Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15
Orr KALEIDOSCOPE.


go from London to Balmora the pbila.
delphia Ners thinks Size travels in Pullman
car.
A writer says Gan instance Of a wife be-
ing jealous OF a servant girl was never known
in Russia There must be an enormous
number of plain cooks there.
Gen. Sherman has been mentioned as
possible candidate for the Presidency on the
Republican ticket, and already number OF
Democratic papers have discovered that he
wasn't much Of Il general, anyhow.
Bismarck is said to look like dollar store
when he gets all his decorations on.
There is woman in Paris who speaks
twelve languages. Alas for her unfortunate
husband! Just think Of being ouriain.lec.
tured in dozen languages!
The London Lancet says that the poodle
who sneczc often are the healthest. A
suec6e sets the blood in circulation and
throws off a cold which is trying to settle.
The medical opinion is evidently made in
the interests of snuff, and the public is not
yet up to it,
There was lately found near Rheims
skeleton of u bird ten feet high. judging
from the thoroughness with which the
bones had been picked it is inferred that
1t was once a preadsmiie Thanksgiving
turkey.
rhc duel announced to take place between
Louis de Cassay nac and another officer is To
| hp IN rls p1 It- a pnv.l
are to fight with cavalry sabers, and on horse.
back. If this sort Of thing becomes general,
polo will be nowhere.
young man of "a years marrieda woman
Of 81 in Indiana on THANKSGIVING eve Strange
to say, the bride is rich,
In school examination in Lawrence,
Mass, the other day, the question was given
'What are the two principal forms of Gov
eminent in the world: Tie answer given
by a boy was Mayor and Aldermen"
Among the novelties announced for 1888
is an almanac with new joke IN #. Send
in your orders early toavoid disappointment
-Thilodeiphja Mars.
Everybody goes to Saratoga to drink tie
water, but that doesn't explain why bartend-
crs there are paid $500 month and it is
had to get them at that. - BuriiHg.yn
Udnktye.
| The London La1cft s,,s tlat , ,o,..,o,o,o
use of tobacco is not injurious By moderate,
not enough to hurt is meant, aud the opini, Il
is a remarkably wise one for doctor -.Nt,c
Orleans PicayUne.
A young lady, WHO'S Learning To MAY on
the piano. wrote The f,llnain,, uotn t1 her
music teacher few days ago. Dear Mrs.
- wish to he Ncuscd fro
Lesson until week from 2day d.
Bee Go Bulzy and won't have time PrAE-
| tess. Exchange.
Thorcau's week ON ,l,c Concord and MGR.
rimaek Rivers" dill not sell well, and his
publishers returned ,0G copies of al edition
of 1000 Thoreau stored them IN his attic,
and then boosted that he had library If
neatly 900 volumes. OF which 100 were
books he wrote himself. - i.o,c,W Co'pj,y
"Why did Won sneo; ,o that nolicemon.
Are YOU acquainted with him asked Mill
cams wife as she and her husband were
walking home from tho theatre. thn Other
night. "Ob. no, don, know the man
replied Milligan. il was simnIv nv d5ry ,s
a citizen 10 see if he was nwakc,-L~,.Y
cNsea'
lhey have now brought forth doll baby
which creeps, cries and sings, and no poor
man las any further excuse for adding to
the number of children who wear ont
Glo'hes ana ueVout po'atoes'- Dar"N FF'e
fH%
Perhaps, after ALL there is too much free
dom in the country. Our youths raise
what they are pleased to call mollstnchcs,
upon the slightest provocaion, and soc'ety
~ po"e'esS u prevent 'ic ou'raSe'-A''"tH
| ''"Se"'
| Sarony is said to have given Mrs. Lang
try $4,000 for the privilege Of photograph