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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Yet there are people who consider this sort
of bird beautiful. At the pigeon fanci rs
show in the Crystal Palace, at London, the
fellow in the picture won a prize of a slv.r
cup. The people who thought him beauty
went into raptures over his long legs and no
body Onewould think even a bird would
be very uncomfortable to be all legs and
stomach. The pouter cannot turn his head
around without first letting the air out of
that huge crop. 1t is like wind bag. and
can be inflated or laid fiat at pleasure These
queer people praised him for his gran car
riage and slender girth" His owner refused
S25 for him and his mate.
The pigeon in Fig. 2 is, if anything, yet
uglier. 1t is known as the black notified
trumpeter In this bad-looking bird it is
considered the chief beauty to have 10
head. Consequently the head has nearly
been bred away. The little that is left is
smothered III feathers. If there was nothing
in the first bird but bones and a wind bag TO
make pigeon pie of in this one there is not
much but feathers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
La Fem me du Peuple.
Paris letter.


or all the elements of French society the
femme du peuple, at all events up to a GER.
tain age is the most charming though it is
difficult to define with any precision what
the charm is. 1t is not merely comb
ton of qualities, but Perfume as it were,
exhaled from happily arranged bouquet
of physical and social attractions She
leads more toilful life than her Engli
sister. but somehow without being either
depressed or coarSened by it In her dress
she shows the taste of lady, and even
when she condescends to hide her abundant
and skillfully arranged tresses under a
bonnet, and to exchange her simple robe
for the pulled out monstrosities of the day
a condescension to which she is, alasl more
prone than OF old-she contrives to lose
neither her dignity nor her grace.
She is rarely untidy in public and never
slattern; she knows the advantage Of be-
ing bien gantee, if gloved at all, and above
all of being bien chaussee. She is, in a word,
pleasant to look upon, pleasant to talk with,
lively, artless, womanly, and pleased to
please; above all, capable of adapting her.
self in moment to the situation without
pretentiousness and without awkwardness
Alone among Frenchwomen she has the
privilege Of choosing her husband, and il
the exercise of this privilege brings her some
misery the fault lies almost wholly on the
mans side. No doubt there is a reverse to
this picture, and possibly the going down Of
the hill is less pleasant to her than to her
English sister But the fact, if it be one,
does not detract from her merits upon
which our working class women might
ponder, we think, with some profit to all
concerned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Boston Budget "Saunterer."
The fact that women have to give their
ages when they are registered prevents
many of them from becoming voters. Poll
tcians who wish to obtain their support
should bear this in mind, and endeavor by
some means or other to prevent the ques-
ton, allow old are your being put, when
one Of the gentle and evasive sex presents
herself for registration. The proper inquiry
would be: "Are you 2ll" Few would object
to saying "yes' to this. You can not ex-
pect woman to carry the record of her
birth under her arm for the inspection of
the multitude especially if she is a single
one
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

zone Of the most annoying things we
have to endure" said the lady, is the
vigorous attempt which some of the men,
bcrs of a company will make to discon.
cert another. The first time played an
emotional part | suffered greatly. l was
on the stage with six or eight others, and
let me say that besides being compare
lively new to the business, | was ex-
ceptiOnally and intensely nervous. I had
to make one very effective speech, spoken
to these six or eight people collectively. l
remember that just as l was about to
begin they were talking among them
selves in tones that were perfectly audible
to me, though Of course the audience could
not hear them. l frowned for them to
stop, and felt so embarrassed that al.
most forgot my lines. They, however,
took no notice of my frown and went on
talking while | commenced my pathetic
speech. Soon heard one actor say, Isn't
she cuteY to which another replied, yes,
but listen to the cbestnuts she's telling
those poor folks Then the girls Uttered
and the men made other ridiculous re-
marks.
81 lost my presence of mind. giggled
convulsively, and then-Oh, shall never
forget i'll broke down and laughed out
right. The heavy villain had just been
telling one Cf the girls a silly story at
which no one could help laughing. OF
course he told it loud enough for me to
hear with the intention of making me
break down, and he succeeded. l was
boiling over with anger when | left the
green-room. The manager upbraided me
in no very choice terms, and it was quite
useless for me to attempt any eXplana-
ton. did not attempt one, however, and
he informed me that if | couldn't conquer
my emotions while | was on the stage l
had mistaken my vocation"
"Why didn't you tell the actor what you
thought of him?" asked the sagacious
adolescent.
II wouldn't have given him that salts
faction" was the answer. Il knew that
he did it Intentionally, and he had enough
pleasure in his success without my adding
to his gee by showing him that felt the
sting of his unkindness so deeply He
tried it again the following night, but
was equal to the occasion. When you
know what you have to expect you can be
prepared to meet it, So was quite i'm
movable, and he saw that he could not
succeed again in breaking me up. Oh,
we're sweet lot of people. New York
Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

GaZtCtB.I
The Memphis Avalanche betrays gross
taste in preferring plain New Orleans mo-.
lasses to golden syrup for buckwheat cakes.
The real thing, however, is maple molesses.
And speaking Of buckwheat cakes, not one
in 1000 people of the south or west ever
saw them in their perfection. AS prepared
at hotels and restaurants they are an abom-
ination. Go to western Pennsylvania or
Vermont, where the good housewife at the
common ce ment of the season sets the buck
wheat with old fashioned yeast, and in the
morning, without stirring the foamy COM
pound down, spreads it on the grddle, turns
the cake, and delivers it on your plaste
crisp and hot without sweating; and with
good butter and smear of genuine maple
syrup, there is dish fit for the gods, Sc
tempting that the most delicate appetite can
not resist it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
To Preserve China aud Glassware.

Hotel Register.
One of the most important things is to
season glass and china to sudden changes of
temperature, so that they will remain
sound after exposure to sudden heat or cold.
This is best done by placing the articles in
cold water, which must gradually be
brought to the boiling point, and then
allowed to cool very slowly, taking several
hours to do it. The commoner tho materials,
the moro care in this respect is required.
The very best glass and china is always we'll
seasoned, or annealed, before it is sold. II
the wares are properly seasoned in this
way, they may be washed in boiling water
without fear of fracture, except in frosty
weather. when, even with the best annealed
wares, care must be taken not to place
them suddenly in too hot water.
All china that has any gliding upon ii
should on no account be rubbed with a cloth
OF any kind, but merely rinsed first in hot
and afterward in cold water, AMI then left
to drain till dry. If the gliding is very dull
and requires polishing, it may now and then
be rubbei with a soft wash leather and a
little dry whiting; but this operation must
not be repeated more than once q year,
otherwise the gold will most certainly be
rubbed off and the china spoiled. When the
plates, etc, are put away in the china closet,
pieces of paper should be placed between
them to prevent scratches on the glaze or
painting, as the bottom of all ware has lit
tie particles Of sand adhering to it, picked
up from the oven wherein it was glazed.
The china closet should be in a dry situa.
tion, as a damp closet will soon tarnish the
gliding OF the best crockery.
In common dinner service it is great
evil to make the plates too hot, as it in
variably crack the glaze on the surface, II
not the plate itself. We all know the result
it comes apart; nobody broke it," ait
was cracked BEFORE" or Cracked a long
time ago" The fact is, when the glaze is in.
jured, every time the "things" are washed
the water gets to the interior, swells the
porous clay, and makes the whole fabric
rotten. In this condition they will also alb
sorb grease, and whom exposed to further
heat the grease makes the dishes brown and
discolored. If an Old i'll used dish be ma lie
very hot indeed, fat will bs seen to exclude
from the minute assures upon its surface.
These latter remarks apply more particu.
larly to common wares.
AS rule, warm water and soft cloth
are all that IS required to keep glass in good
condition; bnt water bottles and wine
decanters, in order to keep them bright
must be rinsad out with little muriatic
acid comm My known spirits Of salt),
which Is tue best agent for removing the
"fur" which collects in them, The acid l.
far better than ashes, sand or shot, for
ashes and sand scratch the glass and il any
shot is left in by accident it is poisonous.
Richly cut glass must be cleaned and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT,
Fashions in Birds.

You would scarcely guess in year what
Kind of birds these in the pictures are Give
1t up' Well, they are pigeons
Nature can hardly be said to have made
them They are moro mans work than hers.
That is why they are SO Notwithstanding.
The pigeon is a bird that can be greatly
changed by breeding, and the creatures you
see here have been produced after q number
of years effort ON the part of fanciers By
selecting and Matching year after year eggs
from the birds that had the largest crops,
the longest legs and wings, for instance,
the monstrosity in Fig. can be produced.
1t is all legs wings and crop There would
not be meat enough in a dozen of them to
make one small pigeon pie. This pigeon is
called the Blue Pouter. When man struts
and swells OFT his chest when he walks people
say he lookS like pouter pigeon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
CO. Operative Housekeeping.
Chicago Herald

Mrs. Livermore is an enthusiastic advo-
cate Of cooperative housekeeping. She,
with some fifty other families, has expert
mented with cooperative laundry. AMI
has been able to reduce the cost of her
washing and ironing to 81 cents dozen,
including dresses and the most difficult
pieces She says the same economic results
have been obtained in other depart ments Of
housekeeping,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
The Power OF Silence.

The defensive power of silence is perhaps
the one we observe least carefully, because
it is the subtlest. In the friction and pas
sion and function OF daily life, what a
weapon is mute tonguel You find fault
with the coffee, the weather, the furnace,
the baby. Your little jet of Immature
splutters up linto the surcharged air of a
tired household, like match on the edge OF
a gasoline tank. You expsct-and deserve
IAN explosion. Suppose none followsi Tbs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18
An Official In Holland.

Miss G. A. Thym has been appointed con-
servator of the new International Museum
of art just opened at Amsterdam. She i,
the first lady in Holland to be- appointed to
a promin mt pnblic position.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

The German government has discharged
all the women who were in the postal tele.
graph and railway service, ON the ground of
unftness for public business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Six hundred foreign-made silk looms,
operated by foreign hands and run by
foreign capital, will soon be one of the
chief industrial attractions at Hoboksn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Jean Paul Richter: The grandest Of
heroic deeds are those performed within
four walls and in domestic privacy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

The Housekeeper: Pulverized corpora
mixed with lard to form a salve, and ap
piled once or twice will remove all kinds Of
warts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

The Housekeeper: Sage tea applied daily
to gray hair will not color it. but will in
degree restore it to its original color.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Jean Paul Richter: No joy in nature is 8
sublimely affecting as that Of mother owe
the good fortune of child.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

polished with a soft brush, upon which u
little fine chalk or whiting Is put; by thi'
means the luster and brilliancy are pre-
sepved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Civilization marches with a qpickstep
A Sioux chief rides a bicycle. ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

The number of plants known to bota- lists
10000 But there are many vet un.
clnssifie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Miss Anna Dickinson is seriously out OF
nsalth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-18

Ifyou cannot get ATHLopHoRos your drug
gist, we will send it express paid, on receipt Of
regular price-one dollar per bottle. Wc1'rc6r
that you buy it from your druggist, but If ic
hasn't il. do not be persuaded to try sonnet i've
else, but order Mt once from us, as dir,c
ATMLnrMnEns Co. ll2 Mnll Strent. N..,- v
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28

Greatest rainfall at one time, III inch on the n.
accompanied with heavy thunder. barometer
still denotes rain. Prevailing wind. northwest.
Golden sunset, sf. ;i3Sssys ~ n h!
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28


Skating Rink will be open Saturday
night. probably the last night Of The
season. .s3 a Se5 fl{. s
Truscott went east a few days ago
and now Pack !, liag gone east. What
does it all mean anyway Is there
method in this madness r Ii: is supposed
to be catching but not contagious. III
SO be" that it is, 9good Lord deliver us..s
Have you heard the latest? Pete, The
amphibious manipplator of Tantalus
cup, astutely refused . drink this morn:
ing. NO sab, hasn' got time dis nav:
nin:H Pete wears the white apron at The
new brick hotel and means to hold ii
down. Stay with it Pete. 4 10 }s
The new Engine at the slaughter.
house turned the first wheel this morn.
ing. Everything moved as smooth Is
if ithad been running SIX months. The
Engine il Of the Buckeye pattern. Il
was selected by Mr.. Wilkes and has sew:
eral improvements suggested BY himself
She Is daisy George and beats ..the bait
by several degrees.
It is rumored that the Hon. The0
Roosevelt, d. x. Wade and others, have
begun permanent Improvements in The
region near the logging camp. The
excavations for artificial lakes, and foun-
tains have been begun. II is also
intimated that electric lights will sbe
supplied from the electricity, profan-
itY &c that was collected and bottled up
at the time Of embarkation for the rund-
up. 33 ss III Il ,sss5
Fannie Field says in the Prairie
Farmer as to BOOSTERS: tstDo not OvertlO
the rooster business. Too many rOosters
in one flock are as bad as not enough: in
fact, too much rooster is,W0rse than not
enough, for in the latter case more Of
the eggs will be fertile, but In the
former, the hens are so worried by the
everlasting attention of the males Of the
flock that they become disguised and
dodge them altogether. i" = 100
Well Fannie, we agree with you ii
this matter. What we need, is more
hens. We are; not oyerstocked with
ROSTERS in this country but are terribly
short Of hens, j
John CASTOR has received the appoint
ment as agent for the Miles City buck
board line. It is. to- Hoped that he will
bring about an improvement in the
operation thereof. IF d. Times.
CASTOR is bound to run q stage line to
the Northern PaciAc'if it takes all snm-
mer. Stay With itgohn, We will bet On
you eyerytime toraksin the persimmons.
We rather look to see the Aedoraz line
running again before long but hope it
will not be done by anyoutfit who will be
tenderfoot enough to place any reliance
on the statements Of Deadwood mer-
chants. q. 81.
,IGHPNING
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28

Cedar. Posts for Sale. 81 81 81
# Good cedar posts delivered in Medora
and on the cars If required, at SIS per
hundred. 5eS s5t, rs
Address, l ;Sst s 5;:s So,
1. G5.5 G. D. Kennedy,
81 Medora, Oak. !.sS i5.f5
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28

s3is For SALE.
! have on hand 800 Iowa yearling
steers for sale cheap, also Is grade
Hereford bulls, from one-half to fifteen
sixteenths tloroug h-bred.
JAS. G. RAMSEY.
# 35.#:l, II 4, GlendiYe, Mont.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28


/ mated with tbug Juice II would have
undoubtedly been more. onganial.
n. G. Dakin Of LaPorte, Ind, returning
from q trip to Portland, Oregon, made
US 4 pleasant call on last Sunday. he
reports stock looking we'll all along the
line. he Is well pleased with this coun-
!. try and will probably return atno distant
day to make his home In the northwest.
Isl Two OK Medora stage employees were
RON in by Officer Duffy last evening for
/ dis0rderly conduct on Main street, They
will hayea hearing today I'd eadwood
Times.
90 that's what kept you % long In
DeadWood Waa II boys. John and william
are generally pretty good boysat home.
e ome body,a looking low. e
Pull down the blinds r
That's what che said last Sunday when
the young man had his arm around her
up Oh the butte farm. !, Young folks,
let me put q flea III yonr ear. Don't get
spooney over on the west side. Tor Fred.
has an Eagle eye for ail such business.
= !, -
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28

Drugs, Paints and Oils.
People who may want any Of the
above articles, will do well to cores
pond with, y II !: IS q, W u
FRANK FRIsBY, "a
Bismarck, Oak.
Correspondent solicited. i3si
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06

WHEN TO WATER HoRsEs. s.-The
best time to water q horse il an
hour before or an hour aud half A.
ter eating. If watered immediately
before eating the temperature OF the
stomach is lowered beyond the di-
gestive point, and the food is not
acted upon till the temperature gets
back to where it ought to be. Sup.
pose his master takes him to the wa.
tering trough Immediately after eat
ing and his stomach is full OF food
and he drinks pail or two pals Of
water. The consequence is that n
portion of the food is forced out OF
the stomach and is swept along into
the larger intestines without sssimi-
lation. In France some years ago !
saw horses that were going to 60,
killed. They were fed coarse beans,
and Immediately after they wero al.
lowed to drink all the water they
would, and were then killed and dis
sected. and some OF these beans
we're found twenty-six feet from the
stomach itself in the intestinss. -
Secretary Russell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06

IT now appears that the much
dreaded petroleum. instead OF FORM
ing a menace in the shape OF in
creased fire hazard, when applied to
wood, renders it less likely to take
fire. At least such is the opinion Of
recent writer on the subject. He
claims to have tested this point by
experiment, and found il there is
any difference between the two, the
oiled wood is less liable to take fire,
as there is less Of a combustible fuzz
to form on the surface. The Pc
troleum enters the pores Of the wood
and renders it more like cedar. Ap-
ply it freely with a coarse brush,
and in q few weeks, when II has oil
soaked in and the coating becomes
dry, the surface can be painted.
Nevertheless it is hardly likely that
petroleum will soon be extensively
used as fire-proofng for inAammable
substances. It will need more than
the dictum of one scientist TO rid
the people Of the old sreaking suspi.
cion of the treacherous qualities Of
kerosene.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06
A Boys Essay on Vegetarianism.

A vegetarian is q person that
doesn't eat COW. I like COW cooked
in skillit. We have fried COW at
our house sometimes. It eats good
to mustard. A vegetarian lives on
turnips aud carrots and such. He
don't eat no chiken nor salmon. He
must be sort of mad. I like to COB
BILE turkey and gravy. But our old
turkey tried to gobble me. He is
vegetarian too. He lives on corn.
I put poison in his breakfast, and
then he died on corn. He won't
never be vegetarian no more. Pa
says he is vegetarian, but I think
it must be between meals. The ele-
phant Jumbo is a vegetarian and
lives on biscuits, cigars, and nails,
and such things. All our ancestors
were vegeturians. The monkey
lived on nuts and the donkey ate
thistles. Nehukadnayser was a veg
etarian too. He ate grass just like
a spotted COW. He never paired his
nails, and they grow into long claws
like the eagles in the menagerie.
My brother Bob was vegetarian for
four days. On the fifth day he
didn't eat no cabbage nor parsnips,
and said that mutton chop was o
good enough vegetable for him, and
be has been a kind of ham -and-egg
vegetarian ever since. My sister
Emma tried very hard to be vege-
tartan one day, but she gave it up at
dinner. She said it was pity beef
steak wasn't a vegetable, else she'd
have held on little longer. Apple
pie and plum pudding are the vege-
tables l like best, but when 1 grow
up I intend to become a vegetarian,
aud 10 eat vegetables regularly 10
my meat.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-06
A Poetic Controversy.
[Chronicle.1

This poetry business is a big
thing. If there is anything in the
broad realm of letters which the
Chronicle prides itself upon, it is the
stream of poesy which flows from it
even as does the precious otter of
roses from an otter. The other day
the Tacoma Ne,cs published the fol-
lowing brilliant poetical editorial
upon the Chinese question:
Tic, tac, toe; let the Chinese lepers go;
Here rat, there Il cat,
\ pigtail under an old black hat;
Get out of this, get out of that.
Tic, tac, toe.
Not knowing what the programme
was, in case the little yellow man did
not "eet ont Of this. get out of
that" we asked the following ques-
tiou:
Hip, hop, hoe! suppose he doesn't go!
Likes his pay; wants to stay;
Say he will not go away;
Will you, if he comes that way.
Hip, hop, hoe
Then our neighbor over by the
purling Puyallup responded as fol-
lows:
He, hoe, hoe, that is rather saucy talk.
Truth to tell, tits not well;
The Mongolian-loving Chronicle
Had better go to pig-tailed "shoel;"
His, haec, hoe.
Now we make it principle in life
never to let anybody have the last
word POLITICALLY, and SO we are
forced to add:
BIN, BAN, bum! Back at us you come!
Truth to tell the Chronikel
Had rather 60 to blazing hell
Than in Tacoma have to dwell
With you BIN, bans, buns!