Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-04
II. lie bough, new 100000 lot

base slundcr. He bought new 10000 lot
for himself.
The Pope is having the roof Of the Vati-
can'rc-frescocd. If he thinks this will keep
out the RAIN, he is greatly mistaken. lie
should hire an artist with bundle Of shin
giles.
The English people arc in Il quandary be-
cause Westminster Abbey is getting crowd
cd with the remains Of great mcu. Just the
pickle of the Democratic party in this coun-
try.
1t is said tina: Telmadge is the only man
who can drawthc same circus audience to the
same performance fity-two times a year.
"Do you remember that night of nights
when four of US sal in the box together 2"
sings Ella Wheeler We distinctly temem-
Der having been in box Ella, but if our
memory serves us right We didn't have any
company.
An genealogical authority says that
"Zampilarotatoust' is the proper name to
apply 10 a roller skater. Il certainly looks Il
coop deal like that, when you get fellow
started who don't exactly understand the
business.
A Bridgeport (CL,) professor has invented
a neat thing in the way OF a steam heater to
carry about the pcrs ~. il is called the
portable Body Steam Heater" The ap-
paratus is a small afIair consisting of cop
per boiler under which is dimnutive lamp,
all cncaacd in nickel box, aad baancedsomc-
thing like "A compass, 50 that no matter what
position the outside Y is in, he boiler and
lamp will always remain in the required YER
teal position. After the lamp is lighted, the
water in the boiler is heated aud circulated
through TIE rubber tubes which run down the
legs, around the ankles, up around the back
and btck to the boiler Elaborate heaters arc
being constructed for ladies' wear. They can
be worn inside the busll. and entirely OBJ
scurcl. If the above Is lru,, huggiug will
be still more dangerous in the future than it
has been in the pas.
A fashion paper says that silk undelcloth-
ing is very much worn. We should think It
: would be. Most people can't afford 10 have
great many changes of it,.
. An exchange has al article on How to
= cool. an old hem but inasmuch as the oper
= alton consumes two days valuable time, We
do not think it will be found practicable for
j., the general run Of people.
An expert in London will case, lately
y, stated that pencil marks faded revive when
y the texture Of the paper returns to its normal
condition. Perhaps, then, after all, the pro-
&c auctions of the modern newspaper man are
y not SO hopecssly epbemcraL
1t was found necessary to wake up i St.
Louis mau, who fell asleep at a concert, in
t. order to request him to snore in six-eight
e time, as that was the time about to be played
r by the orchestra.
u" HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.
To take grcas, spots out Of fabrics, use a
u small pair of sharp scissors.
~ The surCst way to destroy hea3 on dogs.is
to drown them. Immcrsc them, and the
dog, in six feet of water for llftecn minutes.
H." "' Cook wants to know how to avoid the
y smell Of cabbage while boiling. We know
of bat one remedy. Holl your nose.
" To keep mice out Of the pantry, have ca
=" around. But heaven knows how to keep the
cal Out of the pantry.
~ A correspondent wishes to know if there
- is anything that will whtcn cotton-hanne
-, night shirts. Haze You ever tried washing
10 them?
,c Emma Abbott AYERS that Wien She puts OF
- a certain tight fitting costume she feels like