Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12
THIS, THAT AND TIE OTHER.


Oh DOsslp, comment III
formations.
A Buffalo congregation, despite hard
times has succeeded in raising 100000 for
Il new church building.
In Massachusetts in 1860 there was one
divorce to fifty marriages, in 1876 one to
every twenty and in 1888 one to every four
teen. In New England two thousand
families are broken up by divorce every
year.
a school lot was recently sold in Los
Angeles, Cal, for $4,000 which the city
had bought in lo12 for 500, an increase of
600 per cent in value of real estate in thir-
teen years.
The opium habit is growing more eX-
tensive every day Two score years ago
only 10000 pounds of opium were i'm
ported into this country. During the past
year the importation exceeded 1,15O, 600
pounds. This rapid increase in mporta-
ton tells its own story
regret to have to say that the general
impression made by Mrs Langtry at the
private views this year was that her good
looks had wonderfully faded since her
first appearance in London society. The
beautiful complexion and the distinguish
ed yet simple bearing remain us charming
as ever, but the once lovely eyes are no
longer SO bright. There is Il tagged eN-
preston in all the features, and instead of
conveying the impression of Astounding
health, us she once did, the lady from
Jersey now seems to be delicate. Her
slightness of figure adds to this effect
! LOndOH Letter.
/ A Massachusetts correspondent calls at
tention to the publication, about thirty
Of fttl biol.
cure, introduced in this way: The captain
of an emigrant ship, coming from Europe,
| had lost many Of his passengers by cholera,
although freely dosing all who were sick
with the remedies then usual At last he
made Il prescription of his own-one tea
spoonful Of red pepper and tablespoon
full of salt to half pint OF boiling water
this to be given, as hot as possible, To
every patient when first taken. 1t is SAID
that this simple remedy acted as II charm,
curing all the cases on board that ship,
and attaining considerable general popu
larity during the time OF that cholera Vlsi
tatiOn.
The first bicycler ever seen or heard o
in the village of NibOrg, in Jutland, was {
tourist who visited the place this spring
On the occasion of his first visit to this
neighborhood, the bicyclst was benighted
and, having lighted his lamp rode at top
most speed along lonely highway in thu
dark. He was seen by passing country
man, who, stricken with terror, fell uDOl
. his knees, and was found in that attitude
, by Il belated lettercarrier. "What is thu
natter" the postman asked. "What, in
deed ?" stammered the peasant; for tn
: devil has just gone by on windmill, am
: God have mercy upon me !" Perhaps tn
unsophisticated villager wasn't far from
| the truth.
$ Among other forms of animal life whic
have disappeared from the earth is the Sc
+ COW. This great animal, which has bee
i variously classed with the whales, wit
v walruses and seals, and with elephants
4 was Il toOthless vegetable feeder, Twin
!. along the shore in shallow water, and OF
i ten weighing three or four tons. 1t wa
# seen alive and described in l14l, but !
( 1850 1t appeared to have become entirel
l., extinct.
A grand monetary bonfire will shortl
o take place in Rome. The bank notes will
G. drawn from circulation in accordanC
$ with the law suppressing the forced Gu
n rency of paper money Will be formal
n burned in II specially erected furnace
10 when greeubacks once worth nearly thrC
~ millions sterling, Will vanish into smok
ne Pckens county, Georgia, has Il pOstOtlit
named Talking Rock" The origin
the name is thus stated Some one di
~ cONtIcu III inc Vicinity IL HiIRt Slbllt ult
IL which had been painted the words, "Iul
al me over" 1t required considerab
IN strength to accomplish this, and when
nv was done, the command, Nov turn II
Id back, and let me fool some one else" w
found painted on the under side of Il
stone.
) 1t took five powerful men to hold
" young man who was having a tooth e
ne tracted at Augusta, Me, while under &
i,,Ht 1f OF hnr 1 h..,
III near jumping through II window to t
U : street, twelve feet below. He also yell
D. and whooped at the top of his voice, dra
ne ing the attention of everybody in 4
neighborhood. Finally to quiet him L
yn young man was tied so that he could n
Id move, and it was some time before he
80 linquished his efforts to escape from h
VI bonds.
~ A happy combination of best Grape Brand
" Smart Weed, Jamaica Ginger and Campl
IN Water. us found in Dr. Pierce's Compou
Extract of Smart-Weed, cures cholera morn