Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-09
OUR KALEIDOSCOPE.


Poor" and Montreal about "Our Poor +
City"
Peter the Greats boots are on exhibit |
ton at st. Petersburg. Up to the mo-
ment of going to press nobody is reported |
to have discovered snakes eggs in them.
Ina town where there are few small boys, |
one will always notice something uncan-
ny about the dogs tails.
There is no reason why Barnum should
be long without his Jumbo. The Demo
cratic party has several elephants on its
hands for sale cheap.
There was brief but heated contest
between Burlington woman and book
agent, the other day. The book agent
used explosives and the woman used hot
water.
The farmer is the most independent man
in the world. Anybody who doubts this
should just watch him trying to get rid OF
"A load of rotten potatoes
A queen bee lays from two thousand to
three thousand eggs in ninet yfour hours.
And yet the old.fashioned hen still struts
around and snubs the face of creation, as
if she owned the whole earth.
said to be engaged upon an epic which
will appear in twelve volumes, one for
each month of the year. If it were not
for some remarkable experiences with this
class of persons, we should say it would
be impossible for him to live through the
year.
Krupp's latest gun is warranted to kill
at nine miles. First rate thing for the
man whose head is so thick that he doesn't
see through an innuendo until about two
hours after it was delivered.
It's wonder the bonanza men don't
want the government to coin the silver
moon into standard dollars.
There is one thing to be said in defense
of girls who dance the German they are
happy over small favors.
The members of the Bowdoin faculty
will be Eat home on Monday evenings
| hereafter, to receive visits from the stu
dents. The latter will probably seize the
opportunity, when they are sure the fac
ulty are safely housed, to raise Ned in the
dormitories.
We never could make out why Burling
ton girls were so interested in the reports
of yacht races, until we happened to catch
one, the other day, with her finger on this
passage: ain making the turn the Matte
Rugged the buoy closest, and so secured
the lead"
Greek is said to be the best language for
poetry. 1t is, by far the best, for then nc
editor would be obliged to print it.
REST on Me, Dark Eye" is the title of a
new song. That would be first-rate
motto for sullivan to paste on his fist.
Fashionable watering places are said tC
!, be still overrun with beautiful young fe
males, who languish visibly for lack OF
beaux Alas, how many impecuniou.
| young men, looking out for an advantage
: Gus settlement in life, would rejoice tt
, ring those charming bellies
Canon Farrar is not very orthodox. HI
thinks sheol is state of mind. Well
hold on, he hasn't visited Chicago yet.
! Poor Governor Hill seems as though
, everything was against him. DR.. Mar.
: Walker has just called at the office of the
: Oswego Palladium to say that she heart
lily endorses his nomination and will vot,
for him this fall.
Scarlet stationery is all the rage this
2 season, and the young lady who rejoices
in Il truly devoted lover can have Il red
letter day seven times every week.
: If Mr.. Gladstone lived in this country
one of the principal subjects to be brought
! up at the annual sessions of the forestry
congress, would be how to suppress him
5 The King of Westphalia's bath is never
= used except to look at. Curious how tn,
same characteristics will be found in per
sons separated by wide geographical dis
tances.
HE who possesses a susceptible heart,
? says a writer, has an ineXhaustible min,
r of sweet emotions" How does this work
in the case of the miserable young man
@ whose heart is so susceptible that he fall
o in love with every pretty young girl ht
meets ?
, Oh, dear,