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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13
Father is Getting Well.

MY daughters say:
How much better father is since he used
Hop I}ittcrs.'
'lIe Is getting well after his long suffering
from disease declared iHCurahlC.'
And we are 80 glad he used your Bttcrs.'-
\ LADY of Utica. y. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13
Iir%i,rai1cr.
FIRE,
L | F E.,
ACC|DEN 7.
INSURANCE.
DO not Refuse it.

50 long us water will drown and
fire will burn, and ears will run
of the track, and boilers blow
up, and the law of grayitation
will bring matter to tn" ground,
and diseases are endemic, cpl
demic and sporadic, the RISKS of
life need some society or organized
effort to soften the blow which aC-
companies accident or misfortune.
Every argument that can move
the mind. or touch the heart, or
Mndlc the conscience, appeals to us
to remember that FIRE, LIFE and
ACCIDENT INSURANCE more
than all else can practically aSsuagc
the result of these mi>turtuncs.
For speedy and cticctual relief in
the above or utucr equally serious
disasters, provide yourself with
INSURANCE ut the General In
suranCc Agency of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13

s"" None genuine without bunch of green
II npS on the white label. Shun all the vile,
poisonous stun with Hop Hops" in their
name.
Jan20, d&w1m tc
This medicine Is tor sale 10y us BEAUPRE
& LOWRY, Corner Church and Bank SITS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13

+. J. WATSON, Fern St., Bangor, was cured Of
Kidney Disease by Browns Sarsapara,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13

Mr. CHAs. PATTERSON, Engineer, Bangor, was
cured OF Kidney Disease, caused by over exertion,
lifting, etc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
Fashion Notes.

Hammered silver iewelry is still in
high favor.
Astratan cloth is more in demand than
the fur. although it is always used by
old ladies and those in mourning.
Hat brims are cut nowadays, and part
of the large birds drawn through the
rolling side, so that it rests against the
hair.
The long, plain Newmarkets, in green,
black, brown or plain jersey stockinet,
with lasting buttons are popular with
young girls.
Black silk hose and slippers are worn
with dinner and evening to:lettes, or the
hose may match the chief color used In
the costume.
Irish and Venetian patterns will be much
used for trimming light silks during the
coming season.
Black lace fiounces embroidered with
gold are worn with gold ornaments on
all black costumes: others with palm
leaves in iridescent beads have clasps
and buttons to match.
The coming French mantle for spring
Is of velvet, trimmed with lace and
made with the Russian sleeve turning
underneath, and appearing from the
back more like large pIeat than q
sleeve.
An exquisite tea gown Of London or
igin is Of dark heliQt BE plush. opening
over q point, extending from the throat
to the feet, Of pale blue China Grape,
forming plastrOn and long, much gath
cred fablier. The .revers Of tue robe are
lined with satin duchesse Of the same
sky blue tint. The ribbons forming the
decorative parts Of this gown are OF he
Iiotrope velvet, backed with pale-blne
satin Heliotrope flowers form the cor
sage bouquet
For walking and visiting dresses the
plain skirt Of plush or velvet holds !
prominent place. a new material has
appeared for the fnnics and p0lonaises.
This Is q soft and delicate w1olen fabric
Df anv shade. studded with small spots
| or loops Of chenille II 4 different color.
I ii IS 4 very beautiful material, having !
shot effect 1t little distance. and ii
drapes grrv gracefully: the fablier IS
ssssnsslr - this chenille fabric and s0me-
fin. II coFss4c aisp with full passr0n
M eNnt - else tie bodice
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
Rat Kiddancc.

stAllow me-, writes a correspondent,
ito suggest a simple means of getting
rid of those pests. In the year 1855
was in command of the British vessel
sTubal Cain, lying alongside the wharf
at Melbourne, embarking Chinese passen-
gers for Hong Kong. The docks were
so infested with rats that it was impos-
sible to prevent their getting on board,
and my vessel was we'll stocked with
them. After being at sea a few days l
mustered the passengers, with their eff
fects, on deck, to give them an airing,
and for the purpose of giving the pas
senger deck good cleansing. and sprink-
ling some chloride of lime mixed with
water. also had couple of buckets of
the same mixture poured down the
pumps This continued weekly. when,
Go my surprise, the rats made raid on
the cabin (poop) on deck, and became so.
troublesome that neither myself nor my
officers cared about turning in at night.
A happy thought struck me-that the
chloride Of lime had driven them from,
below deck; so had everything cleared
out of the cabin and the storerooms. and
freely used the mixture This had the
desired effect. the rats taking shelter in
every available place outside. This gave
us some good sport, especially on moon
light night, when all hands engaged in
hunting rats and driving them overheard.
so that by the time we arrived at Hong
Kong not one was left on. board. On
nv return to England took house aud
furnished it. after being in il short
time, found that il was infested with
rats. They would get through every
part on the ground door. On examina-
ton, discovered that a drain ran under
the house, cmptying into the harbor. I
here again used the chloride Of lime
freely, and ia less than week every rat
had taken its departure. have recon-
mended this remedy to many shipmas-
tiers and friends on shore, and Ia ali case
Il has proved asuccess. Inave occupied
my present residence for I've years and
we have neither rat nor mouse on the
premises attribute this to the free use
Of the above mixture. which Is also ef-
fective as 3 deodorizer and disinfectant. =
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
The Way Of the Transrressnr !. =.

Ny son, you say it is $50 hard : !.
goodG" You say it is easier to bre,t 4
ten commandments than it i = NJ
one of them. Well, you mistak, 4
isn't hard to be good. It's hard M
badl All. yes, my boy, it's hard NM
bad. Not right at the timer Oh |.
The wine is sparkling, the songs s,e /.
ring, the stories are brimmipp 4
humor and the air is full of lsugh,s
You are just as bad as you know how
be, and its lots CT fun to be bad !,
you never want to be good-oh, ye
seems to be very easy and very deGe1
full to be bad at night. But the n
morning, my boy2 Where is the III
Guilty thenY Who feels serious ia {
morning9 Whose head can't be coyes
with tubg Who is afraid and asharl
to go on the street and meet rNoa
Who doesn't want to see anybodyi nj
wants to hide? Who wonders wher
was last night, and whom he met, d
who saw him, and what he said, ii
where he went, and how he Ill
Not the boy who went to the sodsa
and ate cast iron pound cake and wsAl
it down with faded lemonade. Naa
young man who passes the evening b
the company of the goody-goodya he
debating society. All, no. lie dat
hear the rollicking songs that lou
heard, my boy. and he ddhi
hear the racy stories that h0se
you all up" But he is feeling H1ei
better than you are this morning Hs
finds it easy to be good" yeT a''
indeed. But to be bad, to have be
headache, to have a sour, rebeii1ai
stomach, to have uncertain eyes 2
have a treacherous memory, to bare
sense Of shame. to have dread o. aAi
shine and a horror of daylight, to a'e
q set of quivering nerves and iaefas
speech, to have o raging thirst 'aI
water cannot appease and a gnaSH
hunger that loathes food, to have
dread of meeting your mother ny w
and a fear of seeing your sister, u
a shame of speaking to your goed.
father-this is hard, my son. Ihsbpl
ing "hard. And-look me in the
Telemachus, look me in the eJe-s
estly now, honor bright, do youthl,nK ~ y.
easier than being "good" Ny d'd "
YOU may call your "good" friend ni..
sop and tmammy boy" u you
and you may in your better moDI
sometimes say you would IKE y
good, . but it is hard, but JUST ~ -
the "good" and "bad, y weign. - =
honestly, and tell me, tell me h ,s Y
which Is the harder to be COCOA
be "bad?' All, my boy, it is ease =.
be good" "The way OF tne 80
gressor is hard. Burdet@, /" D"''
Eo0Ee.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

George William Curtis SAYS in HarDey's
Magazine: The American fashions. we
used to be told, come from Europe. But
who makes the fashions fhere2 When
all English and French dandies are wear
ing high collars, who is it that turns
down his collar with such authority that
two continents turn down their collars?
1t was answered that the taiiors made
the changes. The tailors make the
clothes, but change in form or style by
the tailor would not change the fashion.
If he should change the cut of coat for
lawyers clerk the fashion would not
change, but the lawyers clerk would be
out of fashion. The tailor as an artist
may have the highest taste and the ut
most skill, aud as tailor he may wish
that new fashion would produce a de-
mand for new clothes. But he has no
social authority. He can only serve him
who has. It was Prince Hamlet who
was the glass of fashion and the mold of
form. If D'Orsay, amid universal white
cravats, should appear in a black satin
scarf, all the dandies would hurry to
wear black satin. Tens of thousands of
loyal Britons may leave off gloves; but
they are merely queer, and gloves are still
essential. The prince of Wales may saun-
ter along the street without gloves, and
Immediately gioveIess is the only good
form. This is the secret of fashion. 1t
is the practice of recognized social
leader. The London World says that no
instance can be mentioned Of a social
change or fashion introduced by the
Prince of Wales which has not been in
stantly adopted by those round him, and
gradually by the general mass of his fu-
ture subjects. This is true of dress,
manners and social arrangements $50.
ciety, says the World, s'cannot organize
itself without the standard OF propriety
furnished by Marlborough house." 1t
is some prince or social leader, then, who
lowered those lofty bulwarks of collars
Of which grandpa's wedding coat offered
so extraordinary an illustration. It was
said that the dropping of pebble in the
ocean produced movement which was
continued to the utmost confines of the
sea. The whim or the comfort of one
exalted or dandiacal parsonage may like
wise, in the cut of coat or the form of
a shoe, go round the world. Uncon-
ously even we republicans are subjects
of king, and the severe and scornful
defer of the authority of the British
crown defes it in coat whose ''cut" is
docile acknowledgement Of that crowns
resistless power. The influence of a
social leader is shown in nothing so
strongly as In his ability 20 make two
continents wear clothes cut as he
chooses.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
The Right Sort or . Tenant.

"0h, yes. have all kinds of tenants, ;.
said kind-faced old gentleman 10 d
Chicago Herald reporter: '.but one that
like the best is child not more than
ten years of age. A few years age got
chance TO buy piece OF land over on
the west side, and did so. / noticed
that there was an old coop of house on
it. After while man came TO me
and wanted to know If / would rent ii
TO him. "
What do you want it for9" says I.
To live in, he replied.
Well,' / said, you can have it.
Pay me what you think it is worth to
you
The first month he brought So, and
the second month little boy, who said
he was this mans SON, came with So.
After that / saw the man once In awhile,
but In the course of time the boy paid
the rent regularly, sometimes 81 and
sometimes 90. One day asked the soy
what had become Of his father"
He's dead. sir, was the reply.
"'Is that SOP said l. How long
sinceG
"'More'n year, he answered.
81 took his money, but ] made up my
mind that would go over and investi-
gate, and the next day drove over there.
Fhe old shed looked quite decent /
knocked at the door and little girl let
me in. asked for her mother. She
said she didn't have any.
"'Where is she. " said /.
"'We don't know, sir. She went
away after my father died and we've
never seen her since"
Just then little girl about three
years old came in, and l learned that
these three children had been keeping
house together for a year and half, the
boy supporting his two little sisters by
backing boots and selling newspapers,
and the elder girl managing the house
and taking care of the baby Well, /
just had my daughter call on them. and
we keep an eye on them now / thought
wouldn't disturb them while they are
getting along. The next time the boy
came with the rent I talked with him
little, and then said:
''My boy, you're brick. You keep
right on as you have begun and you
will never be sorry. Keep your little
sisters together and never leave them
Now look at this
81 showed him ledger in which
had entered up all the money that he
had paid me for rent, and l told him it
was all his with interest. You keep
right on, says ], and I'll be your
banker, and when this amounts to little
more I'll see that you get house some
where of your own That's the kind
of tenant to have"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

expression was on Poe's e.
up his tattered CLOAK 80 Y be Il
before we found breatb" aug sirs
him. A kind villager dror wen :, . 8.
ing little skater whom h. 'ne
rescued back to the NM n nad % ~
quickly followed with nv = Vi.
we got to the gates the f. ,snd n
carriage was whirling doS Ret
and / could easily : en eo"h TIE =
errand lay. ~ white
tsAfter this incident -.
Of the poet. He came ~ ven 81
Fathers library sometimes. o OSs +, . d
stood he. was busy over ~ Sua vi
but | wasn't then allowed !, LOfes
of the big musty volumes tS. .he irsaaaa
on the shelves there, and ~. wen
ceased as suddenly as i bo. aess
him afterward out in the s sss Isl
of the present buildings hnss sa'0eal hal
edly passed me by witbon, : aSst,s
walked among the box.hesa.s's0 II
They told me he was ailnS ~ pS
knowledge of him was obta;Ssa Ne
later, when he had been ,ss noe
grave from the hospital in Rs 1eea o.
that October Sunday Of $50 'E 4
have always thought that ~ - All
thing more than the public has u CIV 's
of the primal cause Of PS suSp,''d
death. To me it was the ra ,1gN Faa
forgetting courage of that wia,ss, = .
on the Harlem and not aleoha T'el q
planted the real seeds OF ,bo Si " y
ease. ~ ''a y
cit doesn't seem strange 70 n.
the old priest, as he preparo5 : 7
the library corner. ''that INV co n y '''''
love Edgar Poe best of all Amer. y
thors, for his memory is very dc, =, :, :
old Breton heart" @sl
/ did not speak to the narrato, /,
he left me; a strange feeling cam. "'
me, and / don't know how Io0.i
there thinking over his reminiscss....
the dead.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
Miners Luck.

The death of Peter Whyte recalls the
strange story of the foundingof Victoria,
Australia. In an Australian mining
camp at one of the tents sat four men
the 10th of June, 1853 talking earnestly
of their future and bemoaning the past.
For several months these four men had
worked together in the same claim,
sometimes getting barely sufficient for
daily wants. sometimes not even that.
For several weeks, indeed, they had la
bored without any result. After q long
discussion they decided t0fabandon the
claim. Down in the mine the three
looked gloomily around with kind of
sullxy regret at having to leave scene of
so much useless toll. 'sGood by. = said
one; ssI'll give you a farewell blow, !"
and raising his pick he struck the quartz,
making splinters fly in all directions.
His practiced eye caught q glittering
speck in one Of the bits at his feet. Stoop
ing, he examined it aud the place he had
struck, when, with a loud exclamation,
he knelt and satisfied himself that 1t was
gold He then commenced picking vig-
orously. His mates caught the meaning
and followed his example. In dead 81
lence they worked on they had discov-
cred monster nugget Then wild,
glad shot sounded in the ears Of the cone
at the windlass, who had sunk into q
half-doze, feeling probably the want Of
his breakfast. TO his inquiry, "What is
going ONT" the CRY came. Wind up,
and as he did so there rose to the surface
huge mass Of virgin gold. When fully
exposed to view the men were almost in
sane with joy. After watching it through
the day and live-Iong night they had It
conveyed in safety TO the bank It was
named the Welcome Stranger, and
yielded the fortunate DISCOVERIES Of It
$50, 900. On the site Of that spot the
forest and the scrub have disappeared
and their place is occupied BY the finest
cite on the celebrated gold field Of Vic
toria- Philadelphia Ne5s.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

Jute is a new fabric introduced into
the manufacture Of window and wall
curtains. Some of the jute or sscosmos''
velour curtains shown look more silky
and velvety than the real English silk
turcomsn curtains that few wears 400
were considered absolutely perfect for
the draperies Of windows and doors IN
the most costly and elegantly furnished
houses. The highest novelty in lace
window curtains demands the work OF
three nations Of Europe to make. The
body of the curtain, batiste, is manufac-
tured in England; the handmade lace
braids and flowers must come from Brus-
sells, and the arrangement Of the same.
the designs of the curtains and finish
must pass through French fingers. =
Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03
The Bitter BIT.

Gay Tippleton is a great y. :
Joker. At a country house not iols ~ !
when the ladies had retired iof W !,
ing, the gentlemen congrega's.s : q
smoking-room. 81 say. EWsItI n
Tippleton. II think it's very Dsd -
of you coming in. here wltnO S -
the trouble to go upstairs anu 80. -
your coat. II you do it again ~. NJ, ,
shall have those claw-hammef
off," LOS
Ewart strolIs into the sm .,i.s !. 3
with his dress coat on. WILL
Cav .and a few congenial spl pm q
Young Ewart down on the cos' ri !
cut the tails off his coat. Ewap 4, n
verv cooIly. He strolled up y 49, i
and stood in the attitude tns 81 -
leee to be the favorite one O :,
sex. "You take it very Philos.0P No.
said one Of Gay TippIe:ssOIl. ~ -
ssOh.n replied Ewart, III y, ug gS5aoIs.s
to me. It's not my coat; US Vs. -, H, -
garment. / knew he'd Kesp e. b y
y / lust dropped into his rg gs.,, ~
ING. and put HE coat on" fas -
roar of laughter, and to %
ton Justice. no one joiner b reriq
heartily than he. L'0e'p0O
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

In the ssbillr Of = mosquito there are
Eve distinct surgical instruments. These
are de cribed Is . lance. two neat saws.
suction pump and small Corliss en-
gine
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

Happiness dotes on her work and IS
prodigal to her favorite. As one drop
Of water has an attraction for another,
80 do felicities run into felicities.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

None bat brides wear white gloves.
Tlie bride wears white gloves to conceal
her nails. Courier Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

The public debt OF FTaa eso o
ing at the rate Of over
year.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-03

i ike TIE plain skirt, with full plaatron
of the spotted material.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29

are now showing greater in the put pro
yided for them OF the primary departments Vi
which have 100 pupils under single teaoher'
There IL plan on foot erect permanent hrst Glass
place OF amusement New Orleans with grounds large
enough to admit 10000 persona It 10 propOsra tniS
this establishment shall he managed on pan sihl@
the CRYSTAL Palace. London, aud the POlytechnc' II
involves the building OF theatre on an entirety NO"
plan having diameter OF 100 feet
The Cotton Exchange has moved for reSearns OF the
case in which the Supreme Court OF the state rue tua
the shares OF the Exchange taxable In an inter-
view Mr. Charles Black, president OF the EXchahge
stated that the shares hal fallen from T21OO eh' teI
market value in 1882 when the question OF lAlhS
WAS first agitated $3.50 share ana thaJ to-uy thc
sc-rlled market value Of the 500 shares IL T!zoV'o
against 81 900 IN 1882. and yet the lnsutoh DOW
pays on $4,000 of al estate on which SlZ1vuo ~
due against 2s7, 900 In 1882. Mr. Black claimed thht
the tax on shares vas tax on membership 81 tne EN
change IA to belong to the Exchange one must ho'u
a share, which pays him nothing.
An artesian well being sunk In lafayette square
seven N pipe already been forced doWh over SIX
hundred feet and water has not yet Been reached lh
wei will be sunk 300 eet II necessary TO get good
supply OF good wHter.
Patrick Ford and John Murphy, who arc nndtr
sentrnce hanged the lSth NJ next mon" H. Tor inc
murder o. Captain Murphy, have gwen up al hopo, vi
a communication and making their preparations Ut
death Priests In daily attendance on theih hhu -
believed that they will bo ready 10 de wn'h hc 'te
named arrive. religious Offices can make the lhelr
friends are however. still working for them ana nave
another petition FOR Communication 10 circulation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29
rAcurIY6 orESrr0Ys AYSKEREp.

Various correspondents have made inquiries
recently In regard 10 the spnnakers" OF yachts The
spiunaker is large triangular sail used only on yachts
and Is set only whom the yacht has the wind Free tha
is, when she is running before nearly before t. Inc
splnnakor boom Is long SPAR which when in use Is
swung ont at right angles with the side OF the vessel ana
supported by rope running to the head Of the mast
from the outer end Of the boom. The boom Is held III
position by ropes which from its outer end to ths
aide OF the vessel The head OF the pnnaker when inc
sail Is set ct the topmasthead the lu or outer eds
OF tho spnDacr Ia at tho end Of tho pnnaker BOOM anu
the tack or inside lower corner OF tho spnnakcr IS '
board over the vessels rail. When tho spinnsker ISL
20 ss the haerds hooked on 70 the head tns n S
haul rope 10 fastened to the lowpr corner OF me i1
outer edse and the sheet at tho inner corner inc nG
Of the sail is then holstcd to the topmas head te
hauled out TO the end OF the boom and then sIo,s
pull the sheet breakq put tho sail or N other wo iii
toosens the stops ~ which IL conhncd III ionh W
and tho sail Ia sheeted homA. . ort.
correspondent asks the difference between cuS ~
topsa and Q sprlt~fopssL a olub torsai is bent on
club and s sAla Ss sSd h q tho aU IA
the Same way ~ wofkinEeopAaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29
NEW
EXPOSITION-SCHOO EXCHANGE
-MURPHYS MURDERERS.
fBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNAL

NEw-ORLEANs, Nov. 28.--The resumption
by Captain H. Buck, OF the Director Generalshp Of
the Exposition Is expected TO infuss life and more
rapid progress completing this enterprise In tho way
OF Fastening the shipments Of exhibits and placing them
In position the buildings that have been awaiting their
arrival TOR tho ast throo months. The resignation Of
Colonel Glenn Director General created considerable
excitement among the exhibitors The supporters and
opponents OF tho retiring about
equally divided and for whe there was decided want
Of harmony IN exp oston circles
Increased enrolment of scholars Is ovsrsowdng nearly
all the public schools OF the city. The eoIoed children