Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-27
MATTERS AND THINGS.


the last ten years. There are many Yankees
among the new corners.
Germany still beheads her criminals for
certain capital offences. Friendly surgeons
do not rcsusctale them.
An exchange suggests that the dynamite
most likely to create disturbance at Ridcau
Hail. Ottawa, is that produced by the Caude
process.
horse thief in western prison com
plains bitterly that the chaplain is Il Pres.
byterian, while he was brought up Meth
odist.
The Delaware house of representatives. has
passed bill appropraiDg 5000 for schools
for colorcd children.
A faro bank in Arizona has a trap-door in
the floor through which the players can let
their watches down into pawn-shop under
meath, without leaving their seats
A copy of Moody and Sankey's volume of
hymns lately reached one of the Turkish post
| offices in Armenia to the address of an Amer
lean missionary. A government agent exam
ined it, thought the hymn "lIold the Fort" a
| revolutionary song, and would not permit its
| delivery before the obnoxious page had been
| cut out.
wa io'ooo h'lu vi pu'ia'o nave peeh
''''u e"'' VI ''o i'"o"s'o'o ii'o'' III pioh-
tana Territory, this season.
The Supreme Court OF Iowa, with one
Judge dissenting. has sustained IFS former de-
c;s;o, ,ho, ,o nrohi,,;, ,r,, on,onI,,,on, Il mi,
aud void.
Three firms ia, tho ,vbitoa of roorl, . ooo
900 eggs every wear in olbumcnizno nnner
for thn ,OOO nbo,ogronbe,s If ,bc Irr;,od
c.,
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Cocoanuts are worth S25 a thousand in
Pensacola. Florida Is rapidly increasing its
cocoanut product OF the thousand islands
that lie all around Southern Florida, several
nuVc h,eS oeeh purchaser expressly I1r
~ ~, ,i''u ",i Iv s,t, ouiu.e auu "o'h
Vi '"'S' 'oi'''"' i'u''S i'ui'sh ine'y '"e'e'
A very fnshionobl. and exciting fox hmm,
| IT. ~. w.,
CANT oi near new iork, inc other cay.
-, ".,e "n,'' uo""' ''1r9 ~
and ri,,ers ,,or. ,hro,un ,,nI oous;iaraIi,. ia
iurcd. AT nisht all hands, including the fox
| went to their several homes to get refreshed
and rested for another days amusement.
Tho ,,.r,;, n,s,. N b. f-od hv ,ho sr;r;, Of
|
accommodation, scht OUT IL messenger ~
pay postal orders, but abolished the practice
wheh, a, Tue emu OF Tue MIN Gay the messen-
i
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r,, ..,...,o. 1900 = r.,, r-r,
usc Tue UNDERSTANDINGS worn tee'olalcr' anu
are seeking some grand term which will cen
| ceal its meaning from the common herd.
| IIydropot and An1abibc have Tins far been
evolved, but meet with little favor even
with the learned fools.
lhose VINO 10 hot ENJOY tue honor OF an
Cai's.n.;a u'.sl, - s -, ~ ,ss.D
from, ,,,o S,, Ioso U.r.,,.,, ,,,,, ho 70 C,
crab.headed old trilab,e and anticipated
entromastracan pTciopodus." This. knowl-
edge I'm be utilized asa letter Of in'roduc-
tion when you are III Stockton AMI wish to
call on the editor.
Tho o,,so IF or,,,,o,,oo :, ,,o,,i,,, ,r,n,os.
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III o"I'""' ~ Is S"'u UNI 'i'c Huihoc' Vi po"-
''' u''i'oso' Va III ''"' way Is a'ou' 'ooo
structure, with tall chimney that makes it
look IKE factory; III the veslonie are a
shovcls which the relatives Of the deceased
purchase to collect the ashes alter burning.
| Tho nav, ,.No,-o,oI;,,nu o,oro Lo,eo Ia
'P>'" "O"7e ~
ODD with Nilsso, Sc,,,li and rom,o,;,i in
"'', III