davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

To the Editor of the Free Press and Times:
One of my good brother delegates said to
me, ''l gu did not describe the uses of your
Y. NJ. c. A. building, to the convention as
fully as would have liked" Well. for lack
of time TO say all | wished, could not
But with your permission | will give a
synopsis through your columns as follows :
1t is of brick, 4Gx9O, four stories beside
spacious basement, all heated hy steam.
have sometimes called it imam factory" "
and by the following process;
First, We take one of our fellows, old or
young, into the basement, TO our free public
well. and give him good cool water to drink ::
then To the bath rooms and wash him next to
the BARRIERS room, shave and dress his hair :;
then To the economical five cent lunch, where
400 dishes are served daily, and feed him
emporium, in the first story, we clothe him ::
and then, when he shall please, We introduce
HIM 10 our hist-ciass temperance dining
rooms. where he and his lady friends can
have Il good square meal with all the It
ceterds. No intoxicating drinks or tobacco
are allowed To he sold in any part of the
building. Then We take him to our union
prayer meeting room in the second story,
and there, thanking our kind Heavenly
Father for all his rich temporal blessings 81
freely bestowed on us, ask the Divine Spirit
to cleanse his heart from all sin and fill it
full of love to God and man.
On Sabbath afternoons, in our mission
school room, we teach about 100 children
the Bible and spiritual songs and have in
duced 33};;' to sign the pledge 10 abstain from
intoxicating drinks, tobacco and profanity.
Then We take him to our spacious free
reading room, 11XsS feet, the best in the
State, supplied with over hundred pcriodi-
Gals, and a library of 1000 volumes, where
at his leisure he may store his mind with all
the latest news, science and literature. This
room is open from in the morning till 10 in
the evening, free to every one, ladies and
gentlemen, and is visited by about 300 per
sons daily.
Next we take him to the temperance hall
in the third story, where four or five temper
ancc meetings are held each week, invite
him TO sign the pledge, and abstain not only
from intoxicating drinks but also from to-
bacco and every other bad habit. Next, ii
lacking in education. We take him to our
fine select school on the SAME floor, where
he can he taken from the rud
mcnts To the higher branches. And
To polish and ornament him, we
take him to another department and teach
him drawing and painting, and still TO AN
other To qualify him 10 give utterancc to his
and instruct him in orat0ry,
and lastly to vet another and here perfect
him in the art of music, both vocal and in
strumental. Then over all he is invited to
81 4.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

DIR. Esteim, of Bonn, draws attention
to some facts connected with dairy stock,
that is of cows, viewed as machines for
Transforming raw material food into milk.
He lays down that the milk yielding quail
ity of the COW is not peculiar to any race
SO much as the mean yield between breeds
Is different. A good mixer may be com
mon to any race. 1t appears that NJ de
Happen, near Paderborn, registers every
fortnight the weight of each animal, and
the quantity of milk it has yiclded-test-
ng thus the ratio between secretion and
flesh. Now, the digestive aptitude is pro-
porhonal to this live weight, and the
function of the mammiferous organs TO
the quantity Of nutritive elements con-
yeyed to them by the circulating blood.
The average weight of the thirty cows is
II! cwts., and the daily yield of milk over
liz quarts, or 7773 quarts per year for
every two cwts. yielded l,2s6 quarts of
milk per l6 stone weight, while another,
OF l34 cwts. gave but 1893 quarts per the
10 stone
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

| Gen Butler opened his campaign in per
son nj Boston Wednesday, addressing the
Butler Democrats at Faneuil Hall, and the
Butler Republicans in Music Hall, on the
same evening. OF course, to the Democrats,
he claimed To be rs good a Democrat as ever
lie said:
| | am speaking to You as Democrat. They
say YOU must not listen To me. Why They
say because | am not Democrat. Very
good. Let us try that for moment. Why
should YOU listen 10 them when they say SO:
Are they Democrats? Why. can answer
| to every shibboeth of Democracy. was Il
Democrat when Frank Bird was a conscience
Whig Laughter and applause. | was a
Democrat when J. C. Abbott was Il coalition
Free Soiler. iApplausc AMI laughter.
was Democrat when J. q. Abbott was "a
Know Nothing Judge Loud applause. |
was Democrat when John Quincy Adams
was Beacon street Wing. Avoicc-'' Good
boy" Another voice-''Are You Demo
crat now" Cries Of Put him out" \
better Democrat and an older one than you
were before you were born. Applause and
laughter But this isn't question now of
National politics. When that time comes |
shall be found where ! hnvc been ever found,
striking for the right.
The Boston journal thus summarizes the
two speeches
Only Il lot of buncombc about the prrils
of popular suffrage in Massachusetts stale
charges of malalminiSraton and miSS1vrrn-
mcnt. with mis-statcmcnts of the retrnch
mcnt accomplished; Il sop tothe communists
in the shape of II defence of the contiScationS
Of land in the French Revolution one or
two filings at the Republican candidate for
Governor an insinccre lamcntation over
Massachusetts ins,ratitudc 10 soldiers AMI
an utterly idiotic attempt to make the Re
publican party responsible for the Fall River
dcfalcatinns. This then. is the whole ot
Buffers .'c.lSe" Il rambling. iucohcrtut
medley Of accusations and promises full at
Inconsistencies ami contradictions, AMI DELHI
rrutcly designed tn stir up class antagon-
isms. and To make the poor believe that the
rich are their natural enemies. When this
sort of talk comes from man like kcarncN,
it is possible To conceive thai there may he
some sincerity in the feeling that prompts IT,
But in Butler We have man Of large wealth
dilaiing upon the suiIcrings OF the poor an
employer of underpaid labor expressing sym
pathy with workingmen the father of the
salary grab and the champion of all sorts "i
eXtravagance pratingof the need "f rrtrrnch-
ment the man who proposed Ia pension
rebel soldiers, declaiming about the lnsraii
tudc Of Massachusetts, to her Mon heroes
a large property owner coverllN defending
communism the man who has hired srIeS
To blacken the private character nt his point
cal opponents protesting thai his lrienuS are
being abused and threatening 10 strike
back" Has any other public man had the
efTrontrry To come before the people with
speeches 81 charged with hypocrisy rs these
WHAT is the difference between a dairy
maid and stormy petrel? One SKINS
the milk and the other SKINS the water.
-Nc,r Hartn RtgiSt,r-We don't, even
now. quite see the difference. Boston
Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
Tm ORDER OF LITTLE S1srERs.-The

THE ORDER OF LITTLE SIsTERs.-There
died Il few days ago at La Tour Saint Jo-
seph, France, Jeanne Jugan, in religion
Sister Mary of the Cross, one of the
founders of the order of the Little Sisters
of the Poor. She was born in 1898 at
Cancale, the capital of oysters, and lived
as a servant in humble station till she
was nearly 30 years Of age. In 1910
Father lie Pailleur, an assistant priest in
the parish of st. Servan, Il little town ON
the Breton coast, whose heart had been
moved by the suiferiugs of the aged rela-
tives of fishermen lost at sea for whom
there was no resource but beggary, in
duced two young orphans, Marie Thercse
and Marie Augustine, TO devote their leis-
ure to the support of all old blind woman
Of the neighbOrhood On her they spent
their earnings, they kept her room III or
der and led her to church. Not long after
Jeanne Jugan, noticing the work i'll which
they were engaged, joined them, and
when, through the gift Of the savings of "A
woman almost as poor as themselves, they
were enabled to rent low, damp room
iuEuerlv used rs winc-shop, and to place
in IT II beds for their wards, Jeanne he
came the first ''beeging sister. going ont
WIN Id0hft 10 fDlltti from
door Ia door broken food and
small CONS The two orphans, who
had given up their work to devote
themselves 10 the care Of thc poor, he
came with her. under the names of Sister
Mary Augustine of Compassion and Sister
Mary Therese Of Jesus, the founders of
the now famous order of the little sisters
Of the poor, which now possesses 125 cs-
Establishments III all parts of the world
The first colony for America was organiz-
ed August 20, 1868, the sisters establish
ing themselves in Brooklyn. No person
can be taken care Of by the order who is
less than 60 years Of age, and the charity
includes poor women Of all determinations
Jeanne Jugan devoted her life To the work,
and the happiest day i'll her noble, unset
fish career was that on which the award
to her by the French academy of the
highest honor in its gift-the Monthyon
prlze for virtue-called the attention Of
all France to the work she had so unos-
tentatlously begun and insured for it the
support and sympathy Of thousands of
good people all over the world.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
NOTES.

Illinois is considered tolerablv set
tied State, but with 90, O00. 600 acres un-
der cultivation Illinois has 5000, 900
acres uncultivated, an area as large as
Massachusetts and Connecticut put to-
gcthcr.
Save the potato seed. Not the h,bc-s.
but the seeds within the balls or fruit.
1t is from these that Ho,r varieties are
produced. They may he planted in the
greenhouse or n sunny window now.
Little tubers will have formed ere another
planted season rolls around
If your fowls are troubled with swell
ing Of the head, watcry eyes, and after
two or three days become blind they are
afflicted with II kind of catarrh. As IA
remedy thoroughly cleanse ont their
house and nests and scrapc OFF the ton
of the earth IN their walks in the house
Then sprinkle the nests. walls and floor
with carbolic acid twice a week.
Tuads live almost wholly upon slugs
c'itcrpillara, beetles and other insects
making their rounds at night when the
farmer Is asleep-and the birds too-and
the insects are supposed 10 he having il
all their own way. English gardeners
understand these facts 50 well that they
purchase toads at So much a dozen and
turn them loose.
The practice Of bleeding calves before
they are killed, i'll order to make the
veal look white. is condemned. 4 dis
tinguished physiologist SAYS it renders
the veal positively unfit for human food.
The unwhOlesomencsso of such veal is part
ly due to the sickly condition To- which the
calves are reduced before alauchterinn.
by the loss of blood, so that the plea Of
humanity to dispensc-with this barbar-
Gus custom Is supplemented by the
strongest Of hygienic considerations.
Purchasers of veal should avoid. as pois-
onOus, all meat that presents an umnutur-
ally ywhite.appearance, and insist ON hav-
ing calves properly treated before they
are slaughtered. .-Erchmtgc.
1t seems to us that the word ''cntch. "
AS applied to clover seed gcrminntion, is
unfortunate, because misleading, since it
Iustih"s the impression that II good deal
rests upon ch0Hcc II may be observed
that II the seed is good. and prnpcrIy
sown, there is no chance abnut tLc
catch If the soil il improper condition
to insure 1T. If the soil is too ,lrv il ,n.,.
germlnate, but the young plants NAV dry
up and die for want of moisture IL ~
soil is too poor, they may germinotn an
the same but 10 starvc tn death fl ,n,,,
be safely acted upon that if the soil is moi
low and rich, clover sovn either in fall ar
spring will prove n good catch tbe
same IA any other seeds, and that when
IT fails, the cause, except it mny becy-
cessively dry weather is within the con
troll of the farmer - RUrW Nc,r yorLcr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
AMERICAN -CookERY.-A veteran New

AMERICAN COOKERY. veteran New
York hotel keeper says There is no
country in the world where the necessity
Of good. welI-ca.rT~. D.. food is greater than
in the United Styt The changes in
our climate are ter;lIble, and the wear and
tear on the hunfan frame is immense.
Perhaps nowhere ,tlse, IN any great city
Of the world.is tho stress on human brains
so great as in Ne1 York. 1t is miracu-
lous to think how 80 years ago, men or
women got along. at all, and preserved
their faculties, with the bad system of
feeding they had then. But | believe |
discover better cooking and better physi-
cal conditions in the city. l cannot say
the same for the country. The country
is still pie-fed and frying-pan fed, it re
vels in clapmv paste, sticky dough, and
overlone meat ignores rare brolled
beefsteak. is utterly ignorant of soup, and
destroys its digestion by clogging stomachs
with bacon fat 1t is worse III New Eng
land than in the Middle States. 1t is not
poverty that does it, but the want of iudg
ment in the selection of food and igno-
rance in preparing it. Those engender
long lantern jaws, pallid compilations,
and slabsIdedness IN men and women.
Feed man and woman through half
century on indigestible food, and their
offspring will show the effects of it. 1t is
not the physique which is only under
mined, but the mental qualities are dwarf
ed We don't want overnervouS men and
women, all tingling brain and no massive
Drawn. Such traits give birth to all kinds
of queer isms. You find me any well-fed
people, who would follow those wild relig-
ious tenets. which ended in such fearful
tragedy as took place in New England this
year That horrible thing came as
straight down as could be from a century
of bad food and abnormal digeshons.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

Two BEGGARs stand on Boston corner
one, according to the sign on his bosom,
is deaf and dumb, the other blind, with
three children, an invalid wife and "A par
alyzed mother-in-law to support. The
other day the deaf and dumb man stood
alone, with bunch of shoe strings
around his neck, his eyes shut tight. A
gentleman dropped nickel in the hat
and heard the deaf and dumb man ask,
"Dont you want any shoe strings ?"
"How is this? | read you were deaf and
dumb, - said the gentleman. The blind
man Immediately opened his eyes and
exclaimed, "Why, great snakes, I've got
the wrong sign ON. ''-BOStoa HcraH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

WHAT under the sun can Mr. Stanley be
up to in Africa now, asks the New York
World, that he should try to get up the Con-
go ''incog,' and call himself Swinburnc !.
How any white man could expect to hide
himself from observation in Central Africa
under false name is as hard to understand
as is to guess why the explorer shoudtake
upon himself the patronymic Of the poet Of
white arms that cling like trophical snakes
and red lips that bite like crOcodics. We
shall have him presently telegraphinga hymn
10 the Hottentot Venus, we suppose, to our
esteemed contemporary, the Herad, and
after that a furious assault upon him in san
culinary prose by the injured Algernon
Charles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

In Mexican county, Pa, the flow of oil is
81 generous that no less than liO, 900 gallons
are said to run To waste daily. The tanks
are all full and the production is 1000 bar
rels per day much more than can possibly
he handled Ia advantage The streams in
thai part of the State are described rs being
literally rivers of nil, while the earth has ab
sorbed such quantities Of il that in some
places the ground is II mass OF greasy mud
several inches deep. All Efforts I" limit the
production have failed and it was only the
recent drop in the price 10 forty cents per
barrel that has checked the driving of new
wells
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

cordial hospitality, the society for the use o.
the church and the railroads for the courtesy
of half fare Accepted and adopted.
| Mr. Bcnham of Connecticut spoke of tli,
pcrmancncy of the Associations and of Asso
citation work generally; and described al
length the operations of his local Association.
The meeting then adjourned, Rev Henry
Fairbanks pronouncing the benediction.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The services opened with prayer meet
ing led by DR. Kingsbury of Waterbury.
\ delegate spoke of the work done by the
Young Mems Christian Association in West
Rutland, and discussed the general subject
of the relation between the Associations and
the churches
Mr.. D. NJ Camp took the chair.
Rev Henry Fairbanks moved that the
Association adjourn at 9:45. Carried.
The treasurer, Deacon f. A. Fuller, re-
ported as follows: Cash received, S293 OF :;
cash disbursed, S2G5.93 balance on hand,
S27.0S. The previous Indebtedness was
Sl29, 50 that the committee is now about
one hundred dollars in debt The treasurer
further stated that number of last years
pledges were still unredeemed. The amount
of the collection las, night was $50 80 in
pledges and S33. 35 in money
The report was accepted.
Rev. J. II. Babbit introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, The Young Mems Christian As
sociation of Burlington has met n great loss
in the death of one of their constituent as
well as one of their most jealous members in
brother Henry G. Warner, who was never
more interested in the labors of the AssOcia-
tion than in his last days; therefore
Rtso'rod, That this State Association ten
der TO the Young Mems Christian Associa
tion of Burlington and to the bereaved rea-
tiveS of our late brother our Christian SYM
pathy, and commend his virtues, praying
that the light of his example may not be lost
on those who knew him and his labors.
Adopted.
The topic Individual Responsibility for
the Salvation of Souls was then considered
by Rev. Mr.. Armstrong. The Lord, he said.
expects every man to do his whole duty 1t
is for lis To take just one man al time and
work for his salvation If we extend our
efforts too much they become weak and
feeble. 1t is in this way that we must reach
the young men which is the distinctive
work of our Association.
Prayer WAS then offered for the cnduemcnt
Of power hy the Holy Ghost.
AT the suggestion of Mr. Y. H. Brown,
The Lords Prayer was repeated in unison
The Convention then adjourned sine die
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

THEY were counting what makes the
stars SO dim to-night?" she said, softly.
''Your eyes are SO much brighter" he
whispered, pressing her little hand. They
are married now. Il wonder how many
telegraph poles it would take to reach
from here to the stars, " she said. musing-
ly. 'One, If 1T was long enough" he
growled. Why don't you talk common
sense eE-Roctiand CO,ri,r
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
WHAT IT MEANS.

ATrayed in snow-vhite pants ahd Nes''
And other raiment fair 10 view,
| stood before my sweetheart. sue
The charming creature love best.
..Tell me, and does my costume SUIT.
| asked that apple of my eye,
And then the charmer made reply
..nb YES. you do look awful cute y
Although frequently had heard
NV sweetheart vent her pleasure So,
Imust confess did not know
The meaning Of that fayorlle word.
But presently al window side
We stood and watched the passing fhrong'
And soon a donkey passed along,
With ears like sails extending wide.
And gazing at the doleful brute,
Ny sweetheart gave merry cry
Iquote her language with sigh
..oh. Charlie. amt he awful Cute
ST Louis TimeS-.Iv1HIl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
FArrENISG POULTRY FOR THE MARKET.

FATTENING POULTRY FOR THE MARKET
No fowl over two wears old. says the
AmericaR .fgricUitriH. should be kept
in the poultry yard, except for some
special reason. An extra good mother. or
a finely feathercd bird that is desirable as
breeder, may be preserved until ten Years
old with advantage. or at least rs long as
she Is serviceable. But ordinary hens
and cocks should he fattencd at the end
OF the second year for market. Feeding
for this purpose may he begun now
When there is room or shed that can he
closed. the fowls may he confined there.
The floor should be covered with two or
three inches of fine sawdust. dry earth,
sifted coal ashes, or clean sand The food
should Ice gwen four times II day. and
clean water he always before the fowls
y dozen or more fowls may be put at once
IN tins apartment, su that there may not
he too many ready to sell ut one time.
The best food for rapid fattcning. for pro
ducing well favored flesh and rich fat. is
buckwhcat meal, mixed with sweet skim
med milk, into n thick mush. 4 teaspoon
full Of salt shoJS. ha stirred In the food
for dozen fow's. Two weeks feeding is
sufficient to fatten the fowls, when they
should be shipped for sale without delay,
and another lot put up for feeding. If
the shed is kept dark and cool. rs it should
be, the fowls will fatten all the quicker
for it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

Fuller, +. Woodworh, Burlington !;
Rev. F. H. Babbtt, Swanton; c. T..
Harris, Rutland d. VI. Camp, Newport; ID.
E Curtis, Lowell; }. T. Quimby, Thetford;
\. W. Ford, Rochester; John \. Bcdard of
st. Adams; Foster }. Stevens, st. Johns
bury.
Finance Committee Lawrence Brainerd,
st. Alhans; Z. a. Walker, St ,Iohnshury :;
Samuel Huntington, Burlington.
The report was accepted and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Blodgett, l.. b. Lord Of
Burlington was added to Executive Com
mittee
Rev. A. A. Smith, from the committee to
whom the secretary's report was referred,
reported as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17

WHAT is the difference between dairy
maid and stormy petrel? One SKINS
the milk and the other SKINS the water
-Ncar Haren RtgiStCT We don't, even
now. quite see the difference. BOsfo,
Post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-10-17
AGRICULTURAL.
MANAGEMENT OF LAMBS.

Lambs should be weancd when about
four months old, and this rule applies to
any breed. Whenever they are weancd
they must have sweet, tender pasture.
Some tiock-masters prefer pasture that
has been pastured close, from which the
stock has been removed and the pasture
permitted to spring up afresh. One thing
is of the greatest Importance, and must
be strictly regarded ; that is to feed the
lambs generously from the time they are
taken from the dams until winter. If this
is not done a continued and rapid growth
cannot be expected, and it is not at all
unlikely that they will become so stunted
and reduced as to perish before the win
ter is over If lambs are kept properly
through the fall months, it Will lltake much
less to keep them through the winter, and
such lambs, so kept, will come out in the
spring in far better condition than it is
possible to brng out lambs which have
had Indifferent fall keep, however gener-
ously the latter may be fed
When lambs are first taken from the
dams, it is better, when it is possible to
leave them for few days in the field in
winch they have been accustomed to run,
taking the dams to another field. The rca-
son Tor thus will readily suggest itself.
belng familiar with the field and the sur
rouhdlhgs, they VIII he more contented;
Whel pfacticai the daln ana lahb should
DE so lar separated that they cannot hear
eilch oIher pieatihg. Nhen TINS Is I'M
possinle, the utmost care must be exer-
clsed TO prevent the lambs from reaching
the dams. Should they succeed III DONG