Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-07
PERSONS AND POLITICS,

Mark TWAIN does no, think that he or his
children will ever see an international
copyright law. That's ONLY one of Marks al
legged joke.
The New York Sun says; "Thc story Of
Alr. Baino's disnclinali)n for further rolit-
cal effort is a fiction which gives opportunity
for Eauy very pretty jokes. The canvas
now III urogtcss IN his behalf ia not - Joke"
The rotor, is ingloiiously easy. The story
Of Mr. Tilh,n's disncliualiJn for further
political t fort iG fiction which gives oppor-
luni'y fr many pretty ] kcs The canvass
now in progress IN his bcnalt ia not u jose"
st. Paul, Mum, aud Kansas City an-
nounce themselves as to let for National
conventions four wears hence.
A new book is called "Travels with Don
key" Let's see who isas Oscar Wiltle's
travelling companions
Governor Crlttcnden Of Missouri wants his
tombstone ornamented with the following :
He broke up the train robbers aud kissed
Adelina Patti"
Joseph Cook is not creating so much OF Il
ripple by his Monday talk, in Boston, this
winter as formerly. He has large audiences
as usual, but he doesn't hold The throng as
he did WHEN lie was u new sensation. He
| still throws off, with easy grace, in his fif-
| teen-minute preiudes, answers to questions
| that have stumped the agce, but the oracle
business is getting little stale in Boston.
Mr. Cook ought to go to Chicago.
l Nat niy pf ho H.,.l
and Erpres,, said to a Herald reporter last
week; "Mr Ednunds is a far ADLER man
THAN Mr.. Blaiue] in the higher arena Of
statesmanship, controlled by constitutional
principles and the best precedents. WheIh-
err he would find himself able, as President,
to sign any bill that involved important con-
stituional questions has been doubted by
some of his Senatorial associates, who never
feel sure That Senate bill is sound and safe
| until he has gore through it and cut out the
doubtful clauses. But Mr. Edmunds would
command the confidence aud excite the
pride of The entire party if nominated, and
his strength is growing IN many directions. "
A Democratic Repre- sentative, Mr.. Hatch
of Missouri, in the course OF speech in Con.
gress last week, said that what the Demo.
in New York, funerols in Indiana, funerals
in Ohio. IL wanted to bury some OF the bar.
nacles and corpses that had been hanging &c
it, 1t had national committee sit here q
few days ago, and majority OF that COM
mittee did not even have originality or indie
pendence enough TO find a plact in the
United States, wherein to hold convention
outside of the place whcre the Republican
convention was tobe held. He had Travelled
long enough in the wake of the old bsrna.
Giles of the Democratic party, following the
Republican parry. lie wanted little new
blood in it, a little independence in il, a lit
lie originality in il. Before he would hav,
followed the Repub lean party he would have
gone to Los Angeles. He would have tn,
Democratic party possess independence
enough 10 strike out for once on its owl
hook.
Miss Ellen Terry is thlrty-Six years old -
Boston Journal Sh-h-h HI Amt you
ashamed.
The proposition introduced in the Iowa
House Of Representatives, asking the govern
or TO consult with the governors of othe
States in regard to the holding of u convcu.
ton IN Des M0ines, TO consider matters per
tanning TO uniform divorce law Throughout
the several States, has attracted favorable
attention in n large number of western news
J papers, says current item. We nevcl
heard Of proposition 50 crude and impracti
cable that it did not "attract favorable atten
ton in a large number OF western nc Nspa.
pers."
A new enemy to the human race has
arisen. He halls from the soaring West ant
he advcrtises in a Des Moines paper that he
wishes employment in writing speeches for
; members Of the lie Iisature. He will pTepar,
at short notice addresses for or against pro
hibitiop, woman suffrage OF any other sub.
ject desired. His terms are SIS for a ten min
utes' speech, aud So for each additional five
minuteS, Satisfaction guaranteed" and
coincidence observed"
The Fort Worth Gasetts thinks that Mrs.
Logan could carry two or three Southern
States, but 1t can not say as much for Johr
A.
Mississippi will hereafter have State cleo
lions only once 10 four years.
The Boston Trapsller credits Mr. Blain,
with a conspiracy to use Logan TO kill "a
Arthur, then massacre Logan aud seze the
Presidential chestnuts himself. The Trduel
6r can see as far Into grinds,one as any
paper IN the United States
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sayed From, Vrost