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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
A Plague of NIanuscripts.

London Letter.
The plague of manus 1pys has fallen upon
rennyson, the plague of flies fell upon
Pharaoh, or the rails on Bishop Hattie. 1t is
aid that since be hid the lyric laurel in the
,oronet his average receipt of outpourngs
rom amateur genius reaches POO distinct and
.everal envelopes per diem. Romance,
poetry, biography, the ode the epic even
he sermon, are submitted by the ca1tful
Statisticians can take a line from the fact
hat over | 100 efIusions in all meters on the
opic Gordon in the Soudan, have been sent
% the great rhymester, with a request that
lie would read, mark, and speedily report on
he same. Again, the quantity of manuscript
n the share of three-volume novels alone
las been estimated to weigh over three TOYS.
The poet in golden cline was born" but
he titled bard who brags of the fact had
rot reckoned when he wrote it upon the
,enalty to follow through the penny and the
parcels post,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

["Mentor' in Chicago Heraldl
Here you are at last exclaimed young
wife to her huShan rs he hurriedly entered
the station minute or two before the trains
departure, hut what kept you, John: Hurry
and get the tickets Gimme $40, Mary,
I'm ont Out! Out! Where's that $50
you had two hour, ago when we parted over
on State street should like to know"
We'll had | ad luck to-day, Mary Hap
pened to walk by pool place, and of course
| stopped To look minute and dropped the
whole fifty right there. Just my internal
luck" dropped it, Why didn't you pick it
up again; Did it fall in the water' Wa
ter! What do you mean; No-yes, yes, it
fell in the water, and aged long time
fishing for it, but con find it, But don't
worry, Mary, I'm gu.l, 20 be around next
fall when they run the water off and then III
surely find it," "You--vou We're very care
less said Mary, half crying, but | don't
see what the city wants to leave such pools
lying around for in these cholera times,
especially. How did you happen to drop it,
John
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
Gambling and RcIIinT.

IL can remember said the aged Commo-
lore Garrison, the ten-millionaire bankrupt,
he other day 70 the corresp)l mt OF The
Buffalo Express, when it was the ordinary,
everyday thing for a merchant, lawyer, or
,ven minister, to walk openly into lottery
office and buy tickets on the afternoons
irawing. There was no conccalment about
t. The lottery business was an adjunct Of
many reputable bankers concerns, and
,ou,d hi m many a present banker or
broker whose father dealt in lottery tckets
Indeed, that was considered quite legiti-
nate branch OF Lsnking. Is there policy
shop in New York today
l told him that the police had for nearly
year enforced the law against lottery gamb-
ing and that whatever was done in that line
low was nsignitiC AM in amount and carefully
Kept out of sight.
1T will be so with puts AMI calls very
soon," the commodore said: Russell Sage
las already made up his mind, | an told,
lever to sell put or a call again, and |
ioubt if that feature of speculation will be
'evived again to any extent Operations on
margins will be next, AM finally speculation
will be practically confined to bona fide pur
.haseS and sales of securities Publ, senti-
nent is now such that n law on the subject
Gould be enforced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
THE CEREALS VERSUS MEAT.
De Lesseps Believes In More Grain
aud Less Cattle and Hogs.

(Eli Perldos in Chicago Tribune.l
England is II lneat-euter, while France is q
cereal-cater or an eater of bread and oil
The other day had long talk with l.a
Conlte Ferdinand de LeSseps. In regard to
the value of cereal for food, NJ de Lelesseps
worke thousands of Italians. Turks, and
Frenchm an on the Suez canal
DO you really think the cereals are
stronger foo than mcatl' | asked
Certainly" he replied Zone pound Of
dry wheat or -four is worth as much rs three
pounds of wet beef Scald the pound of -four
and see you have a gallon of mush. you
could not eat it in three days If you feed
the cereals to cattle a. they do in England it
takes eight pounds of grain to make II pound
of meat. So, why feed the grain To- animal
tramps! Why not eat it ourselves and do
away with the surplus population of jOOOO,-
900 cattle, hogs, and sheep-animal trumps!
England Is supporting pcrhap, $1,000, 900 cat
tie, sheep, and hogs, and 40,O0O,OOO people
or rather She supports her cattle and buys
bread from America to feed her people.
France supports $1,000, 900 people and about
10000 900 CATTLE hogs and sheep
Then you br ipve in raising more grain
and les att II nj hogs" | asked,
"Cer.ainy. One acre of ccrea ; in Fra &c
two acres of grass to support one steer; and,
in thu en- |, one man would eat the Ste The
advantage of the ter'as over meat Is a, to
!. So, You see, t, e steer is an unnete sary
tramp. TIL Eng ishlnan," continue lie
Lesseps, "msi t. IN roast beef, every po una
OF viii n e, st ii 1t p und OF cereals III =
flenchman eat the Ger, ais himself. He buys
millions OF Ia Ions of CottCn-seed oil in
America at three cent per pound. This he
cats in his salad, in hi, soup, and in his
bread and pie crust The Freuchman retines
millions of gallons of American cotton seed
oil, sends it back to America. and sells it for
81 or 50 gallon. Cotton-seed oil is SUPER
seding peanut oil, AMI olive oil is almost a
thing of tn, past. For years the peanut crop
of Tennes ee and North Carolina has been
sent to Marseilles AM made into olive oil
Coton-se ii oil has e N found by the French
to be better and cheaper than peanut oil
To-day all Spain. southern Frame, Italy,
Turkey and Austria are living on Ameli AN
cotton-seed oil All an Italian gentleman or
ahorer wants is oil, macaroni, bread,
sugar. wine and coffee. Cutton-seed oil
takes the place of meat 1t is strange that
your southern STAT lave been for year,
throwing away mill rs of la'r.ls of beautl-
full cctVon-sred oil a. d buying un' ellthy
pork and lard in its place! Com meal cooked
Ii macar II with oil and cheese is delicious
food. and so CHI APP
T count is right: hut he foigess that in
lir II win + no hing is wasted 5000 coo
t. rs will g IS far rs 5O,OOOOOO steers in
Eng an |, or 5000, 400 in protligate America
| There is he Ter moutlful of e 1t or grease
thrown away iii France. FRI II "a II supp,st
! population of lOO,O0O,o@ beltT than
| Englald can sup. ,oro a population OF 1900,
uDO
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
WHY SHE WENT TO NEWPORT.
Fold in ~ Trade Secret by Andro-
media to ucnrico.
lNnnkcr's Gnleiie- |

"Andromeda there be such tidings i the
,ir this morn as will thine interest fire TO
ervid fever
This likes mine ear, good sir, for I've bu;
ust returned from formal round, and hint
nine arm of something like the shakes"
"Then is thy preparation fit, me maid, fo
there is further agitation in me news
"Givc it to me- then. that ! may break ING
quaker silence with a quake
Have at thee damose' Thou knOwcst Iu.
julius Marcia"
ale { mt is sire to thlt lad BE ,trire,
whose alti freights the : bath ar with
,nion faint"
"Tho same, Aidrom ,da''
Il lnow him II, III a ent OF wit n
whose garments 1T her as the pp | doth fit the
,antling pea"
or a these tding' fit thine err, II ayhap.
This same Lucullus Marcia hath susp .nsion
made, AMI wee CHS ms as cts j tie ie ser
Eale.
Hath what, Henrico: Pare f the fur
)ishments of III ;, thy news, n give it me
II naked Arg o-Saxon.'
at ben yet a stripping bit Of news, thus
10 | strip it g.rl Luculiuo, then, hath
'ailed,7
Failed, saidst thou, Failed Oh. that
NE ldltS Hu't Sldle'i NE JIiS, IltllIl'O.
SPARED thee which! Why, thou be-
iizenel one. this hampers not thy credit nor
ihy sire's an wherefore should it grieve thee
then, pray(
"Grieve me, thou beeteheadl Dost thou
lot weigh the outcome of all this Her
father fails, Beatrice goes to Newport or the
Branch and drives n dog-Cart through the
summer tide With difference twixt the
ilim per cent he pays and that imposing
TEN which he owes she and her
ire will dalliance make with ease
md luxury, buy them new poodles and
are brio a brac, pose them as objects OF the
worlds quaint sympathy, and, ere the
autumn ware , hi, them to Europ, for n
ound of II on;hs, and hith, bring them acli
igain blazoned with some new lie in
leraldry.'
Marry, Andr, III da an thy WITS are
.ipe,'
Would that M fathers We're as ripe, Hen
'ico for OFT II hath he Poi ed him on the
very verge where failure would have
yhelmel Us with its wca', and ten some hint
If ollen-t me integrity woul win him from
t, and, Tx, a dog, he'd Lack to work for
honor and III, empty fame it brings o.
good me lord well is it said that h, who
Helps him' elf >es quickest i the ii ,e Of boom
ng fortune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
FREEDOM
PHILADELPHIA CALL


" like to be free said the happy maid,
SAnd | never will be wife,
For the yoke mayn't always with roses be
lined,
That the married folks wear through life. "
But the years danced on, a flirting with
youth,
And the pretty maid often would sigh
For the something that never came into her
life,
And she couldn't keep happiness nigh.
And the spring-time of life was wearing
away,
While the summer was nearing apace,
And still she would sigh for the something
unknown,
For the goal that was worthy the race.
But it came one ,lay in great honest love,
And her heart didn't turn it away,
For "A new world had opened its portals to
her,
And her signs turned to singing, they say.
And she sang that no freedom is ever com
pete
For the heart where n love doesn't dwell;
As they only are free who can love and be
loved
And the tIuest are freest as well
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
'Old Grimes is dead,
Tint good old man,
Exposing "a Mind Reader.
[Chicago Herald.


AT a seance III Dublin n thought reader
boosted that he could find n marked pin hid
by one of the audience. Several of them
came forward, among whom was a confeder
ate The pin was hid by Trinity student in
an adjoining room, in the presence of the
committee among which was the confederate
The student, suspecting this man from his
looks, slyly took away the pin from its hid
ing place. On the return to the platform
the thought reader gael in the hider's face,
and, putting his hand to his brow. was blind
folded and led the student to the hiding place,
but of course could find no pin. He returned,
acknowledging his defeat, and looking dag
gers at the conf derats Now, gentlemen, -
said the student, III undertake to say that if
this 'divner of the human mind will do as
tell him, half the audience, without a single
hint from me, will know where the pin is, -
and, turning to the thought reader, he said;
"Sit down" He did SO. There was yell,
and, jumping up, the thought reader hastily
pulled from the seat of his trousers the
marked pin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Mr. Frederick Days book ON Henry Irving
presents a Stratford anecdote which proves
anew the truth of the saying about the
prophet and his own country, just opposite
Shakspeares house one day Mr.. Irving met
"A native and asked him who lived there.
Dunno" was the reply, Come come
you must know who lives there, Is his
name Shakespeare" Dunno" But can't
you tell us whether he's alive now"
"Dunno" But surely You know whether
he was famous--whether he ever did any
thing" "Yc-eS, he-he-' "Well, what
lid he do:H "IIe writ summat," That's it
we were sure you knew all about him;
what did he write" "He writ n Boible."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

[Cor. St. Louis Globe Democrat.


May and June are the hottest months In
the city of Mexico. If one is too thickly
clad at midday it is usually possible to take
the shady side of the street. Since nobody is
ever in hurry it is, of course quite I'M
necessary to walk in the sun And when the
new conner gets thoroughly Mexicanized he
will stay indoors at midday. Umbrellas are
sometimes useful as walking sticks or para
SOL; save in summer they are never wanted
to Shed rain. Just now the rainy season is
on and we have had some tremendous show
ers So has the country down below. The
rainy season, in fact, ought to be called the
shOwery season instead. 1t never rains driz-
zle, drzZle, after the eastern style, but it
pours. And yet there is no continuous down.
fall. In June, July and August in Mexico
rain descends almost every day in copious
showers, but the summer sun shines with no
less regularity between times, AMI every day
has a clearing off During eight months out
of the twelve it is as certain, day by day,
that the morrow will be pleasant as that the
morrow will come
1t seems to be the American opinion that
Mexico will make a good winter resort, but
it is a country that it must be wise to keep
out of in summer. This is a great mistake
Denver and Sante Fe are summer resorts; .
the towns of the Mexican plateau are no less
fit to be- They are southern, but they are
elevated, and high elevation countervails low
latitude. In the summer, again, the face of
nature is beautiful, while in the dry season
it becomes withersd and uninviting. But of
course the contrast between northern Ameri-
can and Mexican winters is greater than be-
tween the summers of the two regions and on
the whole Mexico is better country to flee
to to escape cold than heat. Ira Yelling SUITS
for men or women, ought to be dust proof.
In the cities the upper classes display Euro
pean fabrics and styles exclusively, Women
of refinement appear almost universally
without head covering. This is the only
noticeable departure from the habit, of their
American cousins, The feet should be well
shod Soap will never be found at the hotels,
and the better kinds are expensive in Mexico.
As for the customs officials, courteous and
just treatment is the rule. A visitor propos-
ing to make a stay of mur length beyond the
Rio Grandc, | should say, would do well to
take from home whatever clothing or para
pbernalia seems likely to Ice needed For a
brief tour light marching order u.s. of course
sensible.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
LLoui.yllle Comrier.Journa

IIlOuIoNIHt NOWTIeT-JOUTHHT
Joaquin Miller tells how he is letting the
vegetation in his front yard grow up with the
country, and how he wouldn't allow II lawn
mower anywhere in sight of it for any
amount. This may do very well in Washing
ton, but in Louisville it wouldn't work at all.
There would be 1000 worthy old coored men,
each of whom. with sickle or scythe would
call upon Mr., Miller, one 10y one, with Boss,
don't you want dat grass CULTS agittin
pow'ful highN Lawn-mowers are not merely
to keep lawn in order They are kept be-
cause the owner of the lawn hasn't time to
hold a reception every day for his industrious
cClOTel fellow-CitiZens
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
"Psychicv Phenomena.
[Chronicle "Undeltones. y

[Chronicle "Undeitones. y
am not spiritualist, but there is far too
much evidence of psychic force" as it has
been called, to leave any reasonable doubt of
the existence of some form Of magnetism
which is one of the most marvellous of natu-
raj phenomena. Its various demonstrations
are called phenomena. In the dictionary
meaning of the word they are phenomena,
but in the accepted meaning they are not,
Scientists have passed over all those subjects
as curious freaks Of nature Nature has nc
freaks Everything has deliberate and in,
telligible cause, and it is the business OF
science not to disbelisve until it has proved
mposture,
The onion is homely plant
And rank as most that grows,
And yet it beats, TO mix with soup,
The lily or the rose
-lMsrchant Traveller.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
Regular Habits.


"For ten years past, said the new boarder,
my habits have been regular as clock work
rose on the stroke of q; half an hour later |
sat down to breakfast; at was at work ::
dined at ~, ate supper at u, and was in bed
at $50, ate only hearty food, and hadn't a
sick day in all that time
Dear me said the deacon, in sympathetic
tones, "and what were you in fori'
And in the awful silence that followed you
could hear the hash CRATE its teeth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
For IsaracIIe.

1t is said that by the following simple
method almost instant relief of earache is
afforded; Put five drops of chloroform on
little cotton or wool in the bowl Of a clay
pipe, then blow the vapor through the stem
into the aonug ear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
How He spelled ~,

\ New York ongraver recently made this
mistake: Mr. and Mr.. respectfully request
your presents at the marriage of their
daughter"
Plantation Philosophy; De man Dat would
beat boss would beat a chile, but he
wouldn't beat . grown pussvl, case he's
ufeerd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05


Judge r. 7. Spaulding told a story about
Governor Tod at the reunion of the pioneers
, of Cleveland, Ohio, re emily AT one time
he said, Il visited my old friend Judge Tod
and during my stay remarked to the judge
that his daughter, who was singing in an
adjoining room, had beautiful voice. YES
said he, my children all sing and he called
for his son David, who entered the room
A greener- looking lad | never saw, a great
awkward lout, dressed i'll jeans and home
spun, with rough, stolid countenance.
What is your will, father he asked
! David said the judge, i want you to sing
one of your nice songs SDr this gentleman.
, Without expression, without moving a
muscle of his face, he started:
odd Grimes is dead,
That good old man.,
| and carried the air through, | was i'm
pressed and much amazed. All, said my
friedd there is more nmy boy than appears
ON the surface if it could only be developed
My farm Is mortgaged, and can't afford to
give him an education Send him to me- |
replied j will put him to school SO he
| did. young David became a lawyer; in ten
years he had paid off the mortgage on the
old farm, and later, Lecame governor of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

The remark often quoted that ut is inn
possible for any one to be "A good Christian
whose liver is out Of order has in it world
If practical truth and wisdom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Arkansaw Traveller: Good sense uoan
banker arter fine cloze. De stalk ain nsgh 50
bright arter de con is ripe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
ENasperating.


a think" said an exasperated barroom
orator, as he slowly elevated himself from
the pavement to perpendicular, that a
full grown man who throws an orange-peel
ON the pavement is no Christian We'll"
said a bystander. what do you think of an
orange that throws fullgrown man on the
naYementM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

what are your terms!
81 generally work by the job, now. You
see, have had so much experience that |
can size up bit of work pretty accurately
Then, too, / know two-tkx7ls Of the towers
and steople, in the United States and | can
generally give quotation by mail | get
a letter saying; we want the spre of our
church reprinted and the ball regilr The
steepe will need two coats of pant know
the height and circumference of the spire the
size of TIE gold ball on top and the length
of time it will take the first coat of
paint to dry calculated the actual expense
for paint and leaf, the railroad fare and the
cost of board for the number of days nee
cessary Then add S25 IA day for my wages
and get a total | telegraph them: win
paint your steeple next week, -as required,
for $500 OF this sum SlS0 will represent
materials and helpers wages, the balance
my labor, am reasonably independent for
| have several orders for steeples of churches,
the rnerstone of which have Just been
laid, | have only recently returned east
from Cincinnati, where had several i'm
portant jobs and one very narrow escape
from DEATH
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-02-13
GAahiiag Erploits Of a Princess

within zfay or two, says a Paris letter,
society las been considerably interested over
: be rgappearaDce Of the Princess Sa4uarof.
This handsome Russian lady vas during many
seasons the rsiguIng star AZ Nice and Monaco.
and vas not the less remarkable On account Of
her frequent attempts % break the hank. She
has not been seer al either Of these places or
IN Paris since ISIS She lived SO fast berz
and E1mbled 80 heavy at Monte Carlo that the
late Car forbade her 70 leave the Empire ill
she repaired her fortunes Whether she has
done 50 or not Is more than cue cau tell. but
she u certainly back IN Paris, where she has
already rented 4 magnificent house, In which
she Is guing 70 have some fga before the win
ter IS over. The Princess whose maiden
name vas RasisEskl, was enormously wealthy
when she married the Prince Sodvar1tT- whose
fortune vas very moderate After 4 few years
Of matrimoHy they agreed 20 disagree, and an
aullcahle separation took place TIE Prince
devoted himself to travelling aid the Princess
vent 70 Monaco II search Of excitement. She
played with large stakes, and her holiness, her
cuolness, and her alternate heavy losses and
winnings we're the sensation At Moute Carlo,
Every evening, when the gzmbli1E-r0oaI closed
she entertained 4 large party Of guests at
supper II her villa ca the Pr1msuzfe des An
-ials- >cnle rather racy anecuesEs are related
about her, aud her many dfcidedly eccentric
associates gave her 4 somewhat scaudaIaus
rspurzri1u Oue Of these tales Is that after
cue CT her sgPpers the Princess. taking II her
Slipper threw Il across the F1omr VheEegpaa
an actress Of the Palais Royal TEeater, who
vas among her guests, picked ii up filed II
with champagne vine, emptied it Is a drlHght
10 the hsalrE CT the hostess. This Sc pleased
the Princess 1aE she exclaimed, as she en-
brzce5 the actrEas-''T a-morTu y, ny dear, y5u
shah have 4 villa ct ycar own, next door to
mI1s- IhIs pru1iae was ksFs, and the ac-
trsss has nov tie slipper under a glass case.
! very stylish ToCug man, who g1s cleaned
cut AZ trsnte-sr-sz1lrz AZ Mouzco. amused
himself cue evening By marking game for the
Fich Russian lady, who beng pleased with bis
appearazce accepted his SERVICES, although he
vas sirarger. That day she vas heavy
winner. and when she LET the l1his oi7sred
tins gentleman a trousaad franc note "a 50
GelIczts a manner thzf refusal vas Impossi-
be- The next day the sane Izasactiou was
repeated, and again dzrizg the whole
week Then lux tarr e gzInsf the Princess,
aud tie strange gentleman placed his parse at
her disposal, who acrspted his 1tizr, and vas
saou able to pay the loaa with Interest Thia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-02-13

MS DAVIS uhsse excellent taste A. . MIiIfu.r- Is
veil lIl1 % The Lldls eth cunfizle= u preside
ths ilalin- Deparrrfeur Wiki i lssaElzea thar
n Laes VII Hare their Trimming dcae n the L1sesr
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-02-13

CASTLE Z COOKE, AsEHTS
~ Foa TIfK HAtgkIIAs fsLAspf