Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-01-12

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the lead in appointing commission to in
vestigate modern Spiritualism, with spe-
cial reference to the question of its re-
sponsibilty for the increase Of lunacy.
Rev. r, W. Hill, who has been in Alaska,
draws gloomy picture of the iutemperance
among the natives. "The Indians will give
away wife and children, he says, "to obtain
liquor aud their cdiousals are so fierce and
reckless that murders and suicides are fire.
quent resulls.' lie believes that If the pro-
press OF ruin is not stayed the end Of the
Alaska Indian is no far off
Congress, at its last session, passed u bill
declaring the title TO Black Point, near the
Prcsidio in California, to be in General Frc-
monrs wife, and referred the matter to the
court oil claims only to ascertain its value at
the time she was disppssessrd by the Gov
ernmtnt, over twenty years ago, with an
allowance OF q per cent interest per annum
during the whole tcrM. The sum to be real
lied will provide an ample fund for the sup
port of the general and his family in the COM
ing years. This piece of good fortune is SAIL
to he due to the def hand AMI untirinS
energy of his brilliant wife, Jessie Ere
mont
In volume on the "Great Shops OF Par
is' NJ. Pierre Gilard gives some interesting
information about that fashionable disease
known us kleptomania. He says that no few
or than four thousand women are annually
caught stealing from Paris counters, aud the
number of titled ladies seized with klop,oma-
mia while examining The fashions is almost
incredible. Among recent culpri,s were a
Russian princess IL French countess, an
English duchess, ard the natural daughter of
reignins sovereign. OF course, people Of
this quality never appear in the police court,
but arrange quiet settlement with the pro-
pretors, often making round contribution,
occasionally as much as S2000, for the re-
lief of the poor, TO lie let or. The police
authorities, it appears, consent to such settle
ments.
The chess player who plays several games
at once finds a counterpart in llatton the
English writer, who has four separate no7es
in progress in as many English journals.
Mrs. Glenn Of Winston, North Carolina,
aged 80 and the mother of 1. children, left
them with her husband, and ran away with
the 90 Yeas old hirei maa, to begin life
anew.
The frs. white child in the Yellowstone
valley arrived there in 1871, when the valley
hal only a few frontior.mcn for inhabitants.
He is now attending graded school, with
100 other children.
The first shoe ever pcggcd by machine has
come into the possession of The Essex Iusti
tutc, of Salem Mass. 1t Is accompanied by
a letter from the late Samuel Preston, the in.
ventOr and patcntcc Of the machine, detailing
its history and the story of its manufacture
and also the original letters patent The let.
Ter is inscribed on parchment, and has tho
signature of Andrew jackson, President
Edward Livingston, Secretary Of State, and
Roger b. fancy, Attorney Gclcral, and
bears date March, 1888
Two COWS and detected calf stood tied il
front Of the court house in Oswcgo. n. Y.
all one morning. while within Justice WA.
endeavoring TO decide to which of the claim
ants the calf belonged. Each brought
crowd of witnesses to prove his ownership
aud each had driven his COW to court, hop
ing that family Likeness and maternal solici
tude would furnish triumphant testimony
But the evidence was So conflicting that i
Solomon himself had ben on the bench jus
tice might have miscirri,d. 1t would no
have awaited him 10 introduce his celebrated
sword act, for both cows were so iniiiIcrrn
to the privileges and obligations Of mother
hood that evidently rcilher would have off,r
ed the slightest icmonstrancc If the calf ha
been cut IN two before her eye. The cali
moreover, was sngularly ohliviuuS to he
usual tactical facilities, and failed to indiCai
which of the rival diaries she was atcustou
ed to p,tronizc AT last accounts ncilhr
claimant had obtained tie least advantage.
The Ausiro-llunglran government take
the lead in appointing commission to invc'
tigate modern spiritualiss,, with special r,
ference to the question of It's rcsponsibiit
for the increase Of lunacy.
The New York 7'riJuHe says; The wee
of prayer, is one of the striking successes {
modern Christianity. Il is only abol
twenty three years since il was first propose
by tho Rev. DR.. John Hunter Morrison,
Pr, sbytcran missionary in lniia. Ori1iua
" its purpose was TO awaken interest in Il
cause of missions but now many church,
prepare programmes adapted To their speech
wants"
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