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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

At the late meeting of the California
State Teachers association \. L. Ban
croft delivered lecture on proposed
new alphabet The Sacramento Mon
saws "PrcvioUs TO the address charts
were distributed showing the proposed
'ran Francisco alphabet for revised Tn.
glish spelling. le>4 This shows a
scheme of thirteen vowels, four dipthungs,
and twcnty-four consonant>. The sys-
ten may hc summed up practically in the
statement that it is shorthand written in
u long way. The characters, apart from
the ordinary alphabet, resemble ordinary
letters now in use generally. Mr. Ban
croft explained the chart at length, and
claimed for the san Francisco alphabet
a variety of advantages
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Sheridan's Magnetism.
Gen. james NJ. Coml.N.l

| cannot believe, try as may, that
Gen. Wright would have done as well
without Sheridan. DO you believe in
magnetic" leaders? ! do ten. Wright
had no more magnetism in him than the
Washington monument; Gen. sheridan
was magnetism incarnate. He never made
his appearance on the field or in camp
that his presence did not thrill the men
like the crackle from an electric battery.
Sheridan would have gone into any di.
vision of the army, at random, and would
have made them forget who they were
or what they were AMI everything else,
except that they were ready to go with
Sheridan into the jaws of death-into the
mouth of hell.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Coal ~ "A Tonic.


Apparently, however, coal contains
much of which we yet know nothing
For instance, a chemist in Munich has it
is stated su ccedcd in obtain NJ from dis
titled coal white crystalline powder
which, Il, far as regards its action on the
human system, cannot be distinguished
from quiniuc, except that il a>Similates
even more readily with the stomach Its
efficiency in reducing fever heat is repre-.
scented n quite remarkable. When PEG
pie have TO take small coal as tonic and
eat coke as pick me-up" ii is time to
reflect what a wonderful party old Dame
Nature is.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
An Animal Hospital.
Chicago Times.

The trustees of the university of Penn
svlvania have determined TO build "a large
hospital and stable for the treatment Of
dis, asses of dogs. horses, COWS, and other
domestic animals A great d al Of pre-.
paration has already been made in the
direction of founding veterinary faculty.
and several professors have been in
Europe fitting themselves for this work
There are more fancy cattle owned
around Philadelphia, it is said, than about
any other city except Boston, and some
of the finest die from want of surgical
attention A special department is to be
devoted TO the care of pet and sporting
dogs. A wcll.known Philadelphia lady
proposes cndowing a department. for cats.
The Society for the Prevention of cruelty
to Animals and the Anti-N iviscction both
oppose the pro eCt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
The /hob VALLEY.

ibr. lpn'lon IlllIr~.
DO not imagine green, fertile valley,
but sandy, dcsDlate- looking plain, tree
less. and bare, about twenty to thirty
miles across, running cast and west with
high, stony barren hills to the north and
south. On the south side there are a mum
Der Of mud villages, all close TO the hills,
and a good deal Of cultivation, the APP
pcaranrc of which. without expert
ence Of India, you would not in
the least understand. 1t is simply this
the saudy-looking soil is divided into
small plots with little banks Of earth
about foot high, which are not notice
able at a distance At the proper time of
year seed is sDwn, and each of these little
plots fooled in rotation by opening and
closing small dams from one to the other,
water being supplied By made channels at
convenient distances AMI levels these
channels themselves receiving water,
either by diverting any river into them or
by damming up small hill streams till the
necessary quantity and level of water is
secured.
This system prevails in the valley of the
Indus, through the arid regions of Scinde
and elsewhere, The result il that what for
eight or nine mouths in the year looks a
complete desert, in three or four months
becomes beautifully green and fertile and
bears crops sometimes from ten to fo-lr-
teen feet high. which ripcn rapidly in
the hot sun and are soon cut down, when
the whole ground again assumes the as
pcct of desert The time at which cul-
tivation takes place depends, as in Scinde,
on the rising of the Indus through the
melting of snow in the hills or upon the
rainfall, or, in hilly regions, where there
are perennial streams. upon the best sea
son of ripcnng the crops. In Scindc the
rainfall is almost nil, as all depends on the
river risiMg.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

Under the old system OF franchise in
England very few voters elected dis
proportionatcly large number of members
of parliament, while great cities like Lon.
don were most inadequately represented.
In the nilcd States we try and make
each congressional district as nearly equal
with other districts rs ii can be in popula.
ton and number of votes; but even under
the proposed reform system in Great
Britain, one third Of the voters will choose
two thirds of the members of parliament.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

Men are wearing CapCS on their over.
coats again, said a Broadway tailor re.
Gently. Il, lie leaned against his counter
and dclNcl into the inner rcCcSscs of his
mouth with II toothpick, and they recall
to old New / Orkcrs the popularity of the
CAPE, and lis sudden Disappearance, after
the murder of young woman uptown
by Il young man named RObnson.
Many years arc any man with any
professions to style wore cape The
garments were of various colors, often
running o bright plaids, and they were
worn quite long. a tall man wrapped up
in one of these capcs and walking along
in the dark looked ike Il bandit They
were very convc Iicnt, particularly
when IA man went TO the the
atrc in dress clothes He had only to
slip his cloak over his shoulders when
running out between the acts, which was
vastly easier than struggling into AN over.
coat, and saved many II man from catch
ing many a cold When the great Robin.
son murder trial came on, however. the
testimony played largely on a cape which
was worn by Il mysterious man. who was
subsequently identified rs Robinson. They
then became known as Robinson Capcs.
and, by George, sir they were driven out
of the streets before the season was over.
Until now they have never reappcarcd.
"What is the fashionable cape to day."
1T is IA part OF the top coat and hangs
very close to the shoulders 1t is never
worn separate from the coat, and it will
not do Oh a Newmarket A sack coat is
the only proper form of coat, and when a
Newmarket is topped with cape the
effect is anything but fashionable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
4 Free strip.
Chicago Times.

A little strip of sidewalk about five feet
wide in front of the United States court
house in Boston is constantly the refuge
of the street peddlers of bouquets who
wish to cvade the payment of the license
fee which the city ordinances require
AS the strip is the property of the United
States, they can here bid defiance to the
police, but it not infrequently happens
that their cagerness to sell lures them out,
and then, if caught, they are brought to
court and lined
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

Several citizens were out on Onion
creek on last sunday shooting quail They
were shooting near ii jackson place, and
81 watched them intcntly.
"Dey was de Gurus gemman ebcr
seed remarked 81 to Till johnson after
the visitors had returned to the city me.
tropoi~.
"What was there peculiar about thcm?'
"Nutlin', 'ccpt cherry time they shot at d
bird aud missed him dey got so mad dat
dey cotchcd hold ob dar guns and broke
'em right in two.
1t seems the gentlemen had breech
loading guns, and 81 had never seen any
other gun than the old,fashioncd muzzle
loader,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

A philosophical individual once refused
point blank to lend $50 to a bosom friend
Nv ell | did not expect that of you, said
the would be borrower, rising and prepar,
ing to leave Indignantly; Il will never
forgive you for This refusal "Of coures
you won't my dear fellow,
replied the philosopher, with the
utmost camness; "but if Id lent
you the $50, you wouldn't have paid me,
and we should have quarrelled about that
SO it's rs well to get the row over at once.
Good morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
ICe-hoIIse Fires.
~ .. IT,

Why should an ice house bura' Ice
surely is not intiammable; the houses
are unually built in some retired locality,
and save when alongside railroad
track, their surroundings are not
dangerous, Vet ice houses, and par,
ticulariy those in New England and on the
Hudson river, are reckoned among the
special hazards, Many insurance com
panies will have nothing to do with them,
and the number of companies who thus
pass ice houses by on the other side is
yearly increasing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Cure by Hypnotic Suggestion.



Three cases are reported TO the French
Association for the Advancement of
Sciences of immediate cure of paralysis
agitans by means of hypnotic suggestion.
The patients had become unable to write
legiby, but when the affirmation was
made to them emphatically during sleep
that they could write as well as other PEG
pie, they did so forthwith and retained
the power after awakening VI. liebault
showed specimens of the handwriting as
produced before, during and after the
hypnotic sleep, ard said he had obtained
like results during several years of prac-
ticp
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
At the Razor's Mercy.


Suppose your favoritc barber should
suddenly become insane, and suppose as
you lay stretched out comfortably in his
chair he should take notion to cut your
throat, what could you do to help your
self? Did you ever think that the bright
est intellectS of the age are daily at the
mercy of the tonsOrial artist
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

An cqucstrenne in Russian circus.
after going through several daring and
difficult feats, tlourished II revolver,
placed the muZzle to her temple, and
while her horse was in full career fired
and dropped dead upon the sawduSt
Such an attraction must be fcarfully
draining on the company, but it is sure to
lrnM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Not So bad, After All.

The lamentations that appear so often
in print about the disappearance of the
immense herds of bison from the western
praircs and plains seem to ignore the fact
that those regions are now occupied by
millions of domestic sheep, swine and
horned cattle, far outnumberinG The
largest possible estimate of the former
bison herds. as well as vastly exceeding
them in commercial value
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
\ Great Consolation.


To know that the pain of decaying
tooth is caused by the pressure or irrita-
ton of the dental nerves by Il microscopic
fungus called the leptothriX buccolis,
must certainly be consolation to the suf.
ferer and will no doubt. greatly alleviate
the pain.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
The Cigarette.

As far rs the cigarette introduces young
people to that terrible, deadly, delicious
habi Of smoking. it is indeed an evil but
if man will smoke, and III st men will
he will find the use of the cigarette often
condemned As the worst form of smoking
the least harmful, if pracliced with proper
precauton. An eminent Engiishman has
shown how this precaution should be
taken, He says that the cigarette
without moulh-picce is really never
smoked more than half way through
in the east. 1t is well understood there,
as it is by all practced cigarette smokers,
that every inhalation from "a cigarette
slightly dctcriorateS in quality from tbs
first a small deposit of the very of
fen>ivc oil of tobacco is left in the finely
cut leaf. cry little of this arrives in the
smokers mouth if he stops when half is
consumed Many Oriental smokers con
sumo no more than IA third. Turkish
ladies will smoke fifty or upwards in a
day in this manner The whole of the
noxious matter can be intercepted by us
ing moulhpiecc in which n small plug
OF cottonwood is placed and renewed
after half doLcn cigarettes have been
smoked.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Josh billings Aging.

Josh Billings. who has abandoned
housekeeping and removed to the Wind
sor hotel, New York, is now about IS
years old, aud begins to fee the burden OF
life, irrespective of its probabilities. lie
has been lecturing twenty four seasons,
and has furnished New York weekly a
half or quarter column miscellaneous con
trbution every week for the last nineteen
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

Any public document, no matter how
brilliant and logical the writer Of it may
be, can be picked to pieces ii it is meas
ured by Il siX-inch rule. 1t should be
looked at broadly, and if its general ten
dency and drift are correct minor faults
should he overlooked. If speech or
document intended for the g.ocrl public
was written with the precision Of law
paper, no one would listen to it or read it
except members of the legal fraternity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

An actual and careful test shows that
So per cent. of the power cxerted in driy-
ing the propeller of an ocean steamship Is
lost, or rather it as yet unaccounted for.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

The marble trade of San Francisco is
worth 81 0OO 600 annually. one-.ourth of
which sum has heretofore been paid to the
Carrara quarry, Of Italy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
Indian Educ alton.
indianapolis News !

The government has now cighty-one
boarding schools, seventy six day schools
and six manual labor schools, for Indian
education, and they are all crowded be-
yond their capacity
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

More suicides occur in San Francisco In
proportion to its population. says The
Alta California, than in any other city on
the continent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

The whale swms by striking the water
up and down. instead of laterally, with q
da-like, horizontal tail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

An American caterer has introduced
"crab sausagcs, which are declared by
Ajacius of old to be delicate and tempt
ing History repeats itself even in gas
trOnOmy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20

Quail pens are again becoming fashion
able
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

n EFAUI.T has been made in the conditions Of
La certain mortgage executed and delivered
by John A. Hoffman and Mary Hoffman, mort
gagors, to r. T, Day, MORTGAGE, dated the 18th
day Of October A. d. eighteen hundred and
eighty three, and recorded % Z mortgage In che
Office of the register of deeds Of the county Of
Morrison in the state Of Minnesota. on the 5th'
day # November. A. D. 1885, st o'clock p. m,
in book of Mortgages, on pages Al, a and ~,
on which there Is claimed to be due al the date
Of this notice. the amount OF twenty seven ana
75~100 dollars, and DO action OF proceeding has
been instituted at law or in equity to recover
the deb. secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Tint by virtue
Of a power Of sale contained in lid mortgage,
vided, the said mortgage will be foreclosed by
q sale Of the raOrtgaged pramlses therein de-
scribed, which sale will bs made at the front
door of the court house in the village of Little
Falls, III the county Of Morrison 'and state Of
Minnesota. at public spction, by the sheriff Of
"A d. eighteen hundred and eighty FIVE, at 10
oclock in the forenoon, to satisfy the amount
which shall then be due on said mortgage, with
the interest thereon, and costs and expenses OF
sale, and twenty five dollars attorneys fees as
stipulated ip said mortgage In case of toreclos-
ure.
The premises described in said mortgage, and
so to be Sold is the lot, piece or parce, Of land
situated in the county OF Morrison and state of
Minnesota. and known and described rs follo
to-wit: The west half wa of the northwest
quarter (nwh) Of section twenty (20 in town
ship forty one (4D north Of range thirty $50
west, containing eighty {8o) acres moro or less
according to the government survey thereof
TT. DAY,
Mortgagee.
E. ]. HoDosoN,
Attorney of Mortgage.
tad Fob
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
MORTGAGE SALE.

DEFAULT has been made in the conditions Of
Ia certain mortgage executed and delivered
by Gustav Hoffman and Bertha Hoffman. mort
gagoTs; TO F. 7. Day, mortgagee dated the 10Th
day Of October, A. D. eighteen hundred and
eighty three, and recorded as mortgage In the
office of the register Of deeds OF. tho county Of
Morrison, in the state Of Minnesota, On the 9Th
day Of November, A. D. 1883, at 10 O'Clock q. m,
in book 81 Of Mortgages on Pages g. 80 and 81,
81 which there is claimed tosbe due at the date
Of this notice, the amount OF forty:two and 45-loO
dollars, and no action or proceeding has been
instituted at law or In equity to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof
of power Of sale contlined in said mortgage,
vided, the said mortgage will be foreclosed BY
sale of the moTtgaged premises therein de-
scribed which sale will be made at the front
door of the court house in the village of Little
Falls in the county ofMorrison and state of
Minnesota at public auction, by the sheriff Of
saidsconnty, on Saturday, the 18th day Of April.
A. D.;eaRhteeu hundred and eightv-tive, at 10
0clAoEiH the forenoon, to satisfy the amount
which SkAll then be due on said mortgage, with
ths in1UFest thereon, and costs and exp cnses OF
sale, aud twenty five dollars attorney fees. as
stipulated In said mortgage in case of forecios.
ure. ".e
Thelpesmises described III said mortgage, and
80 to keaold. Is the lot, piece Or parcel ofland
sttustshin the county Of Morrison, and state OF
MinnG0R, and known and described as follows.
quarter tneA) of section twenty eight !2s) in
township forty.one HD north Of range thirty
(3o) west, containing eighty go acres more or
less according to the the government survey
- F.T.DAY,
z. J. HoDGspF, :. Mortgage.
u Attorney Of NortgaRee.
= Dated Feb. IA, 1885,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
MORTGAGESALE

nEFAULT has been made y the conditions q
la certain mortgage executed and delivered
BY William Denck and Theresa pench, mort
;Rsgors, 70 4. r. Las, lnoEtgagees, dated the 18th
two and recorded az q mortgage in the psnce O.
the register Of deeds af tho county Of Nerr1son
yfn thA state Df Minnesota, ION The 9Th day Of
septSIaber, "A. p. 1852, ct 10 10 Clock .. NJ. in
book ref Mortgages, on pages 81. 68 anc % on
which there II clsimed TO be due ct the date OF
dollars, and no action Or proceeding has been
snstltueed at law or in equity to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof. - .sl.- 49, :: $sss, $2ssE Z
ofapOwer OF sale contained in said mortgage,
.vlied the said mortgage will bettoreclosed BY
a sale of the mortaasei premises therein de.
scribed, which sale Wfl be made at the front
door Of the court house'in the village of Little
Falls IN the county Of Morrison and state of
Minncsota, at public auction, by the sheriff Of
said county, on Saturday, the 18th day Of April.
A. D. eighteen hundred and eightyhve, at 10
o'clock In the forenoon, to satisfy the amount
which shall then be due on said mortgage, with
the interest thereon, and costs and expenses Of
sale, and twenty-five dollars attorneys fees, as
stipulated in ssio mortgage III case Of foreclos-
ur:.% rs.
The premises described in said mortgage. and
70 TO be sold. istthe lot, piece or parcel of land
SITUATED in the county Of Morrison and state Of
Minnesota and known and described as follows,
to-wit: The north hall (n10 ofthe northwest
quarter (nwA) OF section twenty -four or In
(S0) west, containi ng 80 acres more OR less &C.
cordins to the government survey thereof:
F. T. DAY
Mortgage.
f. J. HODasoN,
Attorney Of Mortga gee.
Dated Eph ~ 1919
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
The Pure and the amp,,,e.

The merry little mountain brook, as 1t
lightly DANCES over the rocks and sps-2 <
'es in the sunshine on its way down t.
The river, is plrc and clear 1t is active
therefore it is healthy. II is vigorous:
therefore 1t res!sts inpnritv But TIE
sluggish pool. wher" The current il no,
strong enough to keen the wafer in MO.
ton: is stagnant and foul! Dirt az,
rubbish are thrown INTO it., and stay
there. Impurities and vile odors make
it Il breeder Of disease and an Object to b.
avoided When the blood is strong and
rich and red, and vigorously coursee ITS
accustomed rounds through arteries and
veins, the system is hearty and HEALTHY.
When the blood j. thin and poor anti
weak, impurities and dctilemcnts Green
into it, and i, has no strength 10 cast
tkem out, Then the system, rama do,va
The only known reliable cure for impure
blood and o weak and debjIitnted system
is Hops and Malt Bitters-Nature's rem.
edy. The great Blood Purifier and Kid.
ney md Liver Remedy, compounded
from the we'll known curatives, Hops,
Matt, buchu, Mandrake. DandeIlon,
SarsspariIla, Cascara Sagrada, etc. Rops
and Malt Bittsrs ,s the greatest Health
and Life Resterer agent on earth. It Is
especially recommended for all diseases OF
women, such as mental depression, weak.
ness, breaking down, Iassitude of the
system, headache, etc. a trial will surely
convince any one oft: merits Call fos
Hops and Malt Dittars. For sale by
JOHN w. CLOSE.
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New York, March 7.--Su|livan has
accepted Paddy Ryan's challenge; the
figh, to h. with small gloves, under the
London Priz" Ring rules for from $500
to 5000 ride and the championship of
the world. Ryan was photographed to-day
at Chicago that $500 was posted ia be-
half Of Sullivan to prove business was
intended, aud that Ryan or bis hackers
will h. met /. New York Monday to
arrange the match