Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-07-23

Taxes are MP 10 S54.oo per SI"uo IN We"
York city.
Carl. Schurz Is good enough to apologize Tor
this country, in his speeches in Germany.
Brigham Young is " short" wife one
having died Saturday.
Mr.. Tweed says he has paid Ms lawyer'''o
date about $500 ,O0o
Williams College has conferred the de-
gree oil d. upon John Bright.
Punch SAYS Of "Lohengrin" that, al
though there Is a king in the opera, there
is no air apparent
The fashions are not dead ripe yet Wait
till August for that.
sheridan's Wedding ha, teen called q
piece of Phil agree work.
In Nebraska more than l. ,ooo,ooo forest
trees were planted last year.
Money is plenty enough in New York at
2l-2 per cent. Who wants to initiate?
John Logan is made unhappy by the dis
coyery of Jaw three feet long,in Indiana.
The fatherland Of crinoline Is Spain, and
Spanish Queen first wore hoops to dis
simulate unequal hips.
The Catholic priests of Troy, y. Y, have
forbidden round dances, and stick to the
prohibition.
Mr.. Stoudinger, Western farmer, has
lust paid 500 to a IL year old girl for kiss
ing her against her will
There i. no particular advantage in catch
ing weasel asleep \ good. wide-awake
weasel answers every purpose.
A New York wag says the railroads Of
the state are now built of three gauges
=. Broad gauge, narrow guage and mort
gage"
John Morrissey backed Cornell, this year,
as he did Columbia, last, and in both eases
they say, on the advice of Mrs. Morrissey,
who is iirst-ratc judge of boating.
Tennessee is having heap of trouble,
tn lis year, with her finances. The State
Treasurer says he's best if he knows where
the July interest Is coming from.
There is horse al jackson. Mich, that
is 81 years old. lie was foaled in Clarence.
Erie county. y. Y, in 1924, and his name is
Romp. He hasn't single puff or wind
gall on his legs, and does a good days work
every day.
The way the Boston mutual admiration
society is perpetusted, is illustrated by the
fact that son of Edward Everett writes
an article in the August Atlantic on Charles
Francis Adams edition Of the works OF
John Quincy Adams.
A millionaire OF Granville, Wis, leaves
$50, 900 to any Incorporated town or village
in Wisconsin that will not tolerate brass
band
Senator Coehrane, of Compton, Canada,
has recently sold a COW seven months old TO
a Mr.. Murphy, of Michigan, for SIS, 600.
Rival hackmen at Niagara Falls now issue
chromos to passengers, after the manner of
religious newspapers.
The drowning season has set in with IN
usual severity. No less than thirteen cases
in New England alone were reported one day
last week.
Disrael has officially stated that s. 10 900
will be required to enable the Prince of
Wales tc support necessary pomp and dig
nifty during his six months visit to India.
Since the yassar girls have gone home for
vacation. it is said that the old janitor Of the
gymnasium at Poughkeepsie is getting stiff
and awkward from lack OF exercise in lodging
dumb-bells.
The troubles of Connecticut agriculturists
are now increased By the ants, which have
begun chewing tobacco in some localities,
and in seseral cases destroyed the entire crop.
And now we hear from England of new
potato disease in tie form ola fungus, which
attacks the plant when about six inches high
and destroys the vegetation.
They call it Commencement Day because
On that date the student commences &c ind
ont tLat there are several things in this
" Grid Es. taught in school.-Inter- Deem.