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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28
Quantity and Quality in Literature.

George Eliot would spend two years
over II occasionally more, indeed.
Miss Braddon presents "a work of hciluu'
to the public about once in every three
months. Behold ut once the difference
between art and nrtlticillity, between lltc-
rary honesty and literary humbug, be-
tween that which is fitted To live and that
which is fitted to the wastc-papcr basket.
Walter Savage IaudOr surpassed all The
eminent writers of the century in the
pains hc bestowed upon composition. Tho
consequence is natural; he surpasscs
them all in beauty of STYLE He wrote
and rewrote with perfect indifference to
pecuuiary results, and with small con-
cern, apparently, about fUme. The slnc-
tion OF usage is usually accounted sutli-
cient Justification for the employment of
any wori. Laudor, however, would not
admit into his pages amy word or phrase
which lacked the hallmark OF he thcst
writer's He absolutely nurscd the Eng
lish language. He Is Il neglected writer
His subjects were not calculated to arouse
general sympathy. BcIujyoi style alone
will not command interest. Certain it is,
nevertheless, that the prose style OF Ian
dor, III respect OF grace, refinement, and
finish, has never been cqnalle1.
De Quincy. as | have previously re-
marked, Possessed an innate faculty for
shifting his STYLE to lis subject. His va
riety is infinite He will, indeed, some
times descend from the orticst flights of
eloquence to downright vnlgurity. Such
II lurrikin phrase ns so cmmni" is to he
found ut least once in his writings. lie,
too. bestowed excessive pnius upon his
work The mere natural cauncity for his
rcmorllnble versatility of stylr woull NOT
have achieved spch rrsnlts without culti.
uot;om onI L,rI u,,,l, un'v,Inmns nf
,''iom '''i, ;, ,',,', wv" I'I,' I'.'r.,.,,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28
One Life.

ll.r white little hIud is resting
Ga tl' arm ihIi held 1t ui uld.
Audur ihiukS i "a only tine " Iht breeze
THai masses II 80 soft AMI cold.
Her eyes into his are gazing
Eyes ever 90 faithful tu MN.
AMI hr thuk~ u the slalnWy twilight
IuW u.la's them 50 strange and dm.
II. pretty ncr turns toward him;
Ay. when id beer fa'rturn away?
AMI HH tuuk- 10 the silycry moonlight
Y.4 mikes g so faint and gray.
Oh. spHit tM' juEcr, an 1 faifers.
TIts rlVruL' and whisper "GpJl-byc.'
\ ut'. WHY Il life Is nothing,
NI'I n.'hUls each minute die.
WIN millions each minute iyGg.
" 4H' mlt"rs lNc l!i" ur death?
one frts lr AMI tender existence.
GA. irDr'I'uG- passing breath? ?
All: Nhy NE is nothing!
WHt Llu f- lbn' one burn dlm?
Ala iur 10" 'u.lyui reason
OHr l.'c BE- I've world To him.
-Thc Iryosy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28

"What do you mean by such carelcssncss p
exclaimed a man who entered the drugstore
in terribly excited manner. What do you
mean by such carolessuess, say? You sold
my boy laudanum for paregoric, and it was
only by tue luckiosl chance that the baby
is Mt now lying dead yes sir dead-mur-
dcrrd by your criminal carelcssness.'
"What's that r said the druggist, looking up
from is desk. II sold you laudaunm instead
of ptrcgoric! Mercy how could have been
50 lorgctlul OF course you'll pay the differ
once In cost Lnudauum IS more expensive
than par,g'lic, YOU know, You've come in
to pay, SIR, obliged to you; your honesty
does you credit sir does credit, indeed 1t
saying sumelhing, hut midst the conflict
OF his emotions he was unable to express
himself in words, and he went out without
saying a word on offering TO pay that differ
cncc. ."--BOstOR Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28

fore washing, and small quantity should
he prepared as required. as it is NOT Il
commodity adapted for keeping. II the
skin presents greasy appearance, dna To-
an excess of oily gccrction3, mill. should
not be used, but lotion, sonpusod of
equal parts Of rose water and cldculOwcr
water, or n little eau-dc-colornc ma y be
| added to the water before washing.
During the hot season, sunbBrn be-
comes common. If the feeling Of heat
be great, soothing and suitable appli-
cation may be made by adding tea
| spoonful of vinegar to u wine ,glaasfEl oi
water with a little starch IN il or olive
oil may be applied on retiring 90 rest
Nascline is also useful, and spis aiycorinr
and rose-water Zone part of giyccline io
four parts Of the ros -1atcD. The sly-
cerine of starch may be used.
some scasonabic Recipes.
A novel entrce is made by boiling until
tender an equal quontity Of carols .a.d
turnlps. Boil them in separate l.eitlos,iu
salted water Wien done, mash uuI scn-
son with pepper and batter, and 70 lltl.
more salt if necessary. Nu.t,r q yo"t.H-
BILE dish, and put in first Il lav,r VI mr.
| nip, then one Of carrot. uaj SO m until
the dish is full. This may h'tGupd oyt
on small, deep platter. and If cl... /,
packed in it will keen il, shame.
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,, ms t'. o1 WIN Nv NV, ''''u
sn,dv v',,or'i,,,l,,,l ,,',,i " q. %
'5sS, ssS',,,,I,. mIr' arI ,,''t .'' .'.i QUE ''''
40 ,oi, ra"ptaH In,, 'noI'' w l u. 'e'''' '.N many
W" ~-,'", '''l'' ~ "'''"
Nee apple nufter Is eNc,!'"i. "l.'' ''.'
meat oae tnr' "pPII,S' "td 20 t'.'t, J. .,tt'
''iter 'hey are peeIed alrd H''',. .ie.' "''"
hlhe pounds oi Pr"Wll sugar "'d t"' H'-
IONS oi water l''' liI' N"'tr conc ~ "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28

"Whcn does the honeymoon end, Mr. john
SOM ask,d a sentimental young lady of II
friend with whom she was discussing the
subject of married life, 81 don't know re-
turned the practical Mr., johnson, 'but I've
heard You could consider it over when II hus
bands pan,alOons 20 more than two days
without full complement OF suspcnder but
tons. -DrOOklHn EaQle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28

Fergus, the first Scottish king, some $50
years before Christ, and the certainty
that from very early period it was used
at the coronation of the Scottish kings at
Dunstaflnage and Sconc. twas removed
to Scone by Kenneth H., when he united
the territories of the Picts and Scots i'll the
ninth century, where it remained until
1895, when Edward Plantagcnet carried the
famous stone to London, thus committing
the worst possible outrage on the feelings
and hopes of the Scots, who strongly con-
nccted it with the idea of national Jude
pendence. According to the Scottish
chronicler Fordun it bore an inscription
i'll Latin to the following effect
Except old saws do fail.
And wizards wits he blind,
The Scots in peace must r. gn
When they this stone shall in1
Mighty efforts were made to regain this
wonderful stone special clauses were in
s 'rted in treaties and n special confer
en- ce was held on the subject between Ed
ward III. of England and David |. Of
Scot land, with n view to its restoration ;
but it still remains among tEe English,
all other objects Of inter-
est in the old abbey where it is stored.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-28
Hints About tho Compile

In healthy person the complexion. re-
quires no improving, though its hue must
depend upon variety of circumstances,
but late hours, rich food, and want of
fresh air and exercise, will spoil any COM
plexion, however naturally good. The
face should never he washed when per-
spring or oycrheated. This may produce
II disagreeahle red rash, and, i'll any case,
1t renders the skin coarse. Under these
circumstances, the face should be wiped
gently with fine towel, and no water
should be applied until it IL cooled, The
frequency Of washing the face does rot
seem to affect the complexion to any ex.
tent, though if it is done too often, 1t it
said to produce wrinkles. Some never
use soap to their faces, but use soakeo
bread instead. A good kind of glycerint
soap is really the best means of cleansing
the skin. If the skin be dry milk or but
ter-milk can be applied. 1t is well to mil
some flowers of sulphur with the milk
and let it stand for about two hours o
over night, and then use without disturb
ing the sulphur, which will have settle,
at the bottom. This should be used be
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Josh Billings Guide to Health.

Never run into debt, not if VI can
find anything else to run into.
BE honest if yu can, if w kant be
honest pray for help.
Marry yilng, and if VI make hit,
keep cool and don't brag about it.
Be,kind to yure mother-in-law, and if
necessary, pay for her board at some
good hotel.
Battle thoroly once a week in softe
water and kasteeI sope, and avoid tite
boots.
Exercise in open air, but don't saw
wood until We are obliged to.
Laf every time yu feel tickled, and
iatr once in while emmy how.
Eat hash washing days, and be thank
phull, if vi have to shut yure eyes to
do it.
Hold the baby half the time. and
ailwuss start the fire in the mornings.
and put on the tea-kettIe.
Don't jaw back-it only proves that
yq are az big a phool az the other
phello.
Never borrow what VI are able to
buy, and allwuss have some things that
yu won't lend.
Never get in hurry; VI can walk a
good deal further in day than VII can
run.
Don't swear. It may convince WI.
but it IL sure not to convince others.
If yu hav'dorters, let yure wife bring
them up if she has got common sense
she can beat all yure theorys.
Don't drink too much nu slider. and
however mean yu may be don't abuse a
kow.
Luv and respeckt yure wife emmy how:
it IL a good deal cheaper than to be all
the time wishing she waz somehow Gif-
ferent.
Don't fool with spiritualism: it Il
like being a moderate drinker, sure 10
beat VII at last.
Don't nave emmy rules for long lie
that w won't break; be prepared 10 Ii.
tomorrow IL the best creed for lone
life I lno of.
Keep yure head cool and ware feet
dri, and breathe thru yCro noze a2
'hl.'l 81 w kan.
Don't be & klown if VI kan hc,, it.
cope Con reHpeA5 emmy Till g much
a. tiey ken only laT at.
ii VI can't Sit q ltalf loaf take a
zoe one, whole loaf IL better taan
90 :.rr..d.
L"nt miss emmy phun, not if VII hay
=" - ten lni-ea oJlt Nv your way to find
=
Dpn't keep but one dog-there il no
a'a:i !'J5t raaper able to keep three.
1oie. 81 trieing to follow the abuve
e',ide to health and happiness the Bill.
lln9a family has bekum what it IL.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Houses Built of Cotton.

OF all substances apparently the least
likely to be used in the construction of
tlre-proof building, cotton would, per-
haps, take the first rank and paper the
second, and yet both these materials are
actually being employed for the pur-
pose indicated, and their use will prob
ably extend. Compressed paper pulp
is successfully used in the Manufacture
OF doors, wall panelings, and for other
similar purposes, with the result that
all risk of warping and cracking is OBJ
waited, while increased lightness is at
tanned and the fear of dry rot is forever
banished. Papier mache, after having
served useful purpose is an unobtru-
sive manner for years as a material for
small trays, paper-knives and other
light articles, has suddenly assumed a
more important position in the indus
trial world
A still more sudden and striking ad-
vance has been madein the emDIovment
Of cotton as building material. A
preparation called celluIOid, in which
cotton Is leading ingredient. has been
used lately as a substitute for ivory in
the manufacture OF such articles as bill
Hard balls and paper cutters, and now
= Canadian manufacturer has invented
4 process by which compressed cotton
may be used, not only for doors and
viadow-frames. int for the whole IA
cade Of large buildings. Tie enormous
and increasing demand for paper for its
Legitimate Usrs rs u printing and writ
ing material prevents the extended use
of the papicr macle as q building ma
terial, for which it Is 50 we'll suited in
inamy WAYS; I,nt the production Of cot
ton Is practically unlimited, and there
*cc"la to he lar"e field available Tor
is use IN its l.osv cal3acity as Il subSti-
t;It4 70" bricks CT at least plastor-and
0n1. irrtte,; ai;' certain chemicals
ai',l '"N.:'ros.,c,}, :. cana he made per
t''.t.v 'ir'--''r"i AL is hard IL, stone.
a,.,',.l.1F. ! - and lamp proof: and a
'narv:Iai - H@,< produced admirably
.'t,l..',; for t',,' !iniH% internal q. OK
.c-'lai OF tie i,iti:. i4gs os which the
S.':.,. ga" or may uu5 hr ,n4Stlirtr,l of
f'.is,'i' l-.A'":;1i- vine il easily lend, it.
,Cit 10 decorative. jurpOSce
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Where Was the Politician

CDR. Lancaster, what on earth arc
you doing?" said a reporter to the ply.
stefan at the city almshouse, as tina.
gentleman was found administering .
big dose of .chloroform to an old barn
yard rooster in the hospital dispensarv.
why, sir, this is the rooster season. and
/ am going to show that both politicians
and ROSTERS without heads can live in
this free country" and he went to work
carefully with his fine instruments and
took off the birds head Just above the
ears and cautiously gathered up the
muscles, arteries and veins applied
chemicals TO prevent the flow of blood.
Into the neck of the biped he placed q
glass tube-a channel through which to
introduce food into the craw-and then
put the bird into q box covered with a
cloth, with hole in the centre for the
headless neck to go through. "In 6
few hours" the Doctor said, "this
chicken will walk around with STEADY
step, a brainless agent, without sight
thought or feeling" And sure enough.
the Doctor was right. At 5 p. m. the
chanticleer was walking about the floor
of the dispensary with no care as TO
where and when he could get the next
meal-RichnlOnd Wing.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
The Crater Of POpOcatapetl.

In letter to the Philadelphia Record,
Mr. Nathan q. Perkins describes at
great length the ascent Of the Mexican
volcano PopOcatapetl, having reached
the crater after toilsome elm b, and de-
scended as far as he could without q
rope. From this position good view
was obtained of the crater-walls Tie
bottom was hidden by ascending smoke
and steam. The lower walls were hung
with large masses Of snl phur interspersed
with icicles hundreds OF feet long.
"The crater is about one mile across,
and has the appearance of alarge funnel
whose sides are but little inclined, and
the bottom is not visible. There seem
to be three distinct rings, which divide
it into four zones, the largest being that
nearest the mouth. From the summit
the City of Mexico, although over 100
miles away, was plainly visible, and,
surrounded by lakes as it is, seemed like
pearls. The whole great valley of Mex
leo can be seen at a glance. At orr feet
lay Ameca, over thirty miles distant,
with it's luxurious growth Of tropical
plants, orange groves and banana plan
tations, and on the right Pueblo and the
old cities Of Chilulo and Tascalla, with
their $50 churches and spires. The dis
tant mountain of Orizaba, nearly 200
miles away, the snowy peaks of A1elen-
cha, the White Lily and several others
in the distance, stood arrayed beforeme.
I felt fully repaid for my toll in having
climbed the highest mountain in North
America whose summit is abOut 10 000
feet above the sea-level."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Policemen in ArmOr.

Policemen in the upper precincts OF
the city wear waistcoats of heavy calf
skin that protect the chest and the en-
tire upper part of the body. They are
valuable in double sense, forming q
warm covering as a protection against
the malarial atmosphere at night, and q
coat of mail against the stones that are
used by the gangs of petty thieves and
Iaw-breakers that infest those districts.
Most of the rascals are half-grown bows
who when pursued take to the vacant
lots and greet the officer with shower
OF stones if he attempts to follow them.
Many policemen have assesses on their
bodies the result of Commissions; they
are difficult to heal and often Hnger for
months as painful sores. These leather
waistcoats deaden the blows and will
turn off ball from small pistol not
fired at close range.-Neo0 York Tri-
b2LRe
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Paul MOrphy's Memory.

Brentd1aO's Chess Monthly recalls this
instance of the remarkable memory of
the greatest chess-player the world has
ever known: Of Morphy's gigantic mem
DRY had indubitable proof from my own
observation at the time he was playing
his celebrated match with Lowenthal.
Both opponents had agreed to regard
the games played as their intellectual
private property, not to be published. I
was at the time editing the chess col
umns Of the Sunday Times, and anxious
to reproduce them there. In order to
obtain the requisite information, L had
to epply to one of the contestin~ parties.
| first went to Morphy, who received me
cordially, and declared his entire will
inSness to dictate for me the last partie,
played the day before. I begged him to
repeat the game On the board, as would
Ill this manner be better able to follow
the progress Of the contest. Morphy con
scented, and at the tenth move of black
GowenthaD I asked him to stop o mo-
ment, since it seemed to me that at this
particular point a better move might
have been made. ooh, you probably
mean the move which you yourself made
in one of your contests with Dufresne ?"
answered Morphy in his simple, artless
way of speaking. was startled. The
partie mentioned had been played in
Berlin in 1851, seven years before, and I
had totally forgotten all its details. On
observing this, Morphy called for Sec
ond board, and began, without the least
hesitation, to repeat that game from the
first to the last move without single
mistake. I was speeches. from surprise.
Here was a man, whose attention was
constantly distracted by countless de-
mands on his memory, and yet he had
perfectly retained for seven years all the
details Of game insignificant in itself,
and, moreover, printed in a language
entirely unknown to him.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
NeaDOlitan Babies.

There are millions of babies in Naples
babies enough, I Judge, to supply ali
the rest the world if the crop should
happen to grow thin anywhere. There
are babies in arms, babies on balconies,
babies threatening to tumble from in
Vulnerable front windows. Babies in
wagons, babies under horses, babies
making mud-pies in the stradas," but
about half of them under 4 years OF
age are as naked as when they were
born. I don't think there is a cradle in
Naples, any more than there is a rock
ing-chair in England but here and
there another, comparatively well-to-do,
carries her infant ''bound in swaddline
Clothes" like the people of Jerusalem
and the American Indians, Wrapped
tightly round and round from head to
foot, like a COCOON or a cigar, and some
times It's arms are also imprisoned.
These minute specimens of the lazzaronl
are generally gOod-natured, ike their
fathers and mothers, and where clothes
can be afforded, they are always worn
more or less.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28
Ben Buffers Hand-Organ.

Soon after Butler reached Washing
ton, in the early part of the war, the
Auditor of the War Department sent
for him and said the authorities
couldn't allow charge of 5000 for one
horse and mule, while only $50 had
been paid for a large number of others.
rival at Annapolis the inhabitants had
kept their carts and mules out of sight.
But he got hold of one, and paid its
owner 5000 cash in gold pieces. There
was no trouble after that in getting all
he wanted at reasonable prices. Then
the Auditor said that there was charge
for monkey and a hand-organ which
he could not allow. Then Butler ex-
planned that General Scott advised his
laying a regular siege to Baltimore, but
Butler did not think it necessary. One
day at the Relay House, thinking how
he could BEST carry out his scheme, he
saw an italian organ man with a mon
key He at once confscated it, but
promised that everything should be
made right, and ordered one of his staff
"A rollicking reckless fellow, who en-
jOyed such an adventure, to get into the
organ-grinder's clothes, take his organ
and his monkey and go to Baltimore.
The young fellow did SO, was gone
three days, came back and reported the
state of affairs in the city, on the
strength of which Butler at once moved,
without resistance, into the city, saving
by the $50 he paid for monkey and
hand-organ, the $5,0G0,000 it would
have cost the government by approach
CoD1 J,oc:oCsiDcr 4Jo o:+y-
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The LOng-Leayed Pine,

Of the life history of this most i'm
portant timber tree, says q writer, lit
tie is known as to the laws regulating
IFS production, or to guide US to It's sue
ccssful cultivation in reluvenating ii
forests,or the maintenance of these val
liable resources. The seeds shed in the
carly part of November and germinate
quickly in damp weather. If it ha0
pens 20 be showerv and warm, the seels
begin to sprout before leaving the cones.
and the seed crop of the year is lcs5.
The seedlings spring up freely in the
opening OF the forest, for sunshine and
air are essential for the earlier stages
Of growth. To the fourth or fifth wear
the straight and simple stem is covered.
from the base up, with the long, sler-
der leaf, and the prominent woolly
bud, raising above the dense reclining
turf of its foliage, imparts to the young
pine strikingly peculiar appearance.
The stem, at a later period, loses It's
leafy covering and begins to throw out
2 few horizontal and rectangular
branches. At the end of the first de-
cade it has formed a regular head and
is from Is to 90 feet high, with a diam
eter Of 4 or 5 inches. Before the end OF
another 10 years it begins to bear fruit.
il half a century it becomes q middle
sized tree about 80 feet high, and from
& 30 s inches in diameter foot from the
ground. From that period It's growth
is somewhat slower, and trees furnish
Ing logs Is inches in diameter at the
TOP are not less than 100 years old.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-28

nee the last meal was taken should, 10
ie effectual performance of digestion
,e sufficient to insure the stomach bein
Iuite clear of food. The amount of ex
ercise taken previous and subsequent tC
the meal is not without its influence
gentle exercise being favorable and
over-exertion injurious to digestion.
Then there is the state of mind, tran
guilty of temper being apparently es-
sential to quick and easy digestion. In
addition may be mentioned the state
of bodily health and the state Of the
weather.