Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-25
0IR KALEIDOSCOPE,
Chickens are now Matched in Germany by
electricity. Shocking

electricity. Shockingi
A line Of railway cars drawn by camels is |
to lie es ablishod in Central Asia. The |
beauty of the camel is, he can carry more |
water than locomotive engine
One of Baines book agents dropped dead |
out in Iowa the other day. The little incl |
dent helped Blaircs chances in that vicinity
immensely.
Five playing cards were found in the
stomach of whale recently captured in mid
ocean. Let's sce-how long ago was it that
Mat Arnold saicd2
1t is said that the size of mems pants is 10
be increased. This looks like return of
the good old days when there used to be
cloth enough IN pas last years breeches to
keep the boys in clothes all winter
A New Hampshire lady has worn one pair
OF earrings night and day for forty years.
We don't think that begins to compare, as
matter of economy, with the Vermont man
who wore one pair Of stockings for six
months.
"Rejoice, and men will seek YOU" writes
Ella Wheeler. Ella has doubtless observed
that the girls who are all the time laughing
and giggng are apt to have string of fell
lows after them.
Where's the editor?' asked a prominent
lawyer of New York town, stepping into
the sanctum Of the local organ. ale called
me h)riz)ntal- headed man in this morn.
| lng's paper, and | intend to show him that
he can't alude to M as flat-head with i'm
purity"
1t is said that alligator steak much re-
semble3 black bass in taste, but is a slight
degree stronger. We have heard nearly the
same remark made about restaurant steak.
1t resembles bcot-leather in taste, but is a
slight degree tougher.
a genuine vampire was recently killed at
Los Angeles, Cal. They have all sorts of
nick-namcs for book agents ont on the Pa
ctc coast.
A North Carolina man who always kept a
loaded gun at the heal ofhis bed, was found
shot through the body the othar morning.
This should be a warning to all healthy cili-
zens not to provide housc-breakcrs with
firearms.
An Ohio editor has given up reporting
lectures since he was married. He says il
he does 1t his wife will insist on having hers
reported.
There is one good thing about this craze
for baby shows all over the country. 1t pre-
vents lots OF young men from getting mar
ried prematurcly.
Queen Nictoria's book has attained a third
edition Evidently, the first thing to do in
order to b. successful author, is to get a
job on throne somewhere.
An authorizes publishes a book entitled
"Advicc TO Maidens" 1t was the only way
she could reach the class of middlc-aycd
ladies with whom she wished to ingratiate
her theories.
They do appreciate the drama on the Pa
cific coast, after ALL a bushel Of peanut
shuchs was swept up in the opera house al
Napa, Col., after a recent performance.
Illinois has now four hundred aud twelve
butter factories. The invention of oleomar
garnc has immensely increased the dairy in
dustries OF that fertile State.
The fashionable strings on ladies' spring
bonnets are three. eights Of a yard wide
Last years silk dresses will almost furnish
material enough for two bonncls.
Chinese doctors make reduction in their
charges when tie patient is old 1t doesn't
take So much medicine to kill.
From the graf amount ov bad spelling
that Gums intu Newspaper oises every da il
the wok it wood sem az if the Spelling Re
form had got tn cum enyva.
Elizabeth Stuart PHELPS has written s
story entitled "Supporjirg lIuself." Eliza
beth las evidently tumhled TO the Nine
teenth century condition of things. There's
nothing lire being forehanGcd.
In Mexico matches are made double end
ed. Mexicaus evidently don't believe in
picking their teeth
\ married woman in Michigan draws d
pension. How she cane by it We don't
know, Tut we suppose she Just went down
to W ashipglon and jawed Ne bureau into
| it.
1t is said that places can lie found in New
York where what are called genuine oil
paintings, feet by 2 !,are painted in twenty
minutes. Good !eLce.urlists must be in great
demand.
y variety Of bean is grown IN Mexico
which will jump several inches when taken
in the maud. Tits ought To be Introduce.
into this country, The venerable restaurant
| bean is too passive.
A factory at Bay Cit,, Mich, turns ont
2400 washboards every day. Very lew of
them stay in the State, however.
a Brooklyn man played Grandfather
Clock over to canary dozen times day
for four months, in hopes that the bid would
learn to sing it. At the expiration of The
fourth month the canary Gi d, and the man
Lad ! 10 rent TO pay on Il haud-orsnn.
Several your IA. les IN Dottoii viii staff
school OF journalism. They will utilize
the reporters who call ON them ,vcuipgs as
professors,
has last story ISM, very nasty, aud
doesn't sell worth n cent. rnc rublc ou-;,;
to lepl c1mpmcutci.
"Stop my Paper" exclaimed the iralc
subscriber, as the wiud car, led 1t tluttcrug
down the street.
An exchange is anxious To know whether
more women write poetry than spank babes,
in the United States? So man, # 'cm do