Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-05-14
MINOR NOTES.

When Florida Indian is likely to die,
his friends place him where an alligator can
take him, and thus save burial expenses.
A New Mexico editor, in forgetful mo-
ment the other day, was so imprudent as to
venture into his sanctum without having his
revolver with him. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of 50 deliberate suicide"
Nevada brides won't stand much foolish
ness at Il wedding Recently one of them,
while going up the aisle of the church,
stopped short and kicked all the skin off the
shins Of a groomsman who trod on her
train.
First and last, rather more than 600 sur
vivors of The famous 8 Charge of the Light
Brigade" book have died in this country,
and now another of the brave troopers has
just stepped down and out in Trenton, New
Jersey.
That was a rather uncomfortable situation
for the man with two wooden legs near In
dianapolis, the other night. lie had Just
unscrewed his legs and gone to bed, when
somebody set his house on fire. He managed
to escape, though.
A cross-eyed man who handed his ticket
to Chicago street car conductor, the other
day, had three holes punched in it. The
conductor thought he glanced at two ladies
at his side. they were entire strangers, but
he meekly forbore to say anything. 1t costs
something to be cross-eyed.
The picnic season has set in, and the hood
lum is filled with satisfaction. lie crosses
the bay delightedly, and looks for the rural
Chinanan with the keen relish of a hungry
bloodhound. There was an excursion into
Marin County on Sunday, and number of
hoOdums laid in supply of eobbles and
Jagged rocks, and passed them out to such
luckless heathen as were in reach Of the
train. The pleasant exercise will continue
through the summer months.-Cdl. Paper.
\ soft-headed youth residing in Sangamon
County, H., has gone melancholy mad for
love OF Bessie Turner, brought on by read
ing her evidence in the Beecher trial. One
night recently he made clumsy figure of
his bed clothing and carried it from room to
room for several hours. Finally he kicked
it down two flights of stairs and into the
cellar, yelling a. he stood at the door of the
apartment " Why Bessie. you tumbled
down Didn't your
Two brothers named CAT have establish
ed mammoth hennery in Colorado, ten
miles from Denver. 1t covers about four
acres, which Is laid out like village, with
streets and avenues, along which are built
long rows of house Of various designs. Re
gular families Of hens are assigned to these
houses, and it Is found that they quickly do
mesticate themselves without troubling their
neighbors. The population Of the village Is
about 2O00, divided closely into social
cliques of Brahmas, Cochin, Shanghaes, and
Dorkings, and the chief products are eggs
and spring chickens. Sundays included, the
Industrious matrons of the village turn out
daily from forty to fifty dozens of eggs,
which are sold in Denver for from thirty to
fifty cents dozen. The brothers Gaf ex-
press but single regret, and that Is that
they did not found their colony fifteen years
ago. when eggs brought $ dozen, and
spring chicken was worth pennyweight of
gold dust
1t must not be supposed that the Beecher
trial Is the only case in court involving fine
points in law and calling for an exhibition
Of the highest order of Judicial and legal
acumen. Justice ,JoSSey, of Griffin, Ga, Is
soon to try n case, in which the " idOw Mul-
li.an i defendant. where the scales Of JUS
tice will - teeter" to hair before the exact
merits Of the contest will be fully determin-
ed The Widow Malligan, who lives in
East Griffin, noting the advent Of late
spring, recently took her feather bed and
hung it on the fence to ventillte. a. well,
doubtless as to secure the Matching beneath
the warm rays Of the sun of all eggs OF YER
min that the yermin becoming visible might
be slain. There hung the feather d.peace-
fdl evidence OF a luxurious civilization,
harming nobody, when hungry town cow
came along and ate the bed up. tick and ali,
at least 50 says the plaintiff. The cow en-
joyed the meal no doubt, but it didn't seem
to digest well and the COW laid down and
died The man that owned the cow has now
sued the Widow Mulligan for damages, and
the widow pleads an Offset for her feathers
Her case viii be tried before Justice JoSsey
and be proposes to make Griffin rank with
Brooklyn aS the place of great trial. If
the widow loses she proposes to appeal the
case 10 the federal courts and see il the wild
ow and the orphan haven't any rights which
men owning yagrant cows are bound to re-
spect2 The news from Grifhn will be await
Ell with absorbing interest.