Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-31

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/ 'C'soEGE ELIOT. 1t would appear that
the death Of the famous novelist was quiet
and almost painless. She was seized with Il
sudden chill, which attacked her in the
/ larynx, Sunday. She had shortly before
/ the attack received several friends, who left
her apparently in good health and spirits.
/ The attack, however, did not give serious
cause Tor alarm until & n'clnok Wednesday
/ evening, when her physician discovered that
/ the paricardlum WAS seriously affected and
pronounced the ease almost hopeless death
4 soon following. George Eliot" was born
/ about two miles from the town of Nunra-
/ ton, near Bosworth Field and the ruins of
Ashley Castle, within which Lady Jane
Grey passed a portion nf her life She is said
Ia have been adopted by Il wealthy clergy
man who gave her an excellent education.
/ Her first literary work was translation of
The Life of Jesus. 10y Strauss, published
in lSi6, and eight wears later she trans
lated Fcucrhacl's Essence Of Christianity"
"MlidlCmarch' is considered by many to he
one of the greatest novels ol the century, and
I 1t would he difficult to specify book which
created greater sensation upon its first ap-
pcarancc She herself regarded il rs her
best prose work until she produced ''Danicl
/ i,tr"hi'i. Wh''h sue considered her master
/ piece. That the public did not sympathiZc
with her in her estimate of the relative mcr-
it, of the two works WAS Il scecre disappoint-
r,epi In her In n,.r.nn sh, Is drs,rii.,i ~
hcin.. slight. OF mcdmm stature, with face
somewhat Iohs' h'h ihIl "i 'ntcIlistncc,a
,,'',n,.,''i,, n,,,,n,r ,,,., ,n III i'''" NJ.
Lrwcs in Drcrmbrr ISIS the lady coutin
ued her literary work. and WAS slid to have.
another novel in hand. but no work has ap
n,ar,d from her prn sine. the publication Of
Daniel D,.ronda." She, vns ais, rn.ar.,, in
cdtinr the literary remains of Mr. Lrwes. The
r.sult nf her l1h,rs moi L,xin,s vet ,,nnrnr,d
Durin.r her literary career Mrs Cross earned
Il llrr, amount OF money. and at the time of
her death WAS in utlIurnt circumstances TIN.
ms sh. received fr,m b,.r works yy,rr nnt
g, !,r,,,. .S many pr,nIi, SunnnsrI ami vet
they w,r,. sufficiently klrsr ln enable, her 10
r,,ll mn a r,.sptrt1bl, fortune The following
, are sand 10 have been The rrrtipts from her
,uLIishrd writings mn 10 nhnut three wears
,nu ..Scrnts nt Clerical Life" =, 900
...iI.s Mariner inO. .\l.m Erd,.
-, 400 Mill ON tl.. Fkss so
oJo .I,,,unl, SD 900 "F,liN IIoIt.
-, am ..Sn,,,i.h ,iirsy - 500 Mid
,u.n,r,l, : jn uuI .I....nd uf .Iulrll.
-, nnD. .,uL ..p,irrl b,r,r,ll 80 900
,n,hip.e 3, total Of >lG.. .0a5
,.,...,.,.>,~,. n,ru,usr,,- r,>,,sr Sr,rF-
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MEM A. f' WHAT li'h i'fhN" '''''-NSN -
The New York Times publishes an article,
,ri.,.,L. IA, Kerr ,f putsburr concern
,..,,t m ,,;,t
lhS lh' true ""'"' VI "'t'" "a ~
of the paper Is condensed IN Iih'"s editorial,
from which the following Is taken What
ever may he the nature al the disease Il
Heating germ IN the AR, or even the iornh-
tiun of Il false membrane III the throat IN us
early stage the disorder IS purely local Ihr
membrane, which is ordinarily spoken "i aS
Il fungus, can be removed by local applita-
tion. nr Kerr suggests rather powerful
lotion ot hydrocnlOrc acld and slyceiine.
But the moment the membrane forms the
patient is threatened with another and lar
more dangerous maady. While the process
in the tonsls is going on vlrucnt poison IS
distilled in the nelShhorh""d lhis Serrt-
iion, An insignificant amount "i when Is sui
lcicn, To imprcenatr the system, lasS's from
the throat into the stomach, producing acute