Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-16
MATTERS AND THINGS,

Russia had last year 71G periodical pull
lications, including newspapers. The arges
circulation was II goo.
Mr. a. NJ. Sullivan, one of the most prom
inent Of Irish patriots says. "lf Temperance
were brought TO the front as ii ought to be
ireland would be free in five years."
A young lady in Washington society sue
ceeded in comprising within the limits of
single doy II luncheon, tweuty-onc calls
three afternoon teas, dinner, three plrtc
and n german.
Charles Evcrman, in the Sussex, New
Jersey, Jail for stealing felt 50 mean That he
soapcd himself from heal to foot and went
out Of prison through by inch hole.
a Belgian financial journal is authority
Tor the statement that the railroad capital
raised in Europe ia 1889 amounted to 1864,
OSi,O 900, slGi 900, 600 of which was for
America, while S22j ,0O0, 600 was for Great
britain and its colonies. The Russian roads
raised $4,000 OO0 Holland aud Austria
Hungary each about $40 100, 900
The New York Central railroad company
owns 5SS passenger coaches and %, iGj
freight car. Tho Fr,o t,s1u oo,ol..s an1
32,2GS freight cars.
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'''''''" nun INC LIMOS 'ehttaI railroad IL
is proposed to eXpcnd this amount in improv-
ing the wagon roads of the State.
nv,
Inc oZar ms ordered brand new throne
for the coming coronation. 1t is 10 be of
black oak ricilv carved ond wiil cost ss0Oo
-. eoooo M >,,,..t,.,
tho, coc; i, -i n "aNc ho,l,igu nun
fnrai,,,ro sn. w." ,i' w nv must "PP'oi''a'c
''"''''o ''' '''' 'N'''''"
DR.. Robert d. Lyons. who is travelling i'm
the North OF Ireland and writing his obscr-
vatIons Tor the press, draws pictures Of such
appalling property aud destltntion that the
i'o''o' "'' SI'''nN7 nom r'Pr'h''hs them.
A French statistician las figured out that
the annual consumntio, of tob,cco in Rrs
sia, France aud England amounts to abou,
one pound per nhabitaut. in Italy TO Il
pounds IN Austria 10 go pounds, in the
in Reiain "',o ~ oer,"ny 10 ,Hlec POUNDS
heads ,ha iis ~ ,,;,t, Fo ,"i ""''e ilo''ahu
WIN '"''N'
Over half million of eMiIrants arrived,
list wear n, the mort of Nry yn,k oloro
RI. ,.,, - ........,-.,-, "o"''
Ae ''poi' VI 'he c""'''''s'ioh oi emigration
shows that during the yer 1871 03 meals
S13 1914 % were advonccI ~ f"rw "r , u,
to their friends or enable them to reach their
western homes; Il, ITO were returned TO Eu-
rope mere were landed Al the port OF New
lorh curing lso:, 52o,31o passengers, OF
Whoh AL were aliens except lA,263. This
cACeeus tue NUMBER lanutd IN 1881 by 10
ana is larger Than IN any previous year. Not
to lack OF means caus dby,hr Hood disasters
in Germany.
There Is bill before .lin' New Yorl, lcnis.
la,urc rrnvi,iirr r,r.ofvod p;zo r,r o,,,ro
- u,,.,7 -, "'i,.
"''iciS' ""''o 'i'' '"oy Is considering inc
apple question, perhaps il wil try TO prevent
frauds upon consumer, hy The picking Of in
ieiior iruit III the mlGdic OF the balcs.
The Macmillnns thc r,p,ors Fro,ish ,,,,,
fishers, will issue an illustrated magazine ON
the 1st of October, in opro.iti. II to Horpr,'s
Monthly and the Csaturu. which have ruin.
cd loothold in London. Ilhu Norry will
NC lnc tulloV, ana NblhN rs AIR VIII manage
the art department, aud tic irten.lcn is 10
show that English drawins aud engraving
are not inferior to American. 10 n,id 10 is
hostile character, the ncw mleazi.c will lie
sold at 3D.
r..,
l''u's'''c Is H'ANl"4 great preparations Tor
an Industrial exhibition 10 begin next Au-
gust. Residents lave snh.c,ihpd Il n,nrtc,
Of n million of dollars IA nm, mn a btnliinr
covering thirteen acres and Inc rulrnri
companies likely tu he hrnrtit.d n.c ryn ,.t.
ed q give as much NOR, The sbtw viii
last one hundred DAYS.
a gentleman from Mason county, Illinois,
gives the weights of an extraordinary family
hy tho ro"r r1f,lo,. ,rho f.,,o,;, ,.a,,,I,,
~ $50 ,n'''''i W -. ~, ~, "G'5n.
Jor,,I,,ar 90 sa"i 90, Wy w.,
BOO H'oS 90 $40 ,i,I scn ,'G III sou
IL mounds Nr I irc,y h" "" W., .t; .,nr.
~ H., ,,.;.r'i o,n IA, wv ,i,'C.
family Is "a pOundH and ali are llYlng