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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20


Small tobacco pipes of an ancient form
are frequently found in Ireland on dig
ging or blowing up the ground, particu
larly in the vicinity of those circular in.
trenchments called Danish forts, which
were most probably the villages or settle.
ments of the native Irish In the first
volume of "Anthologia Hibernca," there
is a print of one which was found at Ban.
nockstown, County Kildare, sticking be-
tween the teeth OF human skull, and it
is accompanied by paper viii h goes to
prove that the northern nations of Europe
were acquainted with tobacco, or an herb
Of similar properties, and that they
smoked it through small tubes-ol course,
long before the existence of America was
known. The arguments in favor of the
antiquity of smoking receive additional
support from the discovery of several
small clay pipes in the hull of ship
found some years since when eXcavating
at DantZig.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Resisting Magnetism.
Lillian NhitinL

To be easily magnetized by another
mind to The degree of being temporarily
deprived of the power to meet ones own
legitimate duties or pleasures argues an
unhealthy state Of the mental atmosphere
The emotional tendency to merge itself in
the being of another is one of the weakest
Of feminine qualities, and carries with it
the elements of its own destruction. I'VE
part to meet again" he sa}s, land be
more each others than we were before,
because we are each more our own The
tendency to dwell upon this objective
plane of life. amid attractions and alini.
ties, and stars, silences and sunsets, is a
tendency TO be resisted by one who would
do any worthy work in the world The
need is to relate ourselves to principles
rather than to persons, to ideas rather than
to emotions. a good grip on the con
crete is saving grace.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

New Orleans Cor. Courier-JournaIl
One of the most curious little scenes
which | have witnessed here came in nv
vision this morning at brcaIlf fast in a
French restaurant. A pcddler came in
trying to sell little folder of photo.
graphic views of the city He tried sew.
eral of the guests in vain, and finally he
began to work the racket on waiter
The waiter was on his way to the kitchen
with an armful Of dishes. but he STOPPED.
and in the middle of the dining room he
and the peddler discussed the merits of
the picture at some length Finally he
set the dishes down and got out his money
to pay the pedder. Having purchased
the book of views lie called another waiter
and showed it to him, and the two dis
cussed the artistic merits of the views
Finally the waiter carried his purcha> sc
to the proprietor, who examined il with a
great deal of interest while the waiter re
turned got his dishes off the table where
he had placed them, and took them in to
the cook
The whole transaction occupied perhaps
fifteen minutes. The peddler tried the
rest of the guests, but made no other sale
He carried his goods in his pockets and
had anumber of other things-pen- knives
and such like-which he would lake out
one at time and try to sell | had to
laugh finally at the absurdity of the thing,
and he rebukcd me with a very polite air,
gave me lecture on good breeding, and
went away the picture of injured in,
nOcpnPp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
The Human Manufactory.

A man may eat and drink heartily all
day and sit and lounge about doing
nothing in one sense Of the word but his
body must keep hard at work all the time
or it will die. Suppose the stomach re
fused to work within ten minutes after Il
hearty dinner, the man would die of con,
WILSON'S in Il few hours; or cholera or
cramp.colic would rack and wreck him.
Surprising the pores of the skin-meaning
thereby the glandular apparatus with
which they are connected should 90 on
a strike, he would in an hour be burn
ing up with fever; oppression would
weigh upon the system, and soon become
insupportable. Suppose the liver became
mulish, the appetite would be annihilatcd,
food would be loathed, torturing pains
would invade the small of the back, and
the head would ache to bursting.
Suppose the kidneys shut up shop, dan
ger most imminent, suferings unbeara,
able and death more certain, would be
the speedy and unenviable result. If the
little workshops of the eye should close,
in an hour he could not shut nor open
them without physical force and in an
other hour he would be blind; or if those
OF the tongue should close, it would be.
come dry as IA bone and stiff rs steel. To
keep such Il complication of machinery
in working order for lifetime is Il mira
Gle of wisdom; but to work them by the
pleasures of eating and drinking is a mir
acle of beneficence
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20


John Ilollingshead. the London theat-
rical manager, in an interview printed in
The Pail Mall Gazette, says: Il contend
that no person. man or woman has right
to enter the profession unless he, and par
ticularly she, has physic beauty |
want in woman pretty face sympa'
thetic voice, lissome figure, good pres
ence. With man it is the same. He
should be handsome to succeed a ieune
premier has much larger income than
one of Mr.. Gladstone's secretaries, and a
much livelier time, too A Grecian nose
well cut mouth, nicely cured mus
tache, a pair of soft eyes hazel for
choice, small feet and hands, hair, color
indifferent red barred, but carefully
brushed, five feet eight, uneXceptionable
tailor, and there you are A fashionable
jeune premier may rise to 30 pounds ster
ling week. Brains? No consequence;
none whatever Good manners much
more valuable
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
lCassell's Magazine. !


A jet of melted lead recently lodged in
the eye Of French workman without
doing any damage to the organ, and the
case was investigated by Dr. Perrier, who
ascertaned that the immunity was due to
the lead entering into the "spheroidal
state " in presence of the moisture on the
surface of the eyeball. The temperature
of the lead was found to be higher than
40 degrees centigrade, which is the point
at which the "spheroida state" takes
place, and hence the moisture was evapor-
ated and formed a cushion round the leads
keeping the latter ont of contact with the
flesh. The phenomenon is IA case similar
70 llaV oi Il person son, p iiuhhgIns ms moist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
OFF FOR EUROPE.
Ex-senator Dorsey, Col Bob Ingersoll and
Their Future Prospects.

! lneir future prospects.
Washington letter.
Ex-senator Dorsey, Col Ingcrsol and
two other gentlemen were enjoying some
5O-ccnt cigars in one of the best rooms at
Welcker's hotel, when the door opened
and eX-Congressman John Il. Alley en-.
tered. The board Of directors of the
Paola- Banco { attic company was then
ready to begin business Senator Dorsey
whose beard shows only the faintcst touch
of gray, wore black silk s!iull-cap, and
lngersoll face was as child.li like, chubby
! and DCaming rs ever The meeting was
of more than ordinary importance, for the
profits of the year were to he discussed
and arrangements concluded whereby at
least two of the directors could take an
extended tour abroad.
With a smile of supreme satisfaction
| the company received the information
that the profits for the last year to be dis
trbutcd were $500 900. MIR. Alley was
elected president Mr.. Dorsey vice pres,
/ dent and manager. aud Col. lngersoll sec
rotary. These minor matters disposed OF,
Gov Iladley Of Arkansas, who has
charge of Senator Dorscy's private ranch
was made acting manager of the whole
property. Now, we can go to Europe,
said Dorsey to lngersoll, whcrcupon the
latter nodded scraphic assent.
"Dorsey's ranch" is beyond doubt the
largest in the ni,ed States and combines
seventy eight ranches, which were bought
in, with all their property and cattle, at
one fell swoop. 1t is G0XA0 miles in eX.
tent covering an area of 5,4O0 square
niles, and lies in the heart of ColfaX
county in the northeastern corner of New
Mexico. Although capitalized at ~, 00O,-
600, the property has increased 50 fast in
value that it is now believed to represent
at least twice that amount
To give some idea of the productivencss
Of the ranch it may be stated that it
shipped last year TO- G22 beeves the largest
number ever shipped from one ranch in
the same period. There are now on the
property 1000 head of cattle, exclusive
of about G, 900 on a smaller ranch al Joining,
belonging TO Il company of which Mr.. Dor
sey is also the chief owner and president
AS above stated Mr. Dorsey and Col
lngersoll will now go to Europe. Their
investment provides them with the
actual necessities" of life and something
over, and they propose to ENJOY existence,
Mr.. Dorsey will be gone Il year or two
while Col. lngersoll proposes to be abroad
with his family at least five years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Chicago journal.


The Pennsylvania railroad has lust
brought into use new style of parlor
coach called bay. window coaches. The
exterior differs from other passenger
coaches in the greater window space pro.
vided and in the angularties Of the glass
The bay windows do not project over the
sides of the car, as the name might indi
cate the idea being carried out by reduc-
ing the width of the exterior at intervals
of about six feet In this way "a very
pretty eject is obtained within The in.
terror appointments are on the most cor
gcous scale, hammered brass being used
lavishly as Il decoration. The chairs are
located to ret the benefit of the bay
window arrangement, and are SO adjusted
that they can be rcvolvcd or made firm BY
the inclination of the body. A beautiful
compartment, hung with rich curtains and
inclosed with an ornate railing, serves the
purpose of the drawingroom in the ordin-
AIRY parlor car. IN adjoining room, hand
somey finished in hard woods and bev-
eled giasswork is set apart for the smok
ers The ornamentation is in the highest
style Of railroad art
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

Miss Parloa, the teacher sof cookery is
accustomed to take with her to distant
classes some unraised dough in strong
leather sachel. One day she was going to
attend Il class at Trenton, and as usual
packed some dough in her bag, expecting
TO develop it into bread when she got to
her pupils. But the car was very warm
and the yeast started. The bread began
to rise and swell There was no stopping it
when it had once started. 1t grew and grew
and finally burst the clasps Off She tried
to cover it with newspapers but the sluii
began to smell, 1t still kept on rising
The good lady thought of making the sur,
plus into biscuits, but finally dropped the
swelling mass out of the window
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
The South American Boston.

TVF'T 7 TTIVIIITI'III T3TI'ITIIItT.I
Valparaiso is the South American Bos
ton, and the most un. spanish city on the
Pacific. Its streets are kept scrupulously
clean, and are as safe, though almost as
crowded, ut midnight as at noon; paupers
are unknown; the public spirit of the citi,
zens eXuberatcs in all sorts of benevolent
and educational institutions There are
art schools and polytechnic colleges, daily
newspapers, Protestant chapels and Rails
of the Madre Natura society, a sort of sec.
ular league that terminated in Barcelona,
Spain, but expanded chiefly in the trans
Atlantic republics The contrast between
Valparaiso and Lima equals that between
Edinburgh and Lisbon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

IDr. John T. Maggie, Deputy Register Statistics.
Government hospitals, for the treatment
of persons suffering from consumption,
ought to be established at military posts
at Texas. Colorado and southern Cali
fornia, where the conditions of altitude,
mild temperature, and dryness of the air
are AncXcelled Such stations of obser-
walton ought to be under the supervision
Of the national board of health, in order
that the best possible use.could be made of
the information which might he obtained
1t is probable that valuable discoveries re-
gardng the nature and progress of con,
sumption would be made if physicians
were constantly observing cases of the dis.
ease under favorable conditions. Con.
sumption is such scourge to humanity
that any means of abatement cannot be
considered too expensive
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Chicago Times.

He was a busy man and she was a So
ciety woman. one evening he suddenly
looked up from his paper and said: BY
the way, didn't we have baby in this
house about the time Midland broad.
gauge went up to 9s?" "les, she said
Oscar was born on the night of the
Everingham reception. Boy, was it?"
he said, with II show of interest. Il had
forgotten; must lie about months old by
this time. v here is he" She touched a
bell, when servant appeared, and she
ordered Oscar to be brought up into the
presence of his sire. The weeping nurse
appeared alone, and with many tears con
fessed that the infant Oscar had been kid.
mapped in the park six weeks before, and
that the most careful search, aided by add
vertisements in the daily papers had thus
far failed to reveal his Whereabouts
Thus we see that wealth is no barrier to
sorrow, and into the homes of the rich
and the great trouble crecps in with its
stealthy tread, and sometimes breaks up a
whole evening of endowment
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Gambetta's Cottage.



Gambctta's cottage at Vile d A vray to
which he loved to retire from the worry
and turmoil of political life has been re-
stored to the condition in which it was
during Gambettas lifetime, and will
henceforth he preserved from all inter
ference. The articles of furniture,
pictures and ornaments are again in the
old corners and hang on the walls, and
the admirers of the departed statesman
are allowed access 70 the place where they
may see how the man who was accused
by his advcrsaries of indulging in every
kind of extravaganza really lived in great
simplicity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
A Mammoth Cheese.
london Agricultural Gazette.

London Agricultural Gazette
BY the City of Berlin, which arrived a,
Liverpool last week, Mr.. Thomas j. Lip.
ton received consignment of cheese of
extraordinary dimensions. 1t weighs no
less than 1900 pounds; and there are two
Others from the same dairy, now due on
the Clyde by the Anchor steamer Anchoria,
which together weigh fully 5000 pounds
These monster cheeses are said TO be
the largest in the world at the present
moment, and were made by DR., l., L.
state. Six days milk of 200 cows was
required to make the three cheeses Only
few, days previously, Mr. Upton re.
ceived four smaller cheeses, each weigh.
ing over 1900 pounds They were made
by the Cloverfield Cheese Factory com
pany, one of the best known factories in
America
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Bank Failures for 1884.

The total number of banking institu-
tions that failed in 1884 was l2l, of which
II were national banks, % state banks,
II saving banks, and n private banking
institutions. Nineteen of these failures
are traceable to the fraud of bank of.
fcers, % of them resulted from unfortu
nate operations in stocks, disconnected
from the element of fraud, and 81, or
more than one half of them, were due,
extraordinarily or indirectly, to some form
of speculation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
HERE BY MY FIRE.
New York Star.

New York STAR
Here by my fire, which cracks and CLOVIS,
Idly sit, while ileecy SHOWS
Are lying on the his cold breast,
And must on all that | love b st,
Forgetul of my wants and woes.
Soft-footed sleep touch be,tows,
And weary eyelids part way close,
And fitul y ! wake and rest
Here by my fire.
The flames are full of friends and foes,
The mute proCe,si' II comes and goes,
Led 10y form divinely dressed:
OF her dream. This girlish guest
May share my seat some tJne-who knows9-
Here by my fire.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Why AniIine Was Poisonous


Speaking of the supposed poisonous
properties of aniline dies, The British
Medical journal states that since the
arsenic acid process of their manufacture
has been suspended, the ordinary anilines,
such as fuschsine, Hofman's violet, Mich
olson's blue, and the maroons and browns
have never produced undoubted iniuri
GUS effects. The injury caused by hosiery
dyed with aniine has been traceabe to
the use of metallic mOrdants.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

A recent traveller gives the following as
some of the rules for living held by the
modern dervishes, which somewhat upsets
the popular idea of a dervish BE kind
to those below you in life do not criticize
the faults of others; if you see them con.
ceal them; if you cannot do this with
your hand do so with your skirts, your
tongue, and your heart A day will come
when nothing will benefit you; neither
family nor wealth; nothing except sub.
mission to God with pure heart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Fees of English Physicians.

Appropos of doctors, the English pro.
fessonal journals have been telling won.
derful stories about the fees OF English
physicians The Students journal says
Sir Andrew Clarke makes over So, 900 a
year, which The Medical journal says is
strictly true. Others add that DIR. Red,
clifle used to make an average annual in
come of $50, 600 year, and DR. Baillic
$50, 600; that Sir Ashley Cooper took
$4,000 in a single fee; that some other
doctor got $1,000 for going to Pau from
London that Catherine / OF Russia paid
Dr. Dimsdalc $50, 600 for vaccination.
The laris Temps thinks all this
English Boosting very immodest and I'M
professional, and intimates that no French
doctor will allow such facts about his pc,
cuniary gains to become known. 1t OBJ
serves, however, in order TO give some
idea of what French doctors could reveal
II they chose, that it is within its per
sonal knowledge that Nelat6n on one oc.
casion refused $50 600 to go TO It. Peters,
burg to perform very simple operation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

There is fountain at Parker's Glen,
n. Y, which throws water to height of
sixty feet. During the cold weather the
water has been allowed to run, and has
been freezing until pyramid of solid ice
fifty feet high has been formed The
pyramid is about 100 feet in diameter at
the base and about two at the apex.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Where Did Columbus Land.

Benson !. Losing has been asked to
designate which of the Bahama islands is
the San Salvador on which Columbus
landed He replies that this has been
long "A debatable question, and is still un.
solved. six islands of the group claim
the honor. Popular belief holds to Cat
islands, while scientific and historical in.
vestigators give reasons for believing that
each of the other five islands is the first
landing place of the great admiral
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
IChicago Herald. !

The French government paid the in
ventor of oleomargarine TO- 600 francs FOL
his work, and now there are thousands ot
people who wish the French government
had never done anything of the kind.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

The light emitted by insects. when ex.
amined under the spectroscole, is very
beautiful but is without bright or dark
bands When the intensity diminishes
the red and orange rays disappear and the
spectrum is reduced to yellow and green
raVS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
British Bravery.

The British soldier has lost none of the
bravery which characterized his forefath-
ers He will fight anybody and anything
at any time, only asking to be commanded
by competent officers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

lPtsburg Chronicle-Telegraphl
"Joscph Marmaduke Mutually, how
dare you, sir" exclaimed the indignant
mother of 49, boy. Take your sis
ter's ear-mufls off your feet instanter, and
find your rubbers Don't be so lazy, sir I"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

One of life's hardest lessons frobi the
cradle to the grave is waiting We send
our ships out, but cannot patiently await
their return.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

George Parsons Lathrop: laint no use
tryin to drive woman. It's mighty like
when ye tryin' to drive passul o hens
come into the house; and we chase EN- up
up and say 'ShooI and gifts EN- Almost to
the do, and they jist run straight past it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

I,I. Annoy Knox in Texas Siftings1
In the prov of the biggest toboggan in
Montreal | sat me down. In a row be
hind me sat three ladies and two gentle.
men.
"All ready"
es. ready"
Zip!
Whcesh ssssh, goes the toboggan.
Down, down the ice slope we 70 at the
rate of mile and a quarter Il minute. In
the second of time that it takes to flash
down the first dip the heart stands still
there is a feeling of fantncss. The srnsa.
ton is something like we have all felt in
dreams where we fell from Il precipice
down through space to Il fearful and vague
abyss below
We Lash past other toboggans on paral-
lei sides, for ours is heavily loaded and
goes with more than the usual velocity.
" hiz past the plodding tohogganers going
up. We go so rapidly that they seem a
solid wall, and the hinese lanterns look
AS if one continuous line of flame
| have promised the party to give them
a specimen of Texas yell as we 90 down
After passing the second dip disgorge a
shrek of the largest calibre " hen we
are beyond the foot of the slide and slow.
ing up far out on'the plain below, that fa
illllai Convoy Nooec comes along ana
overtakes us. We had actually outrun the
sound of my voice. Don't believe me.
you say? All right Maybe you know
more about tobogganing than do Fer.
haps you would like to finish this letter
for me
Tobogganing is new pleasure 1t is
the most eXhiarating sensation that any
one will ever experience until he throws
oil this mortal body used to think that
The sensation of going over fence on IA
good hunter, or following the jack rabbit
on mustang was the acme of pleasurablc
sensation, but now do not think so. If |
wanted to convert the men and women
who live in this northern land, Id preach
to them that heaven was one long, eternal,
never ending toboggan slide.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20
Cor, Chicago Tribune, ]

Speaking of great men, am reminded
of what | was told not long ago by a
cousin of Jay Could Goulds pime is
not Jay, but Jayson. In all the accounts
| ever read of the man l never saw this
stated
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-20

j. A. Macon: It's hard TO make CT o'es
d miserbul man.
Many musical instruments are now
made of paper