experiments have been
pushed far enough in this state to demon
strate that with suitable apparatus, such as
any orchardist can procure, nearly all sur
plus fruit can be utilized by drying, at a
better profit than to put it in the market
green, except at the highest prices. Unless
some such method is adopted, this year, the
orchards will be covered with decaying
fruits, and we shall have the old story re-
peated. with many variations, that fruit
growing does not pay in California San
Francisco Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

''BRNG FoRTH TIE SABRE.''-A naughty
Washington correspondent writes There
is clever story going the rounds about the
aristocratic procliyities of one of our Sena-
tors. 1t seems that some time ago this an
cient and honorable house discovered that
one of the principle powders in its founda-
ton probably the cornerstone, so to
speak-was Plymouth Rock. As matter
of course this discovery rendered it necessa-
ry to have heir-looms in the house. Now is
it not difficult to have heirlooms. There are
several establishments in New York and one
in Washington that deal largely in heirlooms,
the business having become immensely pro-
fitable in this period of the renaissance. So
among heirlooms of the house of Stewart is
Continental uniform bell-buttons,
white facings, epaulets, knee-buckles and all.
Of course one evening, when the traditions
and idols of the families were under discus
sion, the uniform was brought out and placed
on dress parade. But, horrible dicu, the
stupid keeper of the family archives had ne
elected ro remove the price-tag of the dealer
in looms. OF course there was confusion,
and people will talk. The joke of the thing
is that the heirloom in question is real
old Continental, and that it came into the
possession of the dealer through sutler who
got it with many others from Sherman's bum
mers, the bummers having seized it as con-
traband of war some where on the march
to the sea- At least such is the story of
the society gossips.'
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Rapid Transit.
AIR LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO TROY.

AIR LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO TROY.
The Troy Times of Saturday evening con-
tains letter from Whitehall on the project
for railroad to connect Whitehall with
Troy, by what is termed the middle route,
which has received new impulse within a
few days by the offer of the Rutland and
Burlington road to extend their road from
Rutland to the proposed new road at White
hall, and it is proper to give the people on
the line of the road an opportunity to parti-
cipate in the preliminary proceedings about
to take place towards organizing a company
to build the road. Starting from Whitehall :,
at the head of Lake Champlain, the road
will follow the general course of the Pawlet
river to Bakers Corners, in the town of
Granville, passing diagonally through the
town of Hartford in nearly direct line to
the village of Argyle, and thence nearly due
south to the Union Village, where it wi Il
interest the road running to the Troy and
Boston road at townsville.
The correspondent further saws This
will form competing line between Lake
Champlain and the Hudson river, running
between and equi-distant from two parallel
roads now under the control of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company. Parties inter
estei in the great marble and slate quarries
lying between Whitehall and Rutland, as
well also as those of Poultney and Grand
vile, see in this movement for new road
an escape from the monopoly through whose
exactiOn they have suffered The extreme
distance between Whitehall and Union
Village, as the new road will run, will not
exceed thirtv-four miles, lesseninc the dis
tance between Whitehall and Troy, and
particularly to Hoosac tunnel, several
miles, with grades and curves far superior.
This new line will pass through the central
portion of Washington county, its entire
length, being one OF the richest agricultural
sections of the State. 1t Is estimated that
the products of the soil alone will pay the
whole running expenses of the road. while
it Is known that the reduced freights on
marble and slate will increase the trade in
those commodities beyond comprehension.
With line Of steamers for passengers and
freight running between Whitehall and
Saint Johns there will be formed almost an
air line route between New York and Mon
treal. distance Of $40 miles, a route which
must be popular. as it will be in competition
with other lines for the whole distance. Troy
Is directly interested in the opening Of this
road at once. and 50 is New York more large
". 1t is believed that capital can be obtain
ed readily from both cities to aid in the con-
struction of the road The people along
the line are to be called together in the first
week in June at Union Village, for the pur-
pose of organizing a company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
NUMBER 40.

had studied carefully, and seemed to feel
gratified at attracting attention. Then en-
sued the following conversation "Well,
young man, where do you buy your cigars ~
81 buy 'em down town; pay ten cents
apiece for EN-" "Do you buy many at
tlme?" ''No, not many; | buy one at
time most oftenest." "Does your father
know you smoker" 80, yes" "How old
are you?' "Six years" "And how long
since you learned to smoke?" .'About five
years, guess"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

HORSE racing AT FAIRs.-rhe California
grangers are coming out in battle array
against the management of the State Agri-
cultural Society. They assert that the
society is practically nothing but horse
racin. and gambling institution, there hay-
ing been So $50 paid a. premiums ON horse
races at the last fair. and only SSi3 a. pre-
miums on all other articles. A bill before
the legislature to appropriate Sl6,o ,oOo Tor
the erection Of grand stand at the park oi
the State Society was warmly contested
The grangers are nothing If not practical.
and do not stop short at protest against
an existing evil, but bend their energies to
an endeavor to remedy it. SO they have
already incorporated another society, to
take the place of this one given over to
horse racing and pool selling, and the
formidable title of the organization Is the
Agricultural and Mechanical Exposition
of Southern California.
They expect to have all preparations
made. on grounds of their own, to hold an
agricultural and mechanical fair during the
autumn of the present year, and they pro-
mise at their fairs TO offer premiums Tor all
valuable agricultural, mechanical and min
eral products, as well as the improvement
of stock, and for the fastest running, pac-
ing, trotting and walking horses, as well a.
the best draught hores, but no pool-selling
or other gambling will be permitted on the
grounds. They ask the legislature for an
appropriation to aid In fitting up their
grounds Vermont Farmer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

her, she speedily became Mrs. Volenski.
Not long after, Mrs. ", finding that she was
indeed in the land of freedom, lit out with
some Jersey chap, leaving Stanislaus to make
his moans. not that she had deserted him as
that his fifty dollars had likew ise fled In
this strait lawyer found and advised him
to sue the brother-in-law for the amount. 1t
was done, and jersey law, smiling propi-
tiously on the deserted Volenski, gave him
Judgment in the full amount.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
FEMININE PERSONALS.

An Augusta school-ma 'am woke up a
bookseller at 4 O'Clock. the other morning,
10 get a key TO an arithmetic.
\ device at Nellie Grants wedding
which greatly pleased the ladies was Gala
lily as a bouquet-holler. it, cup filed with
sprays Of heliotrope and ro-ebud>.
1t has been iudicially decided in Missouri
that woman is not ''an old maid until
Size is thirty-fye years old.
The young lady out West who received
81 900 damages for kiss, Is said to be
~poiling to he damaged again.
4 Kansas girl wouldn't be married with
out yellow ribbon around her waist, and a
boy rode eight miles to get it while the
guests waited
\ Young lady in san jose. Cal. about 4
month ago secretly married the man of her
choice. and then went right along attending
to her business a- if nothing had happened.
But the other day the happy couple con
cluded to publish their marriage in the local
uaper. and the old man saw it. Showing
the notice IN his daughter he sternly d.
manded. "What does thi, mean. i il q
ioke. Maria Jane, or Is it reality" The
daughter raised her head, her face suiIused
with bushes, and answered, .Nes. father.
it is a joke-on you," The old man weak
ened
\ Mrs. Oliver. Of Dubuque, o few days
ago gave birth to cumming bird of a
baby. girl. weight only one and one-haif
pounds Yet it is vigorous and takes is
proper food with as much evident relish Us
young infants usually do. 1t is hut Seven
inches long, and finger ring worn by one
of the visitors. who called to pay their
respects TO the little stranger. passed over
its hand, and would answer for brace
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

We have the genuine old Kentucky spirit
rtdlr.ritS in Washington. IN irate South
ern gentleman "all of the rale old stock.
and signing himself SHELBY" appeared in
one of our papers a few mornings ago in an
indignant protest against the modern French
society play. | must quote few pass
ages
Il am ffty-fye years of age. and have
been constant theatre-goer for forty years,
but never had occasion to blush a. a spec
tator until last night, when | saw for the
first time that abomination, called Monsieur
Alphonse.' at the National Theatre Tn
fortunately had taken my two daughters,
young girls aged fifteen and eighteen. re-
spectively, attending the convent in George
town.
"You, Sir, may imagine the shock their
innocent minds received am aware that
the vehemence of my remarks NAV excite the
ire of actors and managers Of this most in
decent play, but my first duty is to society,
Of which my family forms Il part inclose
my card, Sir. Before the war. Sir. no man
was better known in the South. My father
was District Judge of Shelby county, Ky,
for twenty years, and the keys of my front
door and my side-board are always on the
outside. If my name Is demanded You are
at perfect liberty to give it. am prepared
to accept all the consequences OF my philip
pic under the oaks or in a court of law
How delightfully."- old-fashoned Has the
dear old planter been taking Rip Van
Winkle sleep in the Mammoth Cave for the
last dozen years, that he don't know that
plays are no longer written for innocent
young ladies, or modest old gentlemen? And
he hasn't heard of the Temperance Crusade
and doesn't know that the duello has gone
out-that not even the fiery Southron is
called on to fight under the oaks though
he sometimes surrenders in their grateful
shade The royal oak it was the tree, be-
meath which Pemberton, j. c., ''threw up
the sponge in '63. 1t is wonder that he
puts up at the Arlington-that he did not
20 to the National and ask for Henry Clay's
old rooms, saying, Pm kentuckian, Sir,
from Shelby county, Sir. If the rooms are
occupied, Sir, they must be vacated. There
is my card, Sir" - Grace Greenwood's
Washington Letter.
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Don Diego of the South.
BY BRET HARTE.
igsfec'orv-MissioH San GabTiei)
rzrQ

l9ts.
.--, aid the Padre. believe me still.
TsIl him Don Juan, or whatever you will
f1s tines eternal We knew him here
a. nm DIEGO del Sud. lear
Ti,s s,o-v's no new one. VIII you hear
o,eof those spirits you can't tell why
81 has permitted. Therein
~. the advantage FOR hold
ri wolves are sent to the purest fold.
- We save the wolf, If we'd get the lamb.
&c no believer, Good. am.
We'll. for some purpose, grant you. dim,
- nm loved women. and they loved him.
rscb thought herself his last love- Worst,
-, believed that they were his FIRST
si sIlcb are those creatures, since the Fall,
rse vsrv doubt had charm for all!
,-., -,u-i,, You are young-but I-indeed
ave no patience. To proceed
~ Nv as you passed through the upper town
~. Tg-iaeL where the road goes down
~. ,sn Felipe. There one morn,-
-a,st- t.uud Diego his mantle torn,
.-4a.u4nv stabs through his doublet's band
AstLero were wronzed hushands-you understand
..p,.n-.~ So said the gossips. "a Dead"
p-'.',rlst the friars who found him said.
Ia C1irH saJe , Who else should know
"a hundred years ago.
i-..-- wa a funeral. small indeed
private WHAT would YOU
To proceed
,..,-c..y the year had flown One night,
I---i,..9iinandante awoke in fright
iI..4-.r.- below MS easements bar
known twang ofthe DJns guitar
a.. rti-lei O. the window just % see
d. u..e-a-sw0un on the balcony.
.,... ,-ass later. Don Juan Ramirez
F.sud : own daughter. the Donna Iner,
p.'ss-a ghost. leaning out to hear
1.. Ing -or that phantom cavalier.
F.eg A .calIc peGru Bias
-.F va. -lid. through his niece's glass
r..- -l.1teI Diego twice rePlss.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

A CONFIRMED SMOKER. A Sacramento
gentleman lately saw little boy leaning
against a post in the eastern portion of the
city putting energetically at full grown
cigar, and succeeding in drawing from it
quite volume of smoke. He felt such evil
dent interest in the job be had undertaken,
that the citizen concluded to interview him,
and accordingly, drawing a cigar from his
pocket, went up and asked for light. The
boy acceeded to the request with An assump-
ton of manly courtesy which he probably
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
The Grasshopper and Cricket.

BY JOHN KEATS.
Inc poetry of earth is never dead;
When al the birds are faint with the hot sun,
Anu hide N cooling trees, voice will run
From hedge to hedge, about the new mown mead;
Inat Is the grasshopper's,-he takes the lead
IN summer luxury, he has never done
with his delights, and when tired out with fun
lie rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
ihe poetry OF earth is ceasing never;
on lone winter evening, when the frost
las wrought silence, from the stove there thrlii
me Crlckets song, IN warmth increasing ever.
ana seems 10 one in drowsiness half lost.
Inc urasshopper's among some grassy hills.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

Professor Reclam. of the University Of
Leipsic, has interested himself much in
the question of burning the dead. and has
finally discovered method which may be
stvled his own Ii consists of walled oven
called a generator. in which burning ma
terial-wood. turf. charcoal and coal-are
burned, above which Is large chimney, in
which the gas to be heated is collected; the
gas Is composed chiefly of oxyd of carbon,
oxygen and carburetted hydrogen when
the gas Is heated to 200 degrees Reaumur, it
passes through sets Of cubic tubes encased
in heated bricks 10 a regenerator, into which
it issues with great force; into this the body
i lowered on an iron bier, under which Is
an iron pan. into which the ashes fall.
Nothing touches the body but the heated
gaS which enters the regenerat0r from either
side without odor the body cremates in
twenty minutes the ashes are but hand
ful. and upon raising the iron bier they can
be gathered from the pan the coast for
burning Of each body i three thalerS. Thus
far this method has met the appreciation of
the public: as vet, no body has been burn
ed. From accounts, both the peasantry OF
South Germany, who have been anxious TO
Join the society. and the poor Of cities favor
this process highly; the Protestant clergy
entertain it, being put into practice. while
the Catholics have said but little the sci
entifc associates Of Professor Reclaim have
not denounced his method, but have rather
conceded to him the honor of having found
the best manner for cremation: in Germany
especially the burning by this method Is
anxiously waited for in Switzerland the
method of Professor Gorini Is more com
mented on. it Is As vet unknown and a
deputation will call upon him to publicly
explain the compositions Of the mysterious
liquid, and perform some experiments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05
Cremation In Germany.

The enthusiasm shown three months ago
in Switzerland and southern Germany for
the cremation of the dead, has in no wise
abated. The leaders of societies are labor
ing to enlist to Their numbers by spreading
pamphlets and treatises of scientific men on
the subject, about the country. Arguments
have been advanced against the movement
based on the principle of removing the de-
compositions in the graves at certain peri
ods, ,'but the enthusiasts of the burning sys-
TEN have replied yehemently; they have
revealed the following facts. On the exhuma-
ton of bodies an infectious disease was
created in the army of Hannibal when be-
sieging Syracuse. Out of scorn to the be-
sieged they exhumed the decomposing bodies
OF their friends and relatives and strewed
them about the ground. In 1880, by the
exhumation of bodies at Riam, TO make
room for new burials, fevers were caused.
Lately in Paris, on the Place st. Severin,
formerly burial place, exhalations were
remarked rising from the ground, which
caused most raging fevers in the neighbOr-
hood. In the late war between the French
and Germans, many of the German soldiers
engaged at the siege Of StrasbOurg were
seized with the typhoid fever, caused, ac-
cording to the report of physicians, by hav
ing dug their breast-works eight feet deep
through cemetery; lately at Zurich the
bodies in the old churchyard were ordered
to be removed, the idea being to make room
for new buiials many of the bodies were
found petrifed, and in some instances wers
recognized.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

AMERICANS IN EGYPT.-American influ-
ence is rapidly increasing in Egypt There
are now sixteen American officers IN the ser
vice of the Viceroy. At the head Is General
Stone, whose position as ehlei OF stan :
most influential and important. Gsnerals
Loring and Reynolds are old army soldiers
of unquestioned ability. Both Stone and
Loring have lately been made Paehas BY
the Viceroy. who evidently appreciate"
their talent and energy. lie is thoroughly
organizing his army, introducing the mos.
approved arms, and preparing for a brush
with the Sultan of Turkey which Will make
him King instead of vicerOy, whenever the
..sick man gets into any new difhcuity
with Russia or any other foreign power. A
recent accession to the staff is Major Prout.
a talented American engineer, 10 "nom II
a.~;,ned the important duty of making u
survey of the Delta of the Nile. running
his base line east and west through the cen
tire of the Great Pyramid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

Last year, at the Vienna Exposition. Pro-
feSsor Brunetti, of the pathological and ana
tomical institute at Padua, exhibited a
method for the burning of the dead ac-
eording to his plan, huge fire is built un-
der large oven, with ten side openings to
create a draught; herein an iron bier, to
which the body Is bound with wires. to pre-
vent its falling apart during the process, IS
bound. The Professor has performed five
experiments on human bodies In the last
the oven was heated to | 100 degrees Reau-
mur. In one moment the bones were glow
ing. The air circulating through the oven
tore particles from its sides. The result
was calcination of the bones, which were
rather >plintered than cremated. The time
accomplished was two hours. l60 pounds of
wood were necessary to reduce a man Of 90
pounds weight to 81 pounds of coarse
ashes. The entire cost was estimated to be
five francs, and no odor was perceptible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

This gentleman has likewise discovered
method which he himself defines to be the
least obnoxious and most sensible; the body
shall be placed in a large iron vessel
liquid, the compositions Of which are entire
ly unknown except to the Professor, is tn en-
poured over it: cremation follows immedi
ately, but nothing remains, no disagreeable
odor Is caused. The method Is BY far ther
most expeditions, but few minutes time
being necessary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

A drummer fron q city house, new on
this route, after making trade with Gus
toner in this city, politely expressed his re-
grets that everything was 50 dry here ne
could not invite his patron to drink. Tue
Joke sppears whsn 1t = known thss the cos.
toner was Alderman Hpntington-ons ot
10 stiGIse tsnpersncs nsn II The city!