Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-23

NHI'l - H'I'H Win tIOckWOfk, set To 20
of at any desired hour and ignite certain
chemicals
It is the custom in some countries. par
ticularly Bonnie Scotland, for the Young
bucks when the clock strikes twelve ON
the last night of the year to call upon their
ladyloves with II bottle in one hand and a
glass in the other. Bottle and glass both
being empty, it Is expected that the young
ladies shall proceed to replenish the same,
from which ceremony undoubtedly, has
arisen the custom Of wine upon New
Years tables
A biographical writer says that Hannah
Moore, the poetess had corns We are de
lighted to know it. Any information OF
this nature about poets is exceedingly
cheering.
A Connecticut widow wants to rattle
herself off at $50 II ticket. We wouldn't
engage in such IA scheme if every ticket
We're guaranteed to draw II prize.
A Burlington mother, who thoroughly
believes in the good old custom of spank
ing, when asked how She managed to have
such well behaved children, cDlieI that
it was because she brought them all up
by hand"
A Georgia man recently cut down a
hollow tree ami found therein SIN coons.
two possums, IA snake eight feet long and
five gallons of whiskey. The inhabitants
of the tree undoubtedly felt very indig-
nant ut having their celebration turned
into Il solitary lambOrce for one performer.
Henry James, it is affirmed, bears Il
striking resemblance to the Prince of
Wales. This is evidently the reason why
Henry Is So fond of England.
Popiniay refuses to havea calendar ON
his desk, because it is constantly remind
ing him that his days are numbered
The smoking car must go go eXclams
an exchange. Calm yourself, friend. 1t
undoubtedly will when the rest of the
train starts mp.
Girls, as the governor of North Caro-
lima said to the governor of South Caro-
lima, it * Il long time between leap years.
-ErchUHuC.
Phelan is getting well very rapidly, and
it won't be very many days before o Don
ovan ROssa will hear something drop with
an awful D'tfoU Free Press.
\ Southern editor asserts that all angels
are blondes. \ gentleman who married ii
ilghl-halrrd woman with Il suitry temper
says that he Is pretty confident thal all
blondes are not angels. .NOrrtNtv,rH Hcr-
uid
iaahlph item SAYS; 'DraWin@-room
IilINIu- at2"'o are PoPIl"I ne cry Iii-
50 that when the dude calf calls to see his
adored heiter, the drawingroom shall
present Il perfect picture of bucolic bliss.
-LOW,U tOUriCr,
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iHat Wl,ltr heESF ie;lr'i 81 !ie great Amer
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"Ccrtaiuly sir; you are one of the Kan
saN tu'ur7' ! can ElIr you nee, laf-t
front Toohl' WIN pi'n. 'alh balh your
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th. who'll t' n"tii NE v7mid ',nii h',rk tn
his Mimi" rnhr ,t Mont rb1rr is infs If
rIinntr his wint,rNJ, ru> Sjttjpg,
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GENUINE i'"i"'" '""N'''"''''
France is to declare war against China
pretty soon. She has simply been spit
ting on her hands for the last six months.
-Dcirou Free Press
- wish you much jaw groWled the
bull dog, who was lying in wait for stay
up-all-nght young man.-N. y JOurUoh.
\ wild, weird. western journal, the
Adrian 1jIuoS ana ETpOSitor. comes ont
with wild, weird and equally western
editorial on the subject of Financial De
preston As we have received a marked
copy. we feel IL incumbent on liz to notice
it. The editorial Is no good.-BOStDH
post.
Won't some one please put snufTcr on
that rare piece of bric-a- brac. jeff Davis
Boston Post.
The world owes one Il living" That s
"A trusm vet the debt must be collected
or one may starve.-BuSt0n TrunScript
"Do Won linaw Fwed what day of the