Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-24
NOTES AND NOTES.

Hans Won Bulow is said to have suffered
stroke Of paralysis, disabling his right
arm.
The New Haven Register has come TO the
conclusion that the moons greatest mission
is TO bring about marriage engagements.
Three hundred may be accepted as the
probable number IF the degrees annually
distributed by our American colleges, of
which about two-thirGs are given to the
clergy.
The la,es, artistic craze in England is for
dresses made of house flannel. The effect
is better than might be expected. The color
is usually cool yellow.
A Chinaman who was looking at an Eng
lishman eating tripe said ''And yet he hates
mice
The lamp will hold out 10 burn great
many years yet, according to reports from
the oil regions.
\ man named Tasscll drowned himself in
Pittsburg the other day. Too much corn in
the Tassell was what allied him.
Seven eclipses take place this year-four
of the sun. two of the moon, and one of the
Democratic party The last-named will be
visible in all the Northern States.
II autumn and winter dresses. cords and
tassels are TO be Il prominent feature, and
fashionable gowns will look more like win
dow drapcry than ever.
1t was Col. Franklin Fairbanks Of Yer
mont, who at Mr.. Moody's Mortified meet
ing alluded TO the fact of there being too
many ''loose pulleys' in the church. Mr..
Moody at the same meeting warned the
clergymen against telling stories TO raise a
laugh, to avoid hobbies, TO shun cliqucs, and
to distrust those who 90 outside of the church
to find higher life
A circus manager wanted new name for
his show, sophomore collegian suggested
''Monohppic aggregation as good, and the
circus man had got three towns billed before
he was informed that ''mcnohippic" meant
zone horse
Joe jefferson has achieved a great success
as Bob Acres" in Philadelphia.
OF eight daily papers started in Paris last
year, four had disappeared before the year
was out.
F0ymey's Progress copies the following
cpitaph from tomb near Versailles ''Ex-
cept in 1859, during which for several days
she took lessons on the piano her life was
without n stain
Adelina Patti is coming 10 ;he United
States, and with her Nicolini Strakosch, by
an old contract, controlled her movements in
this country, and as he would receive the
lions share of the receipts she stayed away ;
but Strakcsch's rcvcrses have enabled the
songs,rcss to buy him Off with S20,00O
Women resemble flowers They shu, up
when they sleep EeanstJn Ino'tr.
The royal Spanish boom proved I1Azlc,
1t was only girl-Bgtai, Commercial.
1t is all the sweetcr and better for being a
girl Girls beat boys as babies every time.
The boom may be II sis-zlc, but it certainly
Is moi :: tizylr- tray Times.
New York Saa In what condition was
the Patriarch, job, at the end Of his life =
asked Brooklyn Sunday school teacher Of
a quie, looking boy in the class. Dead, -
calmly answered the quiet looking boy.
From the answer no appeal was taken.
September weddings are by some regard
ed the lucllies;" But after all it depends on
whom you marry
The youth who permits his sweetheart to
rule him is Il miss guided young man.-
ISomerciHc JOuradL
Maine election: The Democratic party is
like the Queen Of Spain it's boy is IA girl.
And it's rag baby at thai. Times.
Colonel Bob Ingersoll says that in this
country clothes fit better than in any other
country in the world.
The Greeks have purchased / 400 artillery
horses. The tug of war will come soon.
The woman who has turned her silk dress
twice, is commonly opposed, on principle, to
II third turn.
Envious 81. Louis people Try 10 make out
that the mastolOnic remains uncarthcd ut
Chicago are only the chcek-boncs of a pre-
historic Chicago hotel clerk.
DIR. Tanner says he gpl his idea of the life
sustaining qualities Of water from observing
the cxhilarating effect IF the soup at a church
oyster supper in Michigan.
And now it is American whiskcv that is
being exported to England. Slowly, but
surely, we are paying of that Alabama score.
Pilot.
Blossoms produce apples, apples give us
cider, and cider produces blossoms Thus
one of natures most beautiful compcnsa-
TONS Boston Transcript.
Gcrstcrs baby has nj least one advantage
over the new Spanish bahy-it is sung to
sleep by much more expensive melodies. At
the rate its mothers music brings in the
market, it must cost $500 a day To sing that
baby to sleep.
probably few persons says the London
Truth, "havc had so many proposals oil mar
riagc as Lady Burdett-Coutts. An eminent
widower said, the other day; i, myself,
have proposed to her, fol ! regard this as