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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

I"Ichabod" in Inter ocean,


New Orleans cemetery system Is one
prolific source of disease even at its best.
As is well known, there are many burial
societies in the city, which have vaults
peculiarly fitted up for the reception of
bodies. The swampy nature of the ground
makes it impracticable to enter below the
surface, and so in the case of the lower
classes a large number of immense deposi-
tories are nceed. Some of these have
accommodations for as high as 100 corr SEES,
to my personal knowledge When a vault
becomes quite full of bodies, and the so,
ciety lacks funds for purchasing ground
and building again, it is customary to re-
move the couins, and hold grand, open
air cremation. The evils of this operation
are apparent, inasmuch as no furnaces
are provided for carrying oH the deadly
fumes that must necessarily be generated.
But in time of epidemcs the question
of burial is one of difficulty, and the con
sequences from crowded interment are
most appalling. More than once large
vaults have been burst asunder by the
action of gases arising from large mum
Der of freshly entombed bodies. OF
course the wealthy endeavor to have their
own private family tombs, or belong to
influential burial societies that maintain
some specially imposing vaults. The
colored people have chea er burial socie.
ties by themselves. and the various secret
society orders have their own cemeteries
This classification system brings aho&t II
multiplicity of cemeteries. as. for
instance, the Free Masons' Gem
etery, the odd Fellows cemetery, the
Firemen's cemetery, the Jewish GENE
teres, known as Gates of Prayer, etc.
The payment of fee. varying from 20
cents a month to several dollars, entities
the member to free burial at the hands of
the society to which he belongs
These burial societies, paradoxical as il
may sound, are also instrumental in pro
noting social intercourse among the mem
bers, The colored people give a big
yearly entertainment in connection with
one of their leading societies, in which
the most elaborate festivities are held
and full dress prevails
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
lChicago Times

A foreign journal calls attention to the
fact that it is no longer fashionable for
Europeans of wealth and leisure to travel
over the routes that are open to all who
have time and money to spend 1t is lc
gardcd as vulgar TO take in the cities
and towns described in the guide books
or to travel on regular railway aud steam
hoai lines 'cople who regard themselves
as members of select circles do not wish
to Join the companies that annually visit
London, Paris Nice and home. They
avoid the gay capitals in winter and the
seashorc resorts in summer. They are on
the lookout for places that are not fire.
quentcd 10y the common people
In GUNNER they turn their faces toward
Norway, sweden, and l.aplaud. Finland
and the islands in the latte SEA, as those
that skirt the northern coast OF Scotland
are also desirable PAGES to visit during
the summer AS places of winter resort
they prefer Nigeria, Cyprus, and Asiaiic
Turkey 10 Italy, France and Malta These
places are more difficult to reach and the
hotel accommc dations are very poor. but
they do not look upon these things as
hardships \ little ompany will charter
vessel or steamer and take their own
servants with them. They will keep
house ON shipboard, or eXtemporiZc a
building for tie purpose on shore. They
travel and live i'll tate and are free from
the annoy an, c of common tourists and
sight-sccrS.
The ionccr in this movement was
probably ady Florence Dixie, who a few
years ago c artered fine vessel and with
few friends set sail for distant atagonia.
The travelled the entire length anu breadth
Of the country, became familiar with the
people, animals, and bird, and returned
TO England with marvellous stories to tell.
A very readable book, written by the
originator of the expedition, had wide
sale, not only in England but in this
country. 1t created desire in many PEG.
pie 10 visit the southern extremity of our
continent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
Amateur Critic, of the Orchestra.


A student of human nature who Mt
tended philharmonic concert recently
was filed with Joy and wonder by the
display of learning made by two ladies
sitting behind him. The student did not
know a great deal about music, though
he felt reasonably sure about telling the
difference between funeral march and
galop, and consequently he drank in with
great avidity the free instruction which
came from behind him
The conversation began when Mozarts
"Magic Flute" overture was half played
How funny2 DO you hear anything of
the tlute?" mot thing" ~ ell, II |
had been writing an overture about a
flute would have made the instrument
more prominent. $50 would L. but
just look at the fur on that woman 8
cloak" Isn't it lovelyY" Yes
wonder how much it cost2" "What
the overture?" NO, the fur" 80, |
mean the music, " 80, yes, of course;
what are they playing now" Here it is.
dance Of the furies In it | Should think
furies would want to dance. Then there
was silence for little space.
Soon the band played the allcgrcto
from Bcthovcns eighth symphony When
it was finished one lady said to the other
allow sweet and simple" ~ Is, but that.
wasn't "A symphony. it is longer than that
know, '" " ell, what was it2" why
this thing here, see" "Dan,c of tho
Furics?" go, yes, that's what it mus
have been" Suon lady appeared ano
sang two Schubert songs 81 don think
much OF those songs, do your" NO
but they say he is a great song writer.
81 don see it, now they're going to play
the overture to William Tell Nv ha
is that instrument that is beginning it,
Good gracious, dear. dear, don't YOU
know? Why that's basstioin.
Silence rcigned until the lovely Englisl
horn solo began. what kind of a thin.
is that playing now?" well, don't know
exactly. 1t isn't clarionct, is it?
mo. " "Its a bassoon, guess. b,
and by the orchestra began Gounod'
81 unera March of Marionet 1t be
gins with tutti passage ending with
crash on the cymbals The two ladie
jumped My goodness That don
sound like funeral march, docs it?
THAT'S what's on the programme
well, the man must have died sud
denly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
"Secret Mails" in India.

In a recent issue. The London Spectator
has an article on the mysterious methods
Of conveying news employed by the ma
tives of India Just what these methods
are no Anglo Indian has ever been able TO
discover, Tut they enable the natives to
forcstal the government in the transmits
sion of important news. During the In
dian mutinv. information in regard to all
the important events was in posses sion Of
the hazaars hours and days before it
reached the government, outstanding
the fact that the latter often took special
measures to insure the rapid transmission
of the news. The natives themselves
place implicit confidence in the news car
ried by tie secret mail, and do not hest
tate to act upon it.
The Spectator suggests the employment
Of carefully laid stages, bat no Eu.
ropcan has ever seen stage in opera
ton or discovered any of its machinery
If runners are employed, the fact Las
never been discosed-and yet the news
has been Transmitted on a scale so large
that any ordinary method must have in
evitably been discovered. On one occa,
sion, when the government had made spe.
cial arrangements for the transmission of
news, the secret mail beat the government
horses and carriers twelve hours. The
natives of India, when they can be pre-
vailed on to talk about the matter, say
that the secret mail is based on a system
of thought transmission, which is as fa.
miliar to them as the electric telegraph is
to IurOleauS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
A Remarkable Cure of Il Horse.

Col. james L. Fleming, IA prominent grocery
merchant, ii member OF the lirm of Fleming
Lotion, Augusta. Ga, makes the following
statement of the treatment of valuable morse
with Swift's Specific
In the fall of 1883 had valuable horse colt
taken with Il severe case of pnkCye, which re-
suited in the most fearful case of blood poi
sOning have ever seen. After elght or nine
mounthS of ductOring with every remedy that
could hear OF, dcspaircd OF azure. Al TINS
time the horse was unable to move, because
OF swollen limbs. His right hind leg was MS
large us mans body, and had on 1t over
forty running sores. He had also Il number
of large sores ON his body and other limbs.
He was il valuable animal and did not wand
to lose him. Ait'r racking my BRAIN IN search
for another remedy more eihcaclous, thougnt
of Swift'S Specific. | knew il was lnNaluaDle
to the human family as II blood purlher, ana
and why should it not bc for the animal as
we'll did not hesitate, nut sent laSt july 10
Atlanta for Il Supply. ,
| began the treatment with OF. OF = ;. =
and Oz. of water three times uaS. inns l
continued for n week. Then increased the
dose to 6Oz. of each and continued Tor week.
Then increased to : Oh. and run II week,
when went back to boZ. again. Inc result
was that at the end of the first week the horse
had II fair appetite, which he had not had since
his sickness. At the end of the second week
even greater Improvement was apparent Tor
many of the sores were healing nice y, ana the
horse manifested II desire to move about. AT
the end of the third week he began 10 show
gain IN flesh, and hai full appetite. the swell
ing had about disappeared: USED IN All apout
Is bottles of Swift's Specific, and when quit
its use the horse had only four small sores lelt
on him. and they healed mp Immediately.
In August L. 81 all symptoms OF the disease
passed away, and up to date no signs or the re-
turn of the trouble have made their appear
ance and the horse has done Il mules WORK on
my farm.
| regard il one of the most remarkable cures
have ever known. Thus this great medicine
has proven Il boon To the animal ms wen as 10
the human race.
Augusta. Jan. Q. lSShJAS l.. FLEMING.
Send for book on Blood and Skin disc ises.
IL i mailed free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

An American lady who visited the store
of a dog modiste in Paris declares that she
never before had seen such amusing
sights The place was not so much II
store as an establishment with halls and
room, richly furnished. Ladies trippcd
in and out ali day long, most OF the visi
tors having with them pugs and terriers.
The pet dogs were scattered through the
rooms each awaiting its turn. Many
small mat, and rugs We're around the
waXed floors. and every bit of carpcting
of the kind was occupied by some pretty
little creature These dogs have various
dresses The robe used in the morning
is garment Of dark blue cloth 1t is
called a paetot and is lined with red llan.
mel. From a leather collar little bells
Jingle as its wearcr walks along. Some,
times bunch of violets is fastened on the
left shoulder of the dog. On very cold
days the pet is clad in seaiskin of the
same pattern, the collar being in fur
mounted in silver.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
#-..-aa4-a=- - -
The Yankee IN Cuba.
Iiarper'S Bazar.

Genuine Yankees, such as are portrayed
on the stage are growing very scarce.
Most persons have never seen one and be-
lieve that quaint angular figures, drawing
nasal tones and odd conceits asCribed TO
them, are the products of the brains of
novcliss and playwrights. Nevertheless
they do exist, and the writer met one in
Santiago de Cuba the other day. The
city is very strange one. The houses
and stores are so built that the walls can
E he almost entirely thrown open, while the
interiors have courts that are unroofed
and unolslructcd TO the sky. The money
of the country is familiar to an american.
The ankee had Just landed when he
spoke as follows: "Somehaow can't tell
when IN indoors and when I'm aout
I've got Il room, or somcthin', in n hotel
here, and I've been into il. quandarNing
araound. but | could not tell when | was
in the pnrlor or when | was IN the kitchen
or back yard, so I'm standin aout here in
the park not TO make any mistake.
started dauwn the street II minute ago,
but got afraid might make IA mistake
and git arrested for beiu found in some
bodys back larlor I've got il lot of the
money of the place, but | cant make
heads nor tails of it. | took some of it
back whar got it, and passed it over the
same councr-so | reckon its genuine
could write the history of the place
already. All need is the dates. 1t was
evidently built the year after the Hood
it's been shook down Ivy an earthquake,
burned up by volcano, rcsettled, and
lett Just rs twas found. The whole
country is best whar its been let alone
Wherever the people have touched it
they We made mess of it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
A Galaxy of "G's."
cleveland Leader. |

The galaxy of great statesmen and war.
riors who few years since gave the letter
&c such prominence is growing smaller,
and will soon pass away. Garfield, Gam
beta, Gortschnkof and Gordon are dead.
Grant is sinking to his grave. and Glad
stone is old and growing more infirm year
by year, At best, he cannot survive his
may fall at any moment Il was re-
msIkabls group
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

VTITVIGV TIVTUIT.T
In his recent Lettsomian lectures q,

In his recent Lettsoman lectures on in
digestion, DR. eander Brunton declares
acid fruits to be lndigestibe and apt to
cause intestinal irritation. lie believes
sour wines to be peculiarly liable TO cause
indigestion and when taken regularly. to
cause gastric catarrh. The tannn in tea
utcrfclel very considerably with the di
gcstion of fresh meat, though such is not
the case with dried meat, such as ham or
tongue. Tea at breakfast is not apt to
produce gastric disorders. but afternoon
teas are pronounced bad lnfusions of
tea should be light drawn" and drained
from the leaves before serving, as by this
means only a small portion of the tannin
becomes dissolved in it.
The j dyes Boots.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
For Next Winter.
Scientific American. !

People who use warm water bottles and
India rubber bags would lind bag of
sand far more convenient. The sand
should be fine, clean. and thoroughly
dried, then put into flannel bag, and the
bag covered with linen or cotton cloth. TO
prevent the sand from sitting out The
bag may be quickly heated by placing il
in an oven or on stoie. The sand holds
the heat long time, and imparts more
agreeable warmth to the feet OF S.nds
than warm water bottle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
safety Bauk-Note Paper.

A safety paper manufactured 10y a
Massachusetts mill Will make ii difficult
for an, one to tamper with bank notes or
checks rinted upon it. The coloring
matter Of the paper is So prepared that the
application If any chemical to remove the
ink will perman" ntly change the color of
the paper, and an ingen Gus device is
added which betrays at once any attempt
to make ar eraSure. Between the two the
enterprsng forger will b. sure to come to
grief
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
RANDOLPH AND HIS DOGS.
On the Highway to Richmand-C Catching
the Dog Catchers.

the Dog Catchers.
cleveland Leader
John Randolph, of Roanoke, was as pc.
culiar when 1t came to dogs as he was in
many other respects. Mr.. Henderson, the
intelligent barber under the American
house, lived in Richmond, Va, when
he was little shaver-he is
big one now, and very good
one, by the way-and often saw old
John and heard MS piping voice. Ran
dolph had relatives in Richmond and fire.
quently drove up from Roanoke to visit
them. His carriage was very large, very
snowy and very much admired. 1t had
great leather straps for springs, and high
seat in front for the driver. When he
came into Richmond Randolph Kicked up
a vast amount of dust, and people ran to
the windows to see him pass. Three
horses dragged the carriage The leader
was ridden by Juba, black man, while
} ohm, the driver, sat on the seat and drove
the other two.
Randolph on such occasions would lean
back and gaze about him the same as if
he had been a king or congueror. Trail
ing behind the carriage were five or six
immense greyhounds, who seemed to rec
ogni the pomposity of their situation,
for they turned up their no. s at the other
dogs and said nothing Juba was invested
with the eNclusi care of these dogs, and
was ordered by his master to furnish them
plates TO eat from, and with the best
steaks that the market afforded. Under
no circumstances would Randolph permit
his dog TO eat scraps from the table. Their
palateS were tiCklcd with choice cuts, and
their thirst quenched with rich milk.
Dogs were very numerous in those days,
and men were paid premiums for catching
and killing them. AS the Randolph
caravan was approaching Richmond one
day the handsomest dog in the procession
ran ahead TO see what he could see. Pres
emily he encountered two catchers who
! threw net over his head and then pro.
coed to tie rope around his neck. He
whincd and barked and Juba hearing the
commotion. dug his spurs into the hanks
of his leader, while John cracked his
whip, and the whole party, Randolph,
Juba and John, were borne along on a run
to the rescue.
The catchers were just about to disap
pear in the woods by the side of the roaC
with their prize when Randolph drew up
Taking in the situation he produced {
pistol and ordered the release of his dog
The catchers complied at once, whereupor
Randolph screamed out in his peculiarly
shrill manner: "duba, o Juba, fetcl
some water and wash the dog where the
poor white men had hold of him
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
How Barnum Began.

p. T. Barnum thinks that Joyce Heth,
the spurious nurse of Washington, was
the foundation of his fortune. lie was
extremely poor, hardly able 10 earn his
bread when. having bought her for
$1,000, borrowed money, he cleared
500, 600 from exhibiting her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
Wet Coal and Dry.
Sci.ntifc Jorrnal.i

Experiments recently made with wet
and dry coal in the evaporation of water
have shown that a loss of from 5 to 20
per cent results when coal is used while
wet-that ia, the heating value of coal Is
that much less when water is added.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
Masonic Charity.


During the elevA years in which the
prince of Wales has been at the head of
the Free Masons in England that craft
has contributed Sli, 500, 900 to the three
Masonic charitable institutions in London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
Novel Way to Kin Hawks.

A gentleman in Gilmore county, Ala,
bama. adopts the following method of
killing hawks; lie makes a mixture of
strychnine and lard and anoints his
chickens heads with it. Several dead
hawks testify to the efficacy of the treat
ment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

Scientific Exchange
Floating saw Mills.

Floating saw mills are common on tn,
lower Mississippi They pick up the
drifting logs, turn them into lumber. and
sell the product to the planters along the
shore
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
4 Thriving Business.


Sixty thousand New Workers use roller
skates and there are over 500 manufac
tories of the skates in the nited States
who sell AZ, 600 pairs a week The bust
ness gives employment to 200, 900 men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

A prominent timber merchant has had
his coat of arms painted on the panels of
his carriage, with the Latin motto "Vidi, :"
which by Interpretation Il u saw"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01

In Davis interesting descripti,

In Davis interesting description of the
empire of China we are informed that
whenever judge of unusual integrity re
signs his situation the people congregate
to do him honor If lie leaves the city
where he has resided, the crowd ac-
company him from his home to the gates
where his boots are drawn oil with great
ceremony, to be preserved in the hall of
Justice
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
The New South.
philadelphia Evening Telegraph.

philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Mr.. r. II. Davis, who accompanied
Col Mcclure in his recent journey south,
in an address recently delivered at the
Lehigh university, said:
The south is no longer under an oil
garchy, cotton is no longer king, and all
of these men can find employment and be
better paid for it than they would be in
the north. They are making iron in
Alabama. with fourth rate furna G, So
cheaper than we can make it in Pennsyl.
vania to-day. In Tennessee they are shin.
ping pig.iron to litlsburg at less cost than
the raw material brings in l'ittsburg itself
In Birmingham, Ala, they are taking
out 200 tons Of coal day, and it is good
coal and good iron; according to the COM
m'ttee from the Franklin institute, it is as
good as the best Swedish iron in the
market. and the coal and iron and lime.
stone lie side by side within six miles of
each other.
Yet with all these advantages they are
willing to share them they do not act,
like dogs in the manger about it, If YOU
will build a furnace in Birmingham they
will give you the land 10 build it on Not
only do they want the capitalists to build
their furnaces and to dig their mines, but
they want the miner, chemist and engineer
10 work IN them. ! thlnk, without eN-
ception, every workman above the rank
of common laborer that | met in the
southern furnaces was either q nOriherner
or an Englishman. They have no tech.
nical colleges worthy the name in the
south. and they depend entirely on skilled
labor from a distance The young men
who are going out west to suffer the
hardships and privatons Of a cattle rancho
or wheat farm will find in tie south land
as rich, labor as cheap and will be sur
rounded by people more courteous and
hospitablc than any in America
Earthquake signaling.
Scientific Exchange
The Seismological society of Japan has
suggested the use of the surrounding tele.
graph stations as means of warning the
inhabitants of Toxic or Yokohama of the
approach of an earthquake, a shock at
one OF these stations could be made 10
complete an electric circuit and fire gun
in either of the two cities, thus giving no
tice to the citizens from two to six min.
utes before the arrival of the earthquake,
and enabling them to extinguish their
fires and remove many valuables.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
Manhood Restored

NEMFD4 T I1IF-A NICtIm OF yOut HfIlI IN TruUencf
causing Premature Decay, Nervous Debility, Lost
Manhood. &c. having tired in vain every known
remedy has discover ed simple of sef-cure,
which he will send FREE to his feow-sutferers.
Address, J.H.REEY Us. i3 Chatham St, Few York