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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

The manufacture of heavy guns
is in its infancy. 1t is true that
improvements are made from time to
time in their construction, but they
apply to G.taiIs rather than he prin.
ciplc upon winch guns are built. There
is but little modification Of the princi-
pie OF the Old brass piece of the last cen.
tury seen in the 100 tons guns of to-day.
There is the same general loss of power
in each. i pressure of 40 900 pounds at
the brccch Of the best gun in the market
will diminish to 1000 pounds at the muz-
zle, with Il corresponding decrease II the
velocity Of the proicctilc
W hat guam kcls are striving for is To
make Il gun in which the high pressure at
the brccch viii I've maintained TO the mul-
zle and to discharge shot with this ire
mrndOuN pressure lchind it, When this
result is attained the heaviest fortihCation
and amor will sink into in,igniiicancc,
and city or Il YES ci will e battered to
pieces the same rs if it were an egg shell
The time, / believe, is not far distant
when II gun of this power will lie made
The harDor dcfcnses Of the world will
then have TO lie changed, and the most
powerful men-of-war will, comparatively
speaking be nothing more than pleasure.
yachts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

y don imagine that YOU intend TO
write anything IN urlouS concerning Ger
tain individual. casually remarked an o.d
lawyer with whom talked on the subject.
but why don't you. in seeking TOPICS
take up ,ho.c with which YOU can do good
as well "a. ac!cly entertain"
"~u.. ne, replied Il will :"
,sid h. q, ,howing you how 10 benefit.
thou>an e. IT poor families You will
admit bcg.n with, that the expenses Of
the table aIe largely and unnecessarily in
creased 10y such articles as sugar Now
wouldn't it be fine thing to stop the con
sumption of sugar. Not by coercion, but
by exhibiting its manufacture in "a way
that will spoil every readers appetite for
it. Will you try Then spend the rest
of the af ernoon with me
We crossed the river to Hunters Point
close 10y that Astoria which the Astors
founded as suburban resort of wealth,
but which has Of late been malodorous
through factories of various kinds emit
tin" awful Stcnchcs He escorted me t.
the source of one of the worst of the bad
smells In a yard were enormous heaps
OF cattle bones, with so much meat cling
ing to them as the knives of butchers had
left The remnants of flesh were putre
scent and the sight was scarcely less
shocking to the eyes than the smell was
to the nose.
A more horrible experience had never
! been mine Clouds of steam from grca
watts iloated rottenly Off upon the air,
tantng it for the whole noghborhood.
The meat, when boiled from the bones
was converted into fertilizer and rs FOL
bones they were subjected to intense hea
and then ground to powder, to be mxeC
with sugar in the process OF refining. Thu
lawyer insisted that a general knowledge
Of these facts would lessen the copsump
ton of sugar and thereby help the poor
In fairness | am bound TO add, however
that the pulverized bone is essential.
clean, despite tho revolving matter from
which it is produced
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06
street Soens In Havana

A man passes with bunch of lottery
tickets and scissors, calling out the num-
bers in sing, song tone; then II horse or
donkey is led by with load of fruit or
merchandise in panniers on either side of
his back; or COW Is being MIXED in front
of "A customers house; IA man passes with
bunch of live chickens under his arm,
or a negrcss with "a huge cigar in her
mouth, and then what from II distance
looks like row of elephants decked in
green but which on closer inspection
proves to be line of seven or eight
horses, tied head to tail SO loaded with
fresh fodder to height of eight or ten
feet that one can Just distinguish the little
animals nose and tail under the undu-
lating mass of stalks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

Ulysses u EddS, Exporter
The argument for a union of western
peoples by means of commercial treaties
loses much of its force with reference to
the South American states by reason of a
few hard geographical facts generally
overlooked The best trading portions,
as Brazil, are actually nearer to England
than to our ports Most of the CORE
spondence between New York and Rio
Janeiro goe, 10y way of London, AS for
the western part Of the continent, it is
still further Off, and will he until the
opening OF the anama canal At pres.
ent England commerce prcponderates in
the south American states and will pre-
vail for the geographical causes | have
noted in spite of state treaties,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

At supper one evening. the conversation
turned on the subject of speech making,
and Dickcn, Was asked to explain how he
prepared an Important speech. He told
us that, surprising the speech was to be
delivered in the evening. his habit was to
take IA long walk in The morning., during
which he would decide on the various
heads To be dealt with. These icing ar
ranged in their proper order he would in
his minds eye" likcn the whole subject
To the tire of Il whcci-hc being the
hub From the hub to the tire he would
run rs many spokcs rs were the sub iccts
to be treated, and during the progress of
the speech lac would deal with each spoke
separately. celebrating them as he went
round the wheel; and when all the spokcs
dropped out one by one, and nothing but
the tire AID space remained. hc would
know that he had accomplished his task.
and that his speech was at an end.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

[St. Paul Pioneer Press.

st. Paul Pioneer Press
Mr. r. H. Lewis. St Paul archiPolo
gist, has lately returned from tour OF
exploration of almost a year, and he
brings with him some rare and valuable
specimens obtained from the ancient
mounds that are scattered about i'll almost
every section of the southwest and north
west lie brings bacN with him, as the
result of his tour large collection Of
drawings Of cttgics and curious relics OF
the da OF the mound builders. In the
lie of rilI.ics he discovered "A mound in
southeastern Minnesota the outlines rep
resrnting the form o. u fish. he few
fish eiilgieS that have been described by
explorers heretofore have never shown the
fins. bat Mr.. Lewis discovery has the
ms very accurately marked, being the
first ever noted by archNologtSts. Its
extreme length is iOJ- feet, the
greatest width thirty six feet
from end to end OF fms. Mr.
Lewis considers Tn ) one of the most in
tcrcsting and valuable ciliges ever discov
cred Another one represents frog, the
only perfect specimen ever described. 1t
is ninety. eight feet in length, hfty four
in width between the tips OF the forelegs
and ninety five feet between the
tips of the hind legs. The body of the
largest bird cthgy Is twenty eight lttl
from bcan to the end OF the tail, and ;
feet from tip to tip o the wings. An-
other OF u bird is the most symmetrical OF
any surveyed, the ,cngth from the tail Il
the tips Of the vim, being exactly l"'
| same.
A drawing Of II Tai;lcsna<c ca gy touu
on lake Il. roiX, III minnesota, shows
! length If las 1ccN the section of ln'
mound representing in head swelling on
/ to the wi 9TH q. llty-thrrc i"..
Tnrcc mound, at the rear end denote tI;.
/ number OF ratilcs ilr cuEy i, very We.
developed 10 show the natural pt,
portions of snake. Another interesting
and striking ehigy was found short iii,
lance west OF II. Pau. Ii is group q
ilve mounds, LeArng III" appcalau &c o
large birds in MOTIF in the air wit
wings extended and ccks stretched 1or
ward Three OF the are directly IN IN
lis geese ly-onc II kite t. the LETT al
the leader little in advance, hearing o
to the right. Mir Levi, says that it is IN
OF the best and mosj natural ciigicS h
has ever discovered or seen described
The shape OF The III nj, is di.lcrcnt trOl
any that have ever before been disCOVcrc
in The way OF bird clhgies The highcs
point is near the upper portion Of IN
wing, the slope Of the wings beng Pr.
portloncd so II, to show which way Tia
long feathers run. These dc "rbcd u.
only the more striking ones o. the 10 e
tgies surrey, H.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

Notwithstanding the vast sums of
money !avished 10y Great Britain upon her
palace Of " eslminster. She now finds the
commons chamber wholly unfit for the
purpose for which it was designed and
discussion of "A new chamber has already
begun. The size of the present chamber
Is based upon the idea that the best thing
members have to do is not to listen to de-
bates There is not near seating capacity
for all the members. neither is there proper
ventilation Members also begin to de.
mand desks for writing purposes similar
to those in the French assembly aud Amer
lean house Of representatives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

Winter costume in the Adrondacks is
comfortable and sometimes picturesque.
Guides and wOod.cuttcrs wear heavy scar
let wooden stockings drawn up over the
knees. \ warm blue jersey and a scarlet
wooden comforter tied around the waist
help to make the wearcr "A cynosure of all
eyes. ' isitors of both sexes wear for
driving buffalo overcoats, felt boots with
rubbers over them, aud sealskin turbans
which can be pulled down over the ears.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06
Fashioning New Brands.

At Havana when distinguished
stranger visits the tobacco factory of Senior
Cabana or Partagas, the custom is to offer
him an "obsequio" by fashioning new
brand of cigars in his honor To this we
owe the excellent cigars known as the
Serrano and the Henry Clay The Lon
don tobacco manufacturers elected to pay
Charles Dickens the Cuban compliment.
A neat little cigar, costing only cents,
was devised and was christened the Pick
wick. which still retains its popularity
in England,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06


The city Of Nankin. once the capital o,
China has for Ccuturlc, been famous tC
the "barbar ans of the outer world for
its porcelain t,wcr. IA relic of the Splcn
dor of its ancient days, before PrkiI
usurpcd its dignity as the seat Of the EN-
pirc. The porcelain tower was built
quite cary IN the fifteenth century by tho
order OF the emperor lungoh, and as u
work of tiiial picly, 1t was a monument
to the memory of his mother
The worh was commenced at noon on
a certain day in lab, and occupied
near.y TWEEN J years in its completion
The total height Of the porceaiI tower
was more than 100 feet, or about equal
TO thai OF the monument of London, and
it was facet from top to bottom with the
fines. pureCc ain, glazed and colOred. II
consisted of nine stories, surmOuntcd by
a sprc, ON the summit of which was a
ball of brass richly gilt From this ball
eight iron chains extended TO Il many
projecting points of the roof, and from
each chain was suspended bell, which
hung over the face of the tower The
same arrangement was carried out in
every story. These bells added much Ia
the graceful appearance of the tower,
hrrakinr its otherwise formal and mo-
notonous outline, Round the outer face
Of each story were several aperturcs fol
lanterns, and wncn these wcrcs all iliu
minated we are told, in the magniloqucn
language Of he Chinese historian, thai
their light illuminated the entire heav
ems, shining iuto the hearts OF men, ant
etcrn@!ly removing human misery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

Eleven ears our daughter suffered on
bed of II is,,.y
From 1t ,,inp icatiOn Of kidney. live, rhru-
matte troubles and Nervous debility,
"tndCr the care OF the hest ply SCans,
who gave her disease various names.
But no relief.
And now she is restored to us in good
health by as simple a remedy as Hop Bttcrs
that we had summed for years before using it a."
THE PARENTS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

M
"ShC fingered and suffered along. piuing
away all the time for years
THE doctors doing her no good :"
And at last was cured 10y this Hop Hitter5
the papers say so much about"
Indeed Indeed"
How thankful We should be for that mcdi-
si
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06
y w1te !, VIII stay with ne ailus.

my wife II VIII stay with ne allus.
In the meantime work on the railroad
rad begun. From day 60 day. 6il
watched the grading The destruction OF
q house in which he had been reared could
not have exercised vi ON him more sad
dcning influence.
The road was completed 81 am goin'
over TO maze my last trip rs freight
hnulcr said Bill one day. The fust
train will come over to morrcr, an you
know airtcr that it won't be no use for me
to hitch up the mules only to d. what lit.
tie haulin' thar II be in the nCighbOrhOod.
Well, I've got my 'ligion ali right, an !
reckon that $ something more than them
railroad men ken say.
As he ncrrri his home with the lasI
load Of freight to b. hauled hy wagon,
Jill stopped ms team, and stood up ~
his wagon to |, Ok at ;he frs, train that
came over The engine shrickcd. The
mules ran away, 20 fearful was their
flight that the eng neCr stopped the train.
ON went the tram. VOW the wagon
wheels grind against roc wall; now
thpy spin overa prccipi Chow, team and
all are gone caShing to the des;rocion
awaiting them below The mules wcrc
killed. Ii was Almost lifclCsS when
they took him up ana put him on b, ard
the train tt,cr reaching hu"? W -
/ ,rn,nDd r,ug,.ou.npss 't.ut q prV ono comb
Ssnn.,1,.,t III. Tina Iol c,n,n Inc warmly
s,lititn,,. nar.n, ,,t,r,d lil's owes
Lri,i,t,nrd
1I'vn Gill ,,ut my 'lirinn uorson
Thank i;91 iroli9I The Old man.
81 J;Jn'f cus. ,yhi,r thrv was runnin
,,vov an. never said u1thiu. when |
se,I tLn train ,.comiu' No dancer of
Iosin, il now nnrsony"
No hiu
"tonrti,no a.. ticl,;n. lint ebn's stuck (,
: \n nnr rrnlind If w,s u.rinss XIII
u.as d,oJ
,..,..... ,,.,.,
10" ','
'"''' '''"i "'".''i'' ''N'", :,
WANT was ot'c'l hllsuuuerNtooI' saiu
man ir"u'i OF ms record as Il newspaper
correspondents through Ihe Tree rchucr'
ing ny u'Hcic"V i'ar''s Vi "ii"' Hc sa'u'
came GU MN oH'c "hCu I'VE senators
lau th'ir hcHdS close 10 MS Ill WhiSpercc
conference. Ea'h senator ga me uIl
feieht explanation Oh lhc meeting ana q
dllercnt rendering 81 what traht mac
saltL but an men are gwen To that SORT
OF thlhS. Inc day came from ASH
lhgtoh some weeks ag0, met stone Ial
lehtlhc' ana leI't. OF me .>c"S ana ,ro'
trhor Fierce, Oh Diko'l' walking Ill +
par lrluEc soit Vi group 'raihPlhE Oh
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

Prior to shining forth respondent in
fresh attire a serpent seeks retirement.
He becomes blind for Il few days, refuses
food, and appears to be in n melancholy
state generally. When all is ready be be
gins at the lips to cXtricatc himself from
his old dress rubbing against whatever
may be in his way, The first part of the
process is tedious, but as he progresses he
works more rapidly; when he reaches the
ribs they assist the operation, until finally
thu Old skin is shed entire, turned inside
out, ami Mr. snake rcvels in his new
suit His eyes, covered by a perfectly
transparent layer of cuticc are bright
and beautiful. 1t is only while this cuti,
Gle is forming over the eye that the ser
pent is blind Their toilet is made in the
spring but not alone at that time; any un,
usual circumstance is apt too make them
wish for Il new suit Of clothes, beginning
when they are infants from one to two
weeks old some are SO fastdious as to
require change once a month, and even
oftener, while others. more plcbeian, will
wear the same garment for six months
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

My daughters say:
How much better father i, since he used
Hop Bittcrs,"
"lTc is getting well after his long suffering
from disease declared nCIrabc"
And we arc So glad he used your Bittcrs."-
LADY of Utica. \. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-06

This medicine II tor sale 10y us. BEAUPRE
& LOWRY. Corner Church and Bank SITS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14

At all Times Prepared to Meet
Any Decline I'm the Market and
GIVE the Benefit Thereof
TO his Patrons. Always
ON hand n Full and
Complete stock
of.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14
A LOW CAD.

A few days ago lady called on
Col. Andrews, proprietor of the
Diamond Palace" in San Francis
co. and asked him to subscribe some
thing for the benefit of a poor wo-
man. Col. ~ Andrews snatching
mp the paper, flung it into the street.
The lady followed the paper into
the street and without a word walk
ed off. The lady was Miss Emily
Pitt Stevens, who although not rich
in the worlds wealth, is, in all re-
spects the superior Of the miserable
little cad who runs the Diamond
Palace ION commission) in San
Francisco. This fellow has been
posing before the public in all sorts
of ways for years past as phIlan,,
thropist. ETC., etc. Any trick and
subterfuge by which he could secure
a free advertisement, he has not
been abave. A respectable and
intellectual lady calls at his place
on an errand of mercy, and because,
her clothes were plain and she did
not wear a profusion of jewelry, she
is subjected to the insults OF this
pompous upstart, who cringes like
q hound before the painted harlots
who come to pay him two prices for
his diamonds. II San Francisco
society was composed of the real
stuff. it would no longer patronlze
snch a fellow as Col. Andrews, but
the fact of his insulting lady vii!
not cause any falling off in his
trade down there.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14
WHO - 1T 2

L uC w 0pSS
ial, reviewing the correspondence
recently published from Cincin-
natti between a repentant signer Of
an application for Office and the
President, calls attention to the
fact that the formers letter is dated
July 24th and the Presidents reply
August Ist. He then proceeds: A
letter mailed at San Francisco or
Portland, Or, on July 24th. should
have reached the President August
1st. A letter from Cincinnati,
mailed July oath, would have reach
ed him in thirty six hours. The let
tiers were first published August,4th
three days after the Presidents . 'ot'
scr was written, and hence could
not have been given out for publica-
ton by a person on the Pacific
Coast. 1t has been declared at the
White House since the publication
that the correspondence is genuine.
The recipient of the Presidents
letter would undoubtedly be the
last man in the world to make its
contents public The correspond
ence. therefore, was evidently made
public by the President, or with his
consent. The only judicial appoint
ments made by the President in
July were those of James D. Hayes
Of Wisconsin to be Chief Justice
of Idaho Territory, and Edward j..
Dawne of Oregon to be United
States Judge for Alaska. As Wis
consin has a representative in the
Cabinet. one who is a lawyer and
personally acquainted with the
members of the legal profession in
that State, it would be absurd to be-
lieve that Hayes is the man re-
ferred to in the correspondence.
The only judicial appointment
made in June was William 3.
Fleming, a prominent and well
known lawyer of Kentucky, to be
Associate Justice of New Mexico.
AS the publication purports to
emanate from Cincinnati, so near
the home of Fleming, it is perhaps
natural that his friends should feel
unusual curiosity aud exhibit
some indignation upon what might
be regarded as a reflection upon
him, and yet nobody who knows
anything of Judge Jennings stand
ing, personally and professionally,
in Kentucky, ought to suppose for
moment that he was the subject
of the correspondence. For aught
that is known to the public, Judge
Dawne may stand as well profess
sionally and personally in Oregon
as Fleming does in Kentucky. But
if the statements refer to him and
the President believes them to be
true, it is difficult to understand
why he says the confession is too
late to be of immediate service.
The appointment of judicial officers,
like that of any other civil officer
commissioned by the President, is
incomplete until confirmed by the
Senate. The President may with
draw such an appointment even at
ter it is sent to the Senate, and it is
believed that he may recall COM
mission issued during the vacation
of the Senate. Beside the judicial
appointments already mentioned,
the President has made the follow
ing: W. H. Brinker of Missouri,
Associate Justice Of New Mexico;
Orlando w. Powers of Michigan,
Associate Justice of Utah; W. B.
Mcconnell, Associate Justice of
Dakota; W. A. Vincent, Chief
Justice of New Mexico.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14
GOLDBERG, BOWEN & co.

"AVING PCECHASED THE
H Interest of Mr.. L. Lebenbaum in
the firm of Lebenbaum, Goldberg q
patrons that the business will be con-
tinued at the old stand, 42S to 432 Pine
Street, and we trust that by fair dealing
low prices and prompt delivery we will
merit a continuance Of the patronage or
tn ose who have dealt with US SO long
under the old firm name. Respectfully
Yours, GOLDBERG. BOWEN & co.
Importers of Fancy Groceries,, Wines,
and Table Delicacies
42S to 49, Pine Street.
HRSend for our Price Current, issued
monthly. Augll
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14
PART FIRST.

King Little, The First..............:.....
Master Isaac Iobraner.
Drincass Miss Gertie Hatch.
Jack, The Giant Killer. ..:;....
''' Master Samuel Platt,
Queen Wee. Miss Sadie hawthorne.
Fairy Good. .... Miss Amy u. Meoef.
Lord Cham berlaln. 80
Master Theodore Hoier.
The Kings Jester. -.
Master Ralph Bender.
Kings Guard Willie Lee, Rossie =.
'Meder, H. Bicknell, W. Davenport.
Fairies Little Ethel Hofer, Little
Veda Mcclure, Little Ada Dorsey,
Edna and Edith kersey, Lulu cup.
Queens Maids. .... Bessie Platt, katle
Schultz.
Blunderbore Mr.. James owens.
Courtiers and Ladies in Waiting by the
Misses Maggie Schultz, BERTHE Conn,
Della Tobriner, Mabel Hatch, Iheo.
Edwards. Miss BERTHE Thaxter. MISS
Ida Plat.
General Admission. SO cts
lhEIttren.. ....-......-. ~ Tvs
No Extra Charge fer Reserved
seats.
Box sheet open 1T Tobrincr's
Cigar store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14

This line justly boasts OF the most
modern rolling stock, the best OF horses
and most expert and careful drivers OF
any stage line on the Coast. Je3
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14

Passengers will be called for and de-
liyered to any part of this city; parcels
and freight to and from the Lake will
be delivered with desired promptltnde'
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-08-14
KEYSER & ELROD'S
L AXE I anoe
STAGE LIN &!

Until May 1st tri-weekly trips will be
made to the Lake and return. and SUISSE
ouently, up to the close OF the season
the accom- m odatsOns will be daily.