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President Porter, of Yale, has succ

President Porter, of Yale. has suecinct
vsy of stating things. Recently he gave
the following laconic advice to the students
in the course of an address Don't drink
don't chew don't smoke don't swear
don't deceive; don't read novels don 8
marry until you can support wife be
earnest be self-reliant be generous Dc
civil : read the papers advertise your
business mako money. and do good with
il: love God and your fellow-msn-' Be
sides arithmetic and the languages. what
Else could they teach ct Yale?
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m %. &C. ".
Wa never dream. wI Ith naked fact,
Your least and brain are all compact
All hl- thy guardian sn-ef flown,
And lr't thee. BoJst=r. all alone
Are th.u-s Nuu see, Wur IA most YOU.
The earthly brighter than the blue
Above Even hrutrs can dream.
ArI cIiel the rides j -htun- CLEAN.
FI.ef-aa0ted Rover scents the fox,
All NYuudeth 0 'er the snow-clad rocks.
AMI >eItrers music through the grove
N.|le ylnz there behind the stove.
The old man dreams OF early days.
And -rieyes 10 feel the hluIns rays
ni present thln-s awakening him,
20 -rtpe with sion CROWN. dun
II. loves the forms that greet his eyes.
when D ctures ni the past arise.
No IN e ia that direction croeps,
only Use sparkling spray that leaps
From iuuut4 MS, that his lips have blessed,
When hope was play in- in his breast
htuth LAS ts dreams, hut they are made
Oi flower. aud stlr-lit crowns, inIaid
" tl levels. that IA future keeps
Where trans eut rainbow radiance creeps.
The treasure where tho arches feet.
Touch ta- glad earth ~ IA hnes 50 sweet.
ui many c'lurcd. changing things.
. De hearts young fancy galy sings.
The future hath shadows, like the past.
Bot shadows hy the morning cast
are ADI IKE tuu-e dccll uluE day
Leaves on the lonely pilgrims way.
Between the two, rejecting ga-e
And youth. the future doth engage,
Heatlu- the busy, busting throng
The present crowd M them along
80 .a-t, they scarce have time to Learn,
What are tut dreams. nor to Il .scern
Wherein ihe only difference lies,
Betwoeu Cur real and ina Eined i0ys.
Zach day has in IL some surprise,
The sweet ana sad rel tiles
0f lie are ike JOS leetlug dreams,
What a.. as trans eut as what sssns.
From some great wreteheduess We wake
To lind there i q joy to break
Upon our gloom, a morning -lt
Breaks up the shadows u. the a. chr.
Oar escs we open, glad 10 find
our dredmed-ui SORROWS left behind,
And uiten wish we could but keep
The JOYS that thrilled u in oar sleep.
We shall have done with drelmlnE sl1a,
Either at morn. or ight OF noon,
The real, may 10 he our JOY,
T. tGd 10 sweet, without alloy,
Swceter than any dreams can be,
The 7tal ut Eternity
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The Deluse'
Mr.. su11n's DISCOVERIES l., kourrNJIk.

Nl. SMITH nl>COV ERIEs Is kOUAUNJIk.
Among the valuable documents-if it is
proper 70 call incised tiles - documents -
which have been discovered in the great
mound- OF Kouyunjk by Mr.. George Smith,
/, complete serie, giving the ancient Chal-
dean account OF the deluge, which is very
like that given in the Old Testament. The
Challean tradition is much fuller than the
Genesis edition OF the story. The account
Is comprised in series OF legends relating
to an ancient Chaldean king and hero named
lLluhar. lie Is OF giant stature, and has
court, seer or a>trologer, and officers. Hay-
iug lost his seer. and being unable to re-
place him, he determines 10 seek counsel Of
liI~iSadra, the sage who escaped the deluge.
After protaeted waaderings through fabu-
l1gs regious, he at last alights upon llasisa
ira and his wife, and inquiries of the sage
how he became immortal. The sage there
upon tell, lz1Gbar the story Of the flood and
of the vessel which he built according to
the directors of liea to save himself and his
belongings from the universal ds!uge which
the gods brought upon the earth To destroy
tbe human family because OF the wickedness
o. the children OF men. This deluge lasted
ceased, when the vessel was stranded for
-cven days On the mountains Of Mir. At
;ae end of the second hexahemeron, llaslsa-
lra sent forth some bird- to ascertain the
state Of the ground, the description Of which
We mast give in the language Of the legend
GA the seventh day IN the course Of it
] cent fa.tn dove aud u left The dove went and
turned, and
A resting place it did not find, and it returned.
sent iorth sNa low anG IL let. The swAllos went
ami turned, and
\ rest .ng-pIase il did not find, and Il returned.
] sent forth d raven ami Il lett,
The raven went and the cJrpses the water il saw,
and
ii did eat il swain, and wandered away and I'D not
rrturn.
sent the animals forth TO She Ecu. nds / poured
out "A NJat.on.
hnilt an altar % the peas Of the mountain,
by seven herbs 1 cut,
At the bottom u. them / placed reeds, pines and
sms4r.
The gods collected at its burning, the gous collected
al IL good burning;
The gods Akc lies over the sacrifice gathered
This legend according to Mr.. Smith was
made, al the latest more than two thou
sand years before the Christian era. Mr..
Smith has also discovered the legends of the
Creation, the building of the Tower of Ba-
bel, &c., all OF the highest interest, both to
antiquarian scholars and to Bible students.
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X T. HOSckroN MINES
Eouli holy Ra5h.a's suE.rinr bed
The w.se men gathered, gfzinS sraysiy
'' Daughter Of God - the younger said,
" Endure thy Fathers elasteulnE hrivciy
They who have stepped their snuls in prayer
Can any aazu sl calmly bear"
She answered not, ami turned aside.
Though not reprl acliuiiy y. nor sadly.
'' Daughter o., God D." The eldest erred.
Sustain thy Fathers clustering gladly
They Who have learned % pray ari-ht
From PAINS dark we'll draw up light"
Then spaks she ont. "Your words are faif
but. Oh, the truth lies deeper It'll.
! know not when absorbed in prayer.
Pleasure or pain. or -po1 or TO-.
They who GOi's face can understand
Feel not the work tins ~ his hand"
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a SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL. The project
of erecting Shakespeare Memorial at STRAIT
fOrdon-Avon is being pushed IN manner
that promises the best results. The design,
as expressed by the committee having the
matter in charge. is that the theatre shall
be erected by subscription, and that any
sum raised beyond the amount required for
the building. and any profit realized by the
rental thereof, on ordinary occasions. after
paying the necessary expenses. shall be ap
piled to the celebration of the poets birth
day and to the promotion and Improvement
of legitimate acting by the establishment OF
prizes for essays upon the subject, lectures,
and ultimately dramatic training school
or college. The clause of the proposition
most interesting to Americans is the equal
share that they are offered in the enterprise
with Englishmen. Donors of $500 and up
ward are to be governors and managers of
the property. The plan has proved so pop
ular in England that twenty-five lovers of
Shakespeare have contributed the requisite
sum and become governors of the Memorial
Theatre. Among the number are Sothern,
Creswick, and other well-known names. Ii
is not probable that the enterprise will be
allowed to languish in this country, for no
associations are more hallowed among the
cultured classes this side the water than
those of Standardization. This reverence
has been shown in many ways. The memo
ry of Shakespeare is regarded as common
property by all English-speaking nations,
and to honor it is accepted as common
privilege. An enterprise 50 appropriate as
the one proposed will therefore not lack
supporters.
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Written for the Free Press and Times
I.Ncning uNmm.

uA j. b. =.
through the windows OF the West
Angel faces, smiling down
On tine evenings peac ul rest,
On the river on the town,
Rim lth hope our darkest fears,
Beam the hr! shter through our tears.
Savior, teach us at this hour
All our gIlefs 10 bring TO Thee
fHr Icy Thine incarnate power.
Thou csn'st give Us y mpatiyr
and the heavy laden come
Nearest 20 thy Tcy-throue.
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{" The relatives anil friends are respect
fully invited to attend her funeral, says
last Saturday, PaiiaSe phia Lsdgar, OF ore
who from the spirit land thas apOstrOphiz-s
her widower
Farewell, dear husband, my tine has pssseJ
My love iOr you not lun- DID last.
Let not your love for me he great,
But love my children for my sake.
In the next column the relatives and
friends are invited to meet and weep over
the remains of another woman who dist the
next day, and who in Paradise found the
above quatrain to express just her feelings,
butwhO made it her own by vary ing slightly
;he words and the IndentatiOn, thus
Farewell, my husband. my time has passed,
My love ior you did not long last
Let not your love Tor lie hs great
bui love my child ipT my saAe.
The best way that We ean imagine in
which these Young witowers can answer
the generous request, - Let not Your love
for me be great. viii De by speedy re-
marriage.
Notice the lappy mesri,il balance De
tween the second and lJ4rth lines Of the
following s;aaza, addressed u chIid of
twelve years
Dear Anna the StViour-s uaalc
hhicl you loved 20 repeat,
las taken ytu where gain
Hope to ueet
IT..
and has done service - long and has been
changed 50 often that the ufiginal f,rn, H.
a. s,,,.,sti,,,, hl. a., a. D. ,.,h ,..IJ
~ '''' 'i 'i0 IA r0I -1ou me-
husband once, g.
Sbo o Slo, !. mn a.,'i 80. i-',
she now j. dead
Ne llef 'uiies no moro
~ ,'i 'Hgr .',... "a, ulSsls he''
Tt..r.lf .... ...t -
i"u io,.'" i's Is - ''u=ei @aI more sas
taluel tujrt
am passing through tIc ilefs
Hut blessed sh1rs apv-ars-
kneel beside ne, on. M, husband
Let the kiss away thv tears.
st'ive iro'a nidn'-hi uH;il ely.
w.. Rns 'sas ~ M. iIi e. Y'e'''n-
The oniy boon leave YOU, M huso4ad
Love them Oh. ilr me. ms hdshand
1urn Not irpin them, Inotnerless.
Tell them something oi their mDs1er.
ou may cali them by my hhines
4 they err Oh gently blame
p. of oil b,rcr.r - ,b. f,il..,,,,,.
beautiful liitls verse. over which We have
she'd tears enouvh IA f,,sltao ire ,rory.
sh. s,,,. fri. tl,. rv-i4 ,.-.t.,,,. t.- ,,,,.s,t
- -, 80, - ~, -. -, :, -
I 80 ~. In ,;..J T., 80, 80
-. -. -. - Il -. - ..,.
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FEMININE GOSSIP.


will smooth the hair so gently off your brow
and then smile tenderly in your face and
show that about four of her back teeth are
gone.-Noricich Bnlief'n.
A woman in Aurora, ILL.,, insists on going
to prison with her husband, he having been
sent there for one year. How refreshing
this is when one recollects that history is
fin, of instances where the wife gets d.
yo, ed. married, and has Il baby or two be-
fore the old man gets Mlcaukee
.Nelrs.
If orono has ,rv donhts Of motber.s
u "". o.'T M i'',o ,a,,,o 80. a.ro
w lose iie slouii Up 'haU ho,rs Ia Iii iii ho 70
d".ans .hs. "u'i ei'1r o,nen and ~ hoar ono
Ne ,'ii- ~, 80 to,,arJ tho 49,
"a =. I"en ..I ." I'D lilo n boar tho reSt
oft az :. ~ 49, IoIf an bonr ,Y anJ
d. ~ I I"' ', larn. r;th the ma.cbe. whom hon
f IHs D"o! ""' '"a
am ~ a""y .; 30 boo, u..;,...
STRAIGHT in his town. and when he sees any
tbine he doesn't like he sreaks about it. 10
one Young woman he saws Z" We suggest
tn n certain vounc lady of cur village to
hold her peace. unless She can talk without
trying, or seeming to try TO shake her CHG
non off when she wags her tongue. 1t adds
no force to her words, and loC Ks out of place
to US.
A Keokuk man held A neishbor's wife in
his Ian while She did up his hair in curl pa
pers. The husband attended the funeral,
and when the minister had finished speak
ing he stepped up to the holy man and said,
in low sweet voice - didn' mind him
so much, because there wasn't no harm in
him )how hut l thought as things war
gettin' from bad to worse, and-well, |
wanted to give them preacher chaps war
mn
At last place oi refuge has oe,n iound
i1E bald-heaued men In Tonga lapou only
the sterner sex Is allowed 10 wear Iaise
har.
y bereaVed female who mas read every
WORD oi Inc testimony ana iost her iaith IN
mankind, pensVeiy observes II real
comfort to be a "ldo" now.
- loved Charles, said Sic. wiping her
eyes with the hem of her overskirt,-''
loved Charles a> much as any woman could
io'e Il i'ian "a. Nnen ne commence ,, veal
ii5 9P'''ui's u'oPl'1 nun
An American theatrical manager "ho i
o' ,o,J o-.G,''r , g,''I ~ ~ :, Gu''u. - q
~ - ''-.,'''' Cii. III
tbot CG;ne ortr -oi ,,,'. ;,a ma holr,, ,',
10 ,--iIta. .'i','
,n.rI orIb.o,ol,r .r,n ro,l;,, ,I..,
e. T - ,,;II -, ~, tIr ,ta ~ ,,,;,l
~ - =, ~ :. -,
Ga 9ona - ono ~ IS ,i,nn, -,anis ~.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

An lriShman recently called upon the
superintendent Of the New Bedford Railroad, -,
Who, being ready to aid the unfortunate,
gave him pass from New Bedford to Bos-
ton. Instead of taking train at New Bed
ford, however, lie footed it to Taunton and
took a train there. Being confronted by the
conductor, he presented his pass, at the same
time asking the fare between New Bedford
and Taunton. Being told seventy-fiye cents,
he said, - Then please give me seyenty-tiye
cents, for | walked all the way to Taunton"
"a demand which excited considerable
laughter among the passengers. 1t took
some time to convince him that the seventy
five cents was not his just due, and it was
not till the conductor intimated to him very
strongly that he would be put expeditiously
out OF the cars in case OF refusal, that he
would give up the pass, accompanying its
surrender with the lbellous observation,
- Sure, and you are dirty ehate, any way"
Mr. Bryant turns an epigram as neatly still
as II he were bat thirty. Here is his excuse
10 the Echo, the little journal of the homoo-
pathic iair, for not furnishing the poem it
had claimed
gave my word, dear IN dam, it is true,
At your request to write verse two;
lSave lt yOd As frankly twas sought,
And now you ehide because keep il not.
Talk not OF honor !; ! am honors slave;
none but rogue would keep the thing he we.
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Written ior the Free Fres- ana Tlmez
The Itftir UieS.


Gather them teuderly in the nest.
Fnid ng them close to your loving breast
Oh. how soon will they leave Your care
Eagerly mounting youths sOlren stair,
Leaving the light % your watclial eye
Cu- To the world will their footsteps HE.
Shield. then, shield. with a faithful breast
Little ones gathered n the home nest
Days will come when vour hearts will loEz
For the outburst Of a childish song,
For the white arms "a a Kind embrace,
For the sweet kisses that cover your Ace
PAtterln- footsteps soft overhead,
EchOing voices, ami ringing tread,
Make each day Of their young lives blest,
That memory hallow the dear home nest
When strong hands in the race OF life
Gird the armOr FOR toll and strife,
Pirtin- pain shall becloud the day
Lips iur Ihe absent earnest pray,
Beautiful eyes look out No more,
save n the d ght OF ths [ pPer Shore.
Then, oh then viii you know the tie
Eden vouchsa.es as the ears glide BY
watching the path where the bli;hs feet trO4G
Welcoming ever their music home.
Filling the hours with sunshine and love
Guiding their thou -hts % the Lani above.
Thus VIII their ewes for the faded years
Yield you reward %. aaections tears
Shield, on shield, with q litnful breast;
Little ones gathered in the houe nest
'r spect Home Middlehury, VI.
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SCENE IN TEoY PoLIcE CoURr.-Squire.
w hats your name
Small man-C. Ii. Waldro
Q-Whe here DO you come from:
Al live in Rutland, do, where tenn
perance reigns supreme.
Squire.-I think you are drunk.
Justice Conway (lesirous OF upholding
the Vermont liquor law, and OF Furnishing
all Nermonters who come To Troy to get
drunk,) Squire, hold up your right hand
Squire did 50 and promised to tell the truth. !
Is the man drunk
A.-les, sir.
Justice.-Well, don't propose to have
any Nermonter come to Trov without his
having an opportunity to inspect all public
buildings. Ill send him To- jail until he gets
sober 60 prisoner) What did you say
your name i?
A-That's all right, Judge YOU don't
want to know anything bout me, do you :?
My names nothing | han't got any
Jastice.-Take him over, officer.
Small man.-Say, fellers, I'll 90 but We
ha'n't seen nothin' of - Al Wooster, hev
ye'
The small man went over-Tr0y Times
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Jusr VERDIcT-About year ago the
Chicago Times printed what purpOrted to be
a telegraphic dispatch from Rockford, ILL.,,
in which member of the Illinois Legisla-
ture and daughter of the then president of
the state Senate were mentioned by name as
parties to a criminal intimacy. Suit was
promptly brought in the young lady's name,
the damages being laid at $4,000. The
Times printed a quasi retraction, and its
editor ufered reward for the discovery Of
the person or persons who had furnished the
misinforma,ion. Upon the trial, it came out
that certain letters had been received at the
Office that the editor, after hurried read
ing. had handed them to an assistant: that
the latter, in turn, had passed them alongt
another assistant, with instructions to writo
the thing up and that this last erlploye
had thereupon prepared the Dispatch >
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

Monte Christo's escape from the sack
in which he was flung into the sea from
the Chateau d'lf has been initiated by
an Ingenious Persian. Having incurred
the displeasure of high functiOuary
at Shiraz, Mohammed Mira was con-
demned to be fastened up in sack with
u viper, cock, and cat, and after an
hours time, when the happy family had i'm
proved their acquaintance, the sack and its
contents were to be thrown into the river.
Fortunately for Mohammed Mira, his execu-
tioners forgot to search his pocket, which
contained small knife. Directly the mouth
of the sack was closed upon him and his
companions, he cut in halt the viper, which
was already encircling his leg, the cock and
the cat were next despatched, and our Per
sian occupied the remainder of his hour by
Stimulating violent fightof the animals, and
giving forth the most excTuciating cries of
agony. In due time sack and all were con
signed to the water, and then Mohammed
Mira, speedily freeing himself from the
prison, gained the other side Of the river,
and came post haste to Europe. for the
future a voluntary exile from the fatherland.
\
cisco Bulletin indicates in the following
paragraph some of the difficulties the Chinese
cause those persons engaged in collecting the
public revenues
In the collection Of poll taxes from the
Chinese, the Assessors deputies have always
had good deal of difficulty in preventing
the transfer of receipts from one Chinaman
to another, whereby single receipt is made
to do duty several times over, and the city
robbed of much Of her legitimate revenue
from this source. For the purpose OF detect
ing and frustrating this imposition, Assessor
Badam has devised system of marking re-
ceipts when they are issued to Cinnamon in
such a wav as TO indicate the prominent
external characteristics OF the mans ply
sique. For instance, one designation points
to Mongol under 80 years of age, short
in stature, no sears on head or neck an
other signifies man - over 80 years of age,
tall, with smallpox marks - a third an ~old
man, very fat, scars on head or neck = Il
fourth ''crOss-eyed Chinaman - a fifth
"Chinaman very lean, with smallpox
marks - and 50 on. Thus. if a heather on
the verge of three score and ten, about as
fat as a match, and with countenance dot
ted with smallpox marks, on being asked If
he has paid his poll-tax presents receipt
whose designation shows that it was issued
to young man, very fat, with no smallpox
marks, the deputy quietly remarks, Il guess
not" and "goes for that Heather Chinee.
The plan is found to work excellently, and
many Mongol has already been brought to
grief by its means.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

Ladies' costumes are becoming more and
more tlght-itting. The ingenuity which
was employed for many years to contrive
means by which to expand the skirts of a
dress is now applied to invention of ways by
which it can be made to cling tightly to the
figure and fall in limp folds around the
feet. Underneath the dress, bands of elias
tic are buttoned 80 as to reduce as much as
possible the expansive tendency of the
skirts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

Senator Anthony, Of Rhode Island, has
been interviewed regarding the condition of
the South As he found it during his recent
trip through that section Of the country.
Being asked il he saw any repOse or good
result OF the long peace alter the war there
he answered Not very much and
continued We mingled with the old
native people, and they assured US that
everything was joyful except for the carpet
bagsers. The Northern people resident
there always said that except for the militia
~ they had no security Of life or property.
We could not reconcile such opposite state
mentS. and went to the officers Of the garri
sons Of the regular army, who were neither
carpet-bagger> nor natives. These we in
qnired OF at Charleston, Atlanta and other
points. They told US withodt passion or
complaint. that their wives and families
were never visited socially by the Southern
ladies, nor did they receive any of the cour
tesies of intercourse common to civi-
lization and always made the especial boast
of Southerners | therefore made up my
mind that the feeling Of the people OF the
South, at bottom, was resenttul and their
professions unsound. We heard at Charles
ton of a man who wanted to carry the
United States flag in some procession through
the city. lie resided on the Battery
amongst the ariStocratic residences there.
My informant, an army officer, said : None
of those dwellings are ever opened to the
otlcer~. and the man who wanted TO carry
The Tag said his object was to have it said in
the North that a native gentleman paraded
with the national colors in Charleston, and
that capital might therefore safely come to
the place Il can't say concluded
senator Anthony, that | was convinced
the Southern grievance was endcd.'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

SYDNEY SNITu's VIEWS on KIssING.-We
are in favor of certain amount Of shyness,
when kiss is proposed, but it should not be
too long and, when the fair one gives it, let
it be administered with warmth and energy
let there be soul in it. If she close her eyes,
and sighs Immediately after it, the effects is
greater She should be careful not to slob-
Der kiss, but give it as humming-bird
runs his bill into a honeysuckle-deep, but
delicate There is much virtue in q kiss,
when well delivered. We have the memory
of one we received in our youth, which last
ed Us 10 years, and we believe it will be one
of the last things We shall think Of when We
de
SCOTCH LADDIE on THE sUBJEcT.
Oh, IL il wasna lawfu',
Lawyers wadna allow it
Fit wasna holy,
Ministers wadna do il.
Ifit wasna modest,
Naidens wadna take it,
II IL wasna plenty,
Puir folks wadna get it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

The relatives anl friends are respect
fully invited to attend her funeral, says
last Saturday Piiiafe 'phia Lsdger. OF ore
who from the spirit land thus apostrophizss
her widower
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

Farewell, dear husband, my tine Ia. passed.
My love iOr You not lun- did last
Let not your love for me he great.
But love my children for my sake
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14

Dear Anna, the Saviour's uamo,
Nhlcl you loved 70 repeat.
has taken y,u where We a5sil