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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-31
CAN | OBTAIN A PATENT

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
Tho japanese Fan.

Others miy sing of the budding trees,
Inc grvrnlnC giuss a1d tile hallny breeze
q the robins song, and the other Things
We nave learned to expect wlh recurring springs
Others may singof thcln-ihnsc who can
sing the song oi the Japanese fan.
or the Jdnaucse fan, with its wild weird birds
It's strange aud peculiar Hooks and herds
Its sutsu : Hud thuulrI-Uluuls-g,uumy furcbn1cri
Ot storms tht are coming lis taked pagolas
It's flowers ol species quite unknown TO man,
Bui whIch flourish ana thrive on . Japanese fan.
Then there are The women those curious creatures,
WIN thclt fortified heads and their queer bias ica-
tures;
And there is the bird lightly poised ON a twg
Ide twlE very little, the bird very big;
And those Intricate 1anglCs without form or plan,
That CLEAN from he sides of n Japanese fan.
In the bach ,und we often see Mount Fusiyama,
A sacred N ul Ject Hs Ihlbci's Grand Lama
Tne s1iupi a1l The bushes mOsI likely are tea,
But the Cr ss. / gged geutlemen--whO can they he,
N1clntly gnzlng ~ hard rs they can.
Whllr sittt around on a Jnpants ian"
Perhaps they are gOds-iney have rather that air
Perhaps IT,. u rue Of art over there
Whira no uar dare break lest he he undone,
That The gni cross their legs and III, sorks stand
on onr,
For mus since their importation hcgun
They have always appeared on Japanese IAN
Whatever they're mcAnl for bless one and pll,
A pih thsli Hrpunt over spots on the wall,
A. Cnicl. s>y stick them IN lars and in bowls.
Aul cdrer udruly The black ,tOvcpipe holes
NJ matter how bare he the desert can
Maze II bloom like the rose with the japanese ian.
o japanese fan, " you only hal feet
I'd lay down before them "a rich tribute meet
In praise of yuur beauty und use, AMI the grace
With which you an cover an unsghlN place;
And believe me, I'll sing as loud as can,
-B,ssit Chandie,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

The project of tunnel between England
and France is now the subject OF inquiry by
parliamentary committee. 1t is agreed
that there are no engineering difficulties
which cannot be readily overcome. The
tunnel can be finished in six years at a cost
of thirty millions of dollars, ten millions less
than the earlier estimates. The distance
under the sea is tweny-one miles and the
approaches On each side will increase the
eutre length to nearly thirty miles. Sir
John Hawkshaw, the engineer, estimates
that the passenger and freight traffic would
easily pay dividend OF six per cent on the
entire cost of the tunnel allowing forty per
cent for the gross receipts Tor working ex-
penses. The ouly obstacle in the, way of the
enterprise is the nervous timidity of English
men, including peers and statesmen, soldiers
and journalists, that a crafty eLemy might
take advantage of this route for the conquest
OF Britain. The fear seems perfectly silly,
for nothing would he easier than TO provide
means for flooding the tunnel at moments
warning. Ot course an invading force large
enough to be formidable could not he got
together for the conquest of England in a
few minutes, nor withou, attracting some
attention from the thousands OF travellers
who will be passing every day. A short
canal from the sea level to the line Of the
tunnel, with gates under the control of u
British officer under orders from the war
department, would afford means of sealing
up the tunnel, making it as absolutely safe
against an enemy as if no pathway under the
sea had ever been made. The flooding of the
tunnel would not be of very expensive
matter. Seven or eight hundred millions of
gallons of water would fill it, and that
amount could be easily pumped out ani the
tunnel cleared again for traffic in ten days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
nIoralityofthc stage.

William Winter In North American Rsview.l
sensitivencss of certain moralists as to the al
legged corrupting influences of the stage.
They pay that institution, 1t seems to me, n
very great compliment in ascribng to.it such
remarkable power over the public moralsi or
else, surely they must conceive individual
virtue to he exceedingly fragile. If censor
of the stage were to arraIgn it as bore, l., for
one, could appreciate his feelings and sympa-
thizc with his views. Many OF the proceed
ings visible upon the stage are trivial and te.
dious to degree not readily expressed. |
have been in one theatre or another almost
every night of my life for more than twenty
years, and while have seen there much that
was noble, beautiful and impressive, have
also seen an aggregate OF OF insipidity which
can not be reviewed without dismay. Stuffy
scenery, car-piercng music, execTable elocu-
tion, nasal vocalism, obvious ignorance, Of
fensive conceit, pitiable vanity, the sad lack
of rcticence which SO often permits public
disclosure OF indvidualtics that nature plain
ly intended for sweet retirement and deep
domestic seclusion-all these blemishes upon
the stage are apprecable. But where does
the immoral influence appear How does it
strike! And IN what manner does lis VIC
Tim conduct himself? Does the youth upon
seeing Iago, for example, presently rush
forth and ham-string q fancied Cassie In a
dark street? Is lie driven TO incontincnce
by the sight of pretty woman playing Far
tbenia, or Pauline, or Dcsdemonn, or Lady
Teaze? What then, must he thought Of
the virtue which mclts like wax in the heat of
such exceedingly mild fires as these What
bee ines ul such person when he is led into
society and obliged to stand the tremen-
dous strain OF an evening party !!
1t Is u great pity, surely, for Ger
tain philosophers, and for the weak vessels
Of the earth in general, that nature
has made women alluring and roses sweet.
But there is one way Of safety for all such
imperiled creatures. If the stage is really
thought to weaken character by undue en-
tcemen,, you have only to present it rs it
really is, and that dreaded glamour will van
ish like smoke. Divest it of nonsense in
your thought. Quit describing it as "A iascin-
alton of the devll. Cease telling ignorant
people to keep away from the one particular
room in Blue-Beaid's palace. There is not
among men a more exacting, laborious, stern
profession than that of the stage. There is
no place more strictly mechanical and prosaic
than theatre. The stage is not a Paphian
bower; it is machine shop. You may as
stnsibly allege the immoral influence of a
cotton factory as the immoral influence of
the stage 10 a man who knows it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

Frenchman hair. There must be some
mistake. A horrid suspicion bursts up
on me. All, what is this ] see this
thing ?-this accusing mark? A straw
berry mark on the left arm Pit is, it is,
my long lost brother"
Alas, it was even so. 1t was his long
lost Lrother-what was left of him. Poor,
poor fellow, lie was fit only to be shoveled
into basket and given to the poor, now
The king fell to the floor insensibe. He
grew worse and worse, and the next day
his removal to the country was ordered
Many sympathizing relatives and friends
followed the palanquin i'll and did what
they could to alleviate the sufferings Of
their unhappy sovereign.
1t turned out afterward that the sweet
heart Of the Frenchman had made sur
reptitious exchange OF marketing in the
Kings kitchen before daylight on the
fatal day. She had bought the Kings
brother from wandering tribe that be-
longed to the great wilderness ut the
other end of the island. She bought him
purposely to make that exchange, though,
of course, she did not know who he was.
The Frenchman escaped from the island
in canoe that very night. 1 would have
liked to taste that Frenchman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

You would not expect man to fly into a
furious passion because another man drank
his health, but this is just what happened to
"a prominent merchant of Portland, Oregon.
1t seems that he is noted far and wide for
his charitable disposition, and this is how it
happened, MS told by the OregOaian 'Regu-
larly twice week for the past two months
a respectable and honest-looking man has
applied to him to buy his only meal that
day The two bits were always chez rfuliy
given and thankfully received. Desiring to
learn where his ward diued the merchant
one day followed him, saw him g into an
unlicensed dive, call up friend, order two
whiskeys straight and propose this toast /:
Here's to the little white-headed man that
puts up for this"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

Twain Dimes with n Cannlbal. Tn
Dainty Dishes Which Grace the . a
bles OF the Sandwich 1slaAdcrs an,
tho MarQuesnns.


From his famous book, Seventeen Years In Japan
and Patagonia
The King OF Easter Island, in the Pacific
Ocean, and myself, were dining together,
and he was giving me the particulars OF
feastiug in that region. He said
"In the Sandwich Islands and the Mar
quesas, they make poi out of the taro-root,
only. The native takes the taro root,
which is much like what you describe
turnip to be, and wraps it in plantain
leaves, and puts it in the ground, which
he has lined with hot stone, don't you see !!
covers it up, lets it roast. He takes it
out, pounds it in great stone dish with
large stone pestle adds water to this
mush, from time to time, to thin it. He
sets it way (it is poi now in large Gala
bashes 1t looks like so much flour
paste. At meals all the family and friends
sit around the calabash on their launches
except that the poor common Kanakas
are naked, of course, All, no, my friend
because you see me. the great king, i'll
shirt-collar and spectacles, you must moi
imagine that the common subjects must
ape grandeur and put on clothes.
"They sit around the calabash, and all
eat from it with their hands, Each inserts
his fngures and stirs them briskly around
until a portion of the pulpy mass adherei
to them-then tilts back his head, let's til,
suspended tail of pulp descend into hi
open mouth--then his fingers follow
and he sucks the remainder from them
Now, if the pulp be thick. you can us
one finger, if it be thinner you must us
, two, or three, or four fingers, accordingly
, An inspired girl invented the method o
: thickening four fingers with bread -frui
/ and also the fsvoring it with carcasse
. OF the delicious bird which in your tongu
you term grasshoppers.
l BLESSED girl.
. blessed girl indeed. But pardon M
-you.-you seem distressed.
: ut is nothing. Poi, even in its nativ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

are sharp at driving bargains by barter
in fact, quick returns and cent per
cent profits are their Ideals Of trade and
not only do they take great pains in cook
ing their food, but their tillage, such as
it is, is careful and intelligent. Their NOR
al condition, we are told, is "deplorably
low," but then, that is what the
missionaries say. "All are thieves" writes
Mr.. Lawes, and he adds "no sense OF shame
seems to be felt by any of the natives in steal
ing" On the other hand Fleet-Surgeon
Comrie, of the Basilisk, who is fairer than
the missionary, says that "when detected,
they give back the article good humoredly,
treating the matter as rather good joke"
To be murderer is to attain tribal dislinc-
ton. and their taste for human flesh has been
highly cultivated in many parts of the coast
"A circumstance that does not add much to
the comfort Of the pioneers life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
Cardinal McCloskev is described by cor.

Cardinal McCloskey is described by a cor
respondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean, WHO
saw him in the street, ms n spare, erect man,
of medium height, with sngularly benign
face, close sbaven, and quiet gravity Of de-
melnor which, rather than any weight Of
port, impaired dignity. One nstinctively,
and without exactly knowing why, accorded
him the distinction Of being parsonage
that is, something more than mere person.
The mould of his features was Irish. His
eyes were blue aud piercing. His grayish
brown hair was smoolhed until il glistencd.
| His hands were small and almost womauish
in their whiteness and softness On the sig
net finger of the left hand he wore an Orien-
tai sapphire intaglo, set with blazing dia-
monds. His suit was black, ard his high
shirt collar was bent over a stock of purple
silk. His hat WAS clerical looking black
silk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
A valet

Gld does nor 5 nj Us sirlng' flowers every year.
wheu the gpnug winis blow "'er tac plea'a ant
place,
Tae -ameu,Ir things lift up the same fair faces.
The vol IS n,tr.
g. after tn, icatH-wiGter 1t mus: sc,
Go VIII uo' put strange slguS III the heavenly
plrHrs'
The ol love nal. LOOK tut from the old faces.
vellcIgn | shi' have thee
Mrs. 4 H. Z. HhiinHg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01

Dear common nower, that grows beside the way
Fringing the dusty road with harmless gold,
First pledge OF blithesome May,
Thou teachest me TO deem
More sacredly OF every human heart,
since each reflects In Joy It's scanty gleam
OF Heaven, and could some W ndTous secret show
Did we but pay the love we owe,
And with u childs und0ubting wisdom look
On al these living pages Of Gods book.
-ksissk.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
Ncatncss on the Farm,
From the American cultivator.l

Intelligent observers have generally
noted the fact that i'll every rural neigh
borhood the prosperous farmers are al
most invariably those who keep their
buildings painted, fences in good repair,
and their fields free from stone, weeds
and rubbish. OF course it may be said
that men who have plenty of money can
afford to spend it for keeping up appear
ances. But this is evidently not the full
explanation of this coincidence of facts.
Men who make money, especially in
farming, are least inclined to pay it out
merely for show. 1t may be safely put
down us general rule that the work per-
formed by most thrifty farmers is in the
direction of profit hence, rs neatness
as likely to be one OF its causes as one of
its effects. There are exceptions to this
rule, MS to all others. Some farmers ac-
cumulate money still more rapidly, not
by increasing their income, but by sys-
tenn of grinding parsimony, by robblng
themselves and cheating their families tC
put dollars in their purse. These are
not examples to be initiated. The aim oi
most reasonable men is not only to max,
money, but in the meantime to live in
reasonable and comfortable manner. Il,
accomplish these objects it is not Difficult
to prove that neatness is essential.
There are many reasons why habits o
neatness in farming lead to success. Sucl
habits are none too common, and in ever,
business the men who do their work il
the most thorough manner get the bes
pay. The world is full of poor work
that of necessity can only be poorly paid
The farmer who grows his crops anon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
Pumpkins Among Corn.


Although some farmers reject the long
and well-sustained practice of planting
pumpkin seed among corn, on the ground
that it detracts as much from the corn
product as in the profit it adds to the
stock of provender, still it is the general
method pursued to get II crop of pump
kins. Besides, from our own experience
and observation, we have had and seen MS
good crops of corn with rs without the
pumpkins. 1t may appear at first thought
rs if the land could not sustain two full
crops of anything but this is not SO in
all cases, as in those where the two crops
do not require the same manurial stimu-
lants, inasmuch as n portion, at least,
that one will take up will not be required
by the other. OF course it requires very
good land to raise pumpkins; but even
in this case. though an extra crop of
manure may be needed TO be applied to
the corn ground where pumpkins are to
he planted, there will be saving in the
element of time, and instead of one crop
from the land i'll year, We gather two.
The objection that some make, that the
vines shade the ground while the ground
requires all the heat it can get, is not
well founded, as the corn itself furnishes
perfect shade without the vines, which
really can add little more to injure the
crop. 1t is far more probable that the
objectors to this double crop who fail in
getting all they want, owe their lack OF
success to poor land or negligent cultiva-
ton, aud wo suggest that they should
change their system of manurinS and
cultivating more, and then wait and see.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-01
AGRICULTURAL.
SKINNED MILK for Chickens,

lfIou lHc AUltIlci1 AgilCulturlst1
There is nothing better for laying hens
in the spring than milk, after the cream
has been taken off We have tried it sew.
eral seasons, with complete success. With
the milk given fresh from the dairy room
every day the fowls will need no otkei
drink, aud it will supply everything re.
qulred in the way of animal food. The
pullets feed with milk and coru and a
mixture of corn meal and milk, through
the cold weather, have given an abundant
supply of eggs. Wheat bran is also Il
good article to mix with milk. 1t is bet.
ter to give tho mixture boiling and to
feod 1t In warm state, but this is not
necessary. We have also found the milk
one Of the best kinds of diet for young
chickens soon after they come from the
nest, to promote their health and ram,
growth. Indian meal, ground COARSE spu
scalded NTH milk, is IL perfect iecd fOl
them. AS they grow older. grass, cab.
bage on onions may be chopded tine sno
added to the daily ratiOns. A Aportiou q
the milk on dairy farms usually goint t,
the pig trough mny be diveated to til,
chicken coop with great advantage. Egg
are worth % cents dozen and poultr,
20 cents pound when pork briu.. but II
cents pound in tho market.
Planting OOrn.
Mr. j. 5. Leaning OF Clinton county
Ohio, the originator of the celebrate,
Leaning corn, gives the following as hi
method Of planting corn;
We never thought best to plant onl,
the stem ends or tip ends, or the middl
of the cars separate from each other, he
lieving that the fine swun theories us t
one portion of the seed or any part Of tn
ear should be taken and the other pal
rejected as not good, were perfectly chi
mercial.
Preparing the ground in oldcn tim
was simply to rlow, furrow and plant
We now not only pillow, but rell, harro'
and roll or drag until the soil is complet,
ly pulverized before planting then wit
n two-horse planter drill ip the seed, pre-
ferring drilled to hilled cSrn, having til
grains twelve or fourteen inches apart i
rows three feet eight inches wide, know
ing by actual experience and practice fc
tee last ten years that We can raise froi
ten to fifteen bushels more to the acr,
with ears much more uniform in size tina
we can raise in hills. 1t is plain to l
seen by any one that stalk separate
from others rt some distance has ae equi
chance for sustenance, and does bett,
than crowded in hills of three or fou
where one or more invariably gets stun
ed and fails to produce only small nul
bins or nh ear ut all.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
Official Records.
LOCATION NOTICES.

San Rafael, Franklin, Alleghany, Ear ly BIrd. Plttsburc, New Castle, Red Rock district. Jan l, l. Fl Gormiey, A Harrison, R F Richardson.
 Alleghany, New Castle, PIttsburg, San Bafael and Franklin. Red Rock dis trict, Jan l, L II Gormsley, A Harrison, R R Richardson.
 Angeleno, Hidalgo, Cabalaro, Sancho Panza. Pima district, Jan l, Max Wer- ner, c r Fries.
 Solano. Yolo, Cababi district, Jan ?. NJ O Harlan. T S Sparkling.
 Tip Top, Tyndal district, Jan l, John keener.
 Dorson, Tyndal district, Jan l, W A Hartt, Jno V Weigle.
 Silver Bell, Silver Spray, Mountain King. Empire district, Jan l, J ii Hlck- man.
 Rambler. no district, Jan l. Jas M Abrams, W C Keegan.
 Emma Jane, Pima district, Jan ], l. A Barnard.
 Pilgrim, Plymouth, Silver Gem, Ida May, Fairview, Mineral Mountain, Pal metto district, Jan l, J W tuqua.
 Erie, Heron, Citizens, Fremont, Pima district, Jan 1, J McC Elliott.
 Racine Empire district, and Racine, Washington Camp, Jan l, Julian lta- cine.
 Mammoth. American Boy, BObtail, Democrat, Homestake, Myers district, Jan l, E Davis, Henry Nevin. Chloride, Isabella, Louisiana. Tough nut. Iron Cap, California, Qdijotoa mountains. Jan l, Jshn Renshaw, ct al.
 Bobtail. Empire district, Jan l, F c | Wright, ct al.
 Mary Ann. Helvetia district, Jan l, II Smith. Bonita, Empire district,J Hamburg. Black Hawk. Arivaca district, Jan l, l O A Hyatt. Grayback. Harshaw district. Jan ], J l $ Wood. J k and c C Luttrell. Ocean Ware, Empire district, Jan | 1 O E SmallwoOd.
 Ontario, Tucson district, Jan l, C B Warren, c Boson. Ticonderoga, ACIla taiiente, Jan l, I ! Kitchen ct al.
 Bel Metal, Setting Sun, Silver Bell! Ariyaca district, Jan ], Wm Rolling, J NJ Kirkpatrick.
 Solano. Yolo, Cababi district, Jan ? NJ O Harlan, $ T Sparkling.
 Tip Top, Tyndal district. Jan l, John l keeuer.
 Dorson, Tyndal district, Jan l, W A Hart. John Y Welgle.
 Silver Bell. Silver Spray, Mountain King, Empire district, Jan ], JeE Hlck' man. Rambler, no district, Jan l, James M Abrahams, W Reagan.
 Emma Jane. Pima district, Jan l, E A ! Barnard.
 Santa Rlta mountains No ], do No ;, | do No B, Birtie Midnight, unknown dIs- trict, January lst, Hiel Hale et al. Occidental Extension. Oxide, State 1 Cay, Monitor, Tumaeacon, Arlvacar January lst. William Clark. TIpicanoe, Bridge Port Clipper, San 1 Francisco. Arivaca district, January lst, John Began.
 Eastern extension of the Plomas mine No 1, Tucson district, January ,, C H 1 Vosburg, Ii Cline.
 Lincoln, Canyon de Ono district January list, Lot Bowen.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
Tbe White House Failure.

To the surprise of many and to the regret of all. Messrs. The. Welisch & Co, proprietors of the White House, announced their suspension ou Satur- day afternoon last. Liabilities are estl- mated at about S9O,O00 with probably an equal amount of assets. Among their creditors in tIf5 city are Hudson X Co, and the First National Bank. To the former some SljgO is due, to the latter about $6,OO0. Near Si0,00O of the In- debtedness IS due tO cash creditors and this amount has been perterred. To San Francesca merchants HbOut S3o,OO ls owing. and in New York, to Sidenbery < Co. probably S20.nlO more. The as- sirnees. Messrs. Marcus and Schwab, Will. f possible, continue the business as usual till the merchandise on hand IS disposed of, and a satisfactory settle ment made with creditors. line house has always stood well and was generally looked upon as a most stable lnstltu- tion. The immediate cause of the fail ure is attributed to our unusually mild and open winter which in large meas ure lessened their customary winter sales. To meet that trade the firm stocked heavily, but failed to realize as expected. It was spjudged for the best interest of all to make the assignment as stated. Their misfortune IS much re- gretted and 1t is hoped that on a satls- factory settlement of their present af- fairs they will recommence business with bright and more prosperous fu- ture than any they have heretofore en- loved.