Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-24

emigrants wishing to settle upon it. In many
paris of Texas the value Of land it is said
doubled itself in the last two years. Within
six years the land tina, was bought for one
dollar an acre has been known 10 bring from
$50 10 $50
A religious census has recently been taken
at Victoria. every citizen being allowed to
enter his name upon the book as he saw fit.
The document has some curious features
Out OF eO2, BAG persons no less than eight
thousand ar eenteIed as lagans, and there is
curious list Of 'Odd lots" There is one
Barrowite, one Millcrite, one Walkerite, one
Coonsotr, one who returns himself as
silent Admlrcr," one MS Thcosophist, and
five who belong to the Church OF Eli
Sands" There arc twenty who declare that
they have "NO church at pres mt, no creed, &"
three who Call themselves "Saved Sinners, 4"
one who lis n believer in parts Of the Bible"
two who call themselves "neuirals," and
three who state their religion as sc. S. d."
They do things in a very rough and ready
manner out in the Lone Star State, and the
summary manner in which defeated can
dida,c for aiudgeship avcnges the opposition
which had led to his rejection is quite in
the Texas style. The disappointed would be
judge selected propitatory victim in the
person Of young lawyer wh) hal spoken
against his candidature, and he then aud
there shot the young lawyer through the
body so that he died. 1t would seem from
this event that the murdered man was not
FAR wrong when he opposed his murderer's
elevation to the bench. A gentleman who
is so ready with his shooting iron" can
hardly lie possessed of the judicial mind so
necessary 10 the proper discharge Of a judges
duties.
The membership Of the Protestant churches
OF the United States is, according to recent
reports, 0,04O 03G Of the Catholic churches,
G,25O,OOO. Tie annual expenditures of the
Protestant churches are $50, 500. 900,
or about 20 to each member. The eXpcn-
dlturcs of the Catholic churches are about 50
for each member. There are however very
many contributors 10 the Protestant who are
not church members, though they are
interested in all church work, and regular
attendants upon religious services. Tie
larger Protestant denominations are as
follows: Methodist, 3,G63,044; Baptsts,
2,33G 0OO Prcsbyt"rans, s93, 4Sj; Luther.
ans, 120,4l3; Congregaionalists, 3sl COS
Epscopalians, 344, $50 The expenditure,
| Ioi cdcn member are as lOllOWS; Episcopal
ans, sci Presbyterans, a; Congrega.
tionalists, So; Baptist, Dutch Reform and
Lutlcrans, - each; Methodist, 81 so
Catholics, 50; Jews, S23.
Several American railroad managers have
received overturCs from parties in Havana tc
furnish railroad tics. Al first this might Ia
considered as absurd, from the fact that dur
ing the past hundred years the United States
haze furnished nearly all the lumber con
sumed for building purposes, etc, in til,
West Indies. But there is growth of hare
wood timber on the island of Cuba exactly
fitted for railroad ties, aud for nothing else
We are running short of railroad ties in this
country, particularly in the material which
will last. Transportation can he mad,
easy, the only question is in the matter Of
duty.
According to the .Nediral Times and Gasett
the oyster contains fourteen per cent of flesh
forming material, this being almost precisely
the amount obtained from the egg. Lear
beef contains but five per cent more muscle
making matter and lut two per cent nor,
of fat than the oyster. Among the man,
thousand species of shell-fsh there are only
two or three known to be poisonous We
but few kinds, such as cookies, periwinkles
and mussels, are used besides clans anC
oysters. The consumption Of periwinkles il
London often amounts to 2O00 bushels
weekly