Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-25

are away from home on STANDARDIZATION
visits, and who are anxious to keep their
band in, TO know that somebody has discov-
cred that potatoes can be whipped. They
are great deal cheaper substitute than
cream, besides being tougher, and, on the
whole, much more like boys themselves. We
subioln directions
WHIPPED POTATOES.
Whip boiled mealy potatoes light and dry
with fork. Then whip in milk until you
have creamy compound. Pile irrregu'arly
upon hot dish and serve.
The above is a practical breakfast-tah
brief-no joke intended.
Imagine pair of lovers driving II two
seated bicycle through romantic rural ave-
nues and by the shore of the mrrmuring sea!
Yet that is what we are coming to In the
future. A gentleman and his wife have just
tried the experiment, and they say 1t Is ever
so much nicer than joling along 10 car
riagc and wearing out ones patience 10
urging q tired horse. Then there Is that
community of purpose and action which is
such satisfactory thing in itself, and serves
to pass away awkward pauses and distiant
attention from little cmbarrassments -
Two souls with but q single thought,
| Four feet that ply as one
And when the happy pair return from their
ride, he doesn't have 10 go straight home
with the livery team, for fear of an extra
figure on his hill, but they can Just alight
from their chariot of steel at the young
laly's gate, and leave it without hitching,
and 60 in and spend the evening on the sofa
just as unconcernedly as if they had nevel
heard of u vehicle of any sort, but lad always
occupied that particular divan, in that par
tcular position, since the beginning of time.
The tricycle. certainly has its advantages
and we doubt not ii will come into genera
use Just as soon as the average young mar
can abstain from taking his sweetheart tC
ride long enough for the accumulation Of
his usual livery rate to warrant him in pur
chasing one mot swectheart).
Some one who seems to know about the
relation of good newspaper to the family
writes as follows:
The strong attachment OF subscribers tc
well-conducted newspapers is fully confirmed
by the publishers. stop my paper,
words of dread to the beginners in business,
lose their terror after n paper has been
established for term of years. So long as
paper pursues just, honorable, aud judic-
ious course, meeting the wants OF It's
customers in all respects, the ties of friend.
ship between the subscribers and the pupei
are AS hard to break by an outside third party
as the links which bind old friends in
business or social life Occasional defects
and errors in newspaper are overlooked by
those who have become attached to it,
through its perusal for years. They some
times become dissatisfied with it on account
OF something which has slipped into its col
umns and may stop taking IL; but tho
absence of the familiar sheet at their homes
and offices for a few weeks becomes an in
supportable priva,ion. and they hasten tC
take it again. and possibly apologize fo
having ii stopped No friendship on cartl
is more constant than that contracted by tn
reader for journal which makes an homes
and earnest effort to merit its continued
support. Hence conscientiously conducted
paper becomes favorile in the family