Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23
BOYS AND G1i,LS.

Aunt Tin alarm) "Sureiy yoa've eaten
enough, haven't you, Tommy Tommy
(in doub) "F-Ef-leel me -
The latest thing in the invention liae IS
c)ntrivanee for preventing uneasy and
michieyous children from jogging" each
other in school. 1t is described as follows
"In the seat Of each chair is Placed a small
metallic plate connected by = wire with
galyanic battery on the teachers desk.
Each alternate chair is connected with q
positive pole of the battery and the others
with the negative pole. So long as the
children remain quiet DO shock Is expert
enced, but the moment one child touches
another an electric current IS created, and
both the victim and his assailant are held
fast. An uproar is created and the attention
of the teacher is attracted This novel
plan is designated ,machine to prevent
jogging in schoOl-roOms." 1t Is no exag-
geration to say that it is a complete success,
ard that restless boys once under the opera
of this galvanic shock are done forever with
Jogging" as means 0. grace.
Tommy (suddenly. on his way home from
church, h)-"What did yon take out Of the
contribution box, Mamma only got
sixpence Look here l.
\ little boy, when picking up the drum
stick Ofa chicken. swallowed one OF the
tendoas which are so numerous in the legs
of fowl, and was very nearly ehOsed. The
tendon was. however. with great difficulty
extracted. 20, mamma, 1t wasn't the chick
abddy's fault, it was because the cook for
got to take of its gartersi"
A boy-reiormer, in a speech few evenings
since, made this remark Il have three
good reasons for keeping the pledge not to
use tobacco first, because | am to have five
dollars at the end Of a year second, be
cause have pledged myself not to use it
and third-the strongest motive Of all
because I'll get a licking if don't keep 1t ~
1t is unnecessary to say that the speech was
applauded.
At this season the question which interests
boy is not so much whether his lie will be
crowned with glory and honor, as whether
his new summer vest Is going to be made
out Of his fathers Old trousers.-Noricich
Bulletin.
Sicnor Blitz had Il bright little fellow on
the stand to assist him in the experiment.
"Sir," said the Signor, ''do you think
could put the coins which that lady holds
into your coat pocket ?'' ''No" said the boy,
confidently. "Think not ?'' II know you
Couldn't said the little fellow. with great
frmness. "Why not?' "'Cause the pock-
ct is all torn out"
Miss Smith, does cOrmOrant eat straw
berries - '"Law me no child. What put
that into YOUR head ?'' '''Cause ma told
Sarah no, to bring ont the Strawberries
and cream until that old eormorant, Miss
Smith had left" About ten minutes alter
ward. that child and his mother went up
into the attic and played ''peas hot and peas
cold" for nearly an hour.
''Ma does pr kiss the cat ~ why. no
nv son, what in the name of goodness put
that in your head ?'' Cos, when pa came
down stairs this morning he kissed Sarah in
the hallway and said that's better than
kissing that old cat up stairs amt 1t, Sarah
And that, people say, is the reason why
Smith itayed in the Cearity Hospital for
nearly two months.-Nep Orleans Piea-
yune.
gHsrry (whose papa has just gone to the
English school for yeomanry officers ut Al
dershot) "Mamma, what will papa learn
ct his school ?" Mamma HE will be tsugns
how to command troop and great many
things you could not understand but there
one thing, Harry (impressively), which all
soldiers must learn, and which very mncn
wish l could teach you-to do exactly As they
are told" Harry (reaectiveIy) .fsps
won't mind that much be always has %
do il sthoms !"-Pneh.