Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-07-28
MATTERS AND THINGS.

She couldn't but brought him an envelope
directed to her. 1t was "Mrs. Czalawz-
cvancz."
The Saracens captured Alexandra A. d.
GAO; the English A. d. lss2-a long time
between captures.
Poor's Railroad Manual for 1881 shows that
the 100 900 miles of railroads In this country
earned more than S70O 600, 900 last year.
The reluctance which doctors entertain to
advertising the business is manifested very
strongly in Alabama, where it has been
suggested that the name Of the at
tending physician be inscribed upon the
gravestones IF the dead. This method of
bringing themselves before the public was
promptly combatted by the Alabama doc
tors.
Charley Lyon arrived at his home In Iowa
a few days ago, satisfied by months expert
cncc at West Point that he did not sh to
remain cadet. He says that the rules of
the Military Academy were too rigid and
severe to bear that hazing was pracliced
tina. he was compelled TO cat talow candles
and chew ,arred rope, and that, unable to
stand it longer, he ran away.
The clerks in the White House-and some
Of them have been there since LiDcoln's
time-say that the executive business Is more
closely and carefully attended to, and de-
spatched with more business vigor and
snap than have been observed In the White
House in their day.
| Mr.. Reuben Jassons house in London,
Eng, is one whose details display aesthetic
originality. He has bathroom built like
an arbour that spouts water on every side at
the touch of spring, and three lifts trans.
port the inhabitants OF the house to the up
per stories. The stable is built on the roof,
and eighteen or twenty horses are quartcrcd
there.
In July, 1880, the New York park com
missioners forbade the use of bicycles IN Cen
trail Park. Offenders were arrested last
Summer and fined by a police magistrate.
They refused to pay the fine, and were com
mittcd to Jail. The matter was taken before
supreme court judge, and the court has
now entered decision sustaining the com
missioners in their right to adopt and enforce
the ordinance The writ of habeds corpus
was, therefore, dismissed.
A Montana bridegroom not putting 10 an
appearance on the day set for the wedding
the bride hastily began suit for breach of
promise. The defence showed that at the
hour OF the ceremony the unhappy BRIDE
groom was freed by bear, ard the court
held it a good and sufficient excuse. All
parties agreed that the wedding ought to
take place, and the hero of the story is
happily freed for life.
The new census, with the accompanying
documents, is expected TO make when CON-
plcte, thirty quarto volumes of 900 pages
each, and this is reduction of SIX volumes
from the bulk which the census office desired
to have the Government undertake to pub
fish. 1t is proposed to print 10000 copies
, OF the complete work, with an extra 10000
l OF the volumes on population and agricul-
ture. Then there is to be a Compendium
in one volume, of which 100, 900 copies are
to be printed The printing alone will cost
about million dollars.
The price obtained at London show fol-
the prize bulldog Lord Nelson, who had won
every cup for which he ever competed, was
$4,000. His aspect is described as that of
the ''most unprncipled ruflian that ever rar
on four legs to help his master in the attack
! on Il helpless traveller on starlight night.
His coat is milk white. his eyes red anc
bloodshot. his chops fall down on each side
: of his jaw, and when he raises his lips ant
shows his teeth the spectators draw back in
terror.
In Naples kind of wife market is held il
connection with the founding hospital every
year, All the marrageablc girls of the inst
tuition assemble in room, to which young
, men of good character have access. Offer Of
marriage on the part of any young man /.
conveyed by allowing his handkerchief tC
drop before the object of his choice as h,
passes by. If the girl takes it up, she there
by signifies her acceptance, but her refusal il
l she allows it to remain.
The figures which indicate the spread O
the Geographic system in Europe are enor
' nous. Russia leads in total length of lines
her aggregate being over fifty thousand miles
g But in length of wires Germany comes first
p as she has nearly hundred and sixty thou
. land miles. Finally, Great Britain is high
q est in the number of messages, in which sh,
reaches thirty millions.
p The committee which has examined tn
water of the Schuylkill reports that's its pol
:, luton is due to a superabundance OF sulphur
ic acid, washed down from the coal mines o
Schuykill county. This comes into the wa
bnf"ro a. !, oan oireo, tba snnn 81 ,hs oi,v
J. Philadelphia. The heavy rains which hav
= prevailed of late washed down so much o
the sulphuric acid that chemical union wa
= not effected with the limestone water, unit
II thousands of fish had been killed, and tn
y stream was polluted to such an extent as Il
I. make the water unfit to drink. The condi
ton of the water has sensiby improved sine
+ the examination was made, but the experts
a say that the contamination of the water, b,
7 the discharge of sewage within the city lin
t its, should cause the greatest apprehension