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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
Claret Cup.

Catherine Owens recipe for claret cup is
as follows Claret cup with soda water is ex-
cellent made from California wine. Pour q
bottle of claret into a pitcher, add sliced
orange, leaving out the first and last slice,
and strip of cucumber peel as long as your
finger; sweeten with syrup; add, if liked, q
wine glass of Santa Cruz rum; set this in
crushed ice, and just before drinking strain
and add the contents Of a siphon of soda
water stir and serve at once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
CUSHION FOR THE BACK OF A CHAIR.

CUSHION FOR THE BACK OF A CHAIR
The band in the center is terra Gotta satin,
embroidered with olive, terra Gotta and
bronze colored split filoselle, and joined to the
two caps of terra Gotta plush the seams be-
ing covered with rep ribbon of the same
color. A similar ribbon is used for the
handle and the bows, This cushion is simple
and easily made, but handsome.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
A Christian Father.

st. Augustine was the most eminent of the
Latin fathers of the church. lie was born at
Tagastc, in Numidia, Nov 49, 353, of pagan
father and Christian mother He became a
Christian in 3S7, and nine years later he was
made bishop He left numerous religious
writings and was distinguished for his elo-
Oueuce
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

Some OF tho best writers use both 'to-mo~
row is and ''bo-morrow will Le," but the
latter is preferred. Shakespeare uses the
word tomorrow 2l0 times, and in nearly
every instance as u noun in the future tsnss.
In "Antony and Cleopatra" iv, 2, he says
Tomorrow is the day." and again in "Rsmss
and Juliet" iv, l, he writes, wednesday is
Tomorrow"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

from Japan, and
appeared recently
in Golden Days.
Take a pieco OF
paper three incl;o7
square and divide
it into nine square
inches with pencil
or pen, like Fig. l.
From Fig, l cut
out one square
inch FROM the up
per right hand
corner, as in Fig.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

For silver cake use one-half cup Of butter,
one cup of sugar, two cups of -four, one-half
cup Of milk and the whites of three eggs;
flavor with almond. Repeat this for gold
cake, using the yelks of the eggs and flavor
with vanilla
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

This epitaph is said to have been copied
from New Jersey tombstone:
Reader pass on, don't waste your time
On bad biography and bitter rhyme;
For what am, this crumbling clay nsures,
And what was is no affair Of yours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
Movable Chair Cushions,

On very many styles of furniture, espe-
cially reed, rattan and polished wood, NOV
able cushions are used, and these are also in
favor for an easy chair of almost any kind
An attractive form Of movable cushion is the
one represented in the cut
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

Alaska sustains the same relation to the
Union as any other territory. 1t was terri
torially organized by an act of congress Of
March II 1854.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
Slavery Abolished.

Total abolition of slavery in all British
colonies occurred Aug. |, 1888.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
Glass.

Glass windows commenced to make their
appearance in English private houses in lls0.
Glass was first brought to England in G63.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

2. Then cut this figure into three pieces, and
puv t4eh together SO rs TO form Il square.
The dotted lines on Fig . will show where
the cuts are TO be made. and in Fig, it is
shown how lhe new sQunro is formed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21

Decimal arithmetic was invented at Brugss
n lG02.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
A HALF HOURS ENTERTAINMENT
FOR YOUNG AND BRIGHT WITS.
Tho Strange Nesting which King Alfred
Found When Out Hunting Ono Day
: with His Horses and Hounds-A Story
of Ye Ancient Time.

The story here related is one familiar to
English boys and girl, but it may be new to
our young folks. 1t runs as follows: King
Alfred went out to hunt one day with his
horses and hounds. AS he and his huntsnen
were riding through wood they heard a
cry that seemed to come from tree that
grew over a rock near at hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
Japanese Puzzle.

The ingenious puzzle given below came
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
What Might Have Been-Infiuences Which
Modify Our Language.

What Might Have Been-Infiuences Which
Modify Our Language.
In a recently published work, Rev. DR..
Skeate, author of the only genealogical die
tionary of the English language that has
any permanent scientific value, declares that
the whole character Of the language now
spoken in England and North America
might have been changed il London had been
founded north instead of south of the
Thames
The statement will not seem so strange
when we recall the fact that London was the
center of literary English" during the form
alive period of what may be called the
modern language Before the beginning OF
that period, the dialects spoken north Of the
Thames, and now divided by students OF
English into "Northern" and Midland" diff
fered widely from the dialect of southern
England-a dialect which became Literary
English" even before King ALI eds time. 1t
is now generally known as "Anglo-Saxon,"
and with the exception of few fragments,
CLOSES and inscriptions, the entire remains
of English literature up to the time of the
Norman conquest are written in it.
These three dialects of spoken English have
been greatly multiplied since the English
stock has been scattered over the world, and
in spite of printing and rules of pronuncia-
ton this multiplication must go on. The
laws of languages, so far as they have been
observed, seem to make it impossible that the
same language should be spoken in our terri
tory of Alaska and in the English provinces of
Australia From Alaska to the tropics, from
the tropics to the South Pole, written Eng
lish is the same language, but the real Ian
guage is the spoken sound, not the written
symbol. Subjected to different influences OF
locality and climate, the language adapts it
self to them The same written English
word will convey the idea to the brain OF
the Engishman in Calcutta that it does to
the American in Sitka, but if our colony in
Sitka becomes a permanent American settle
ment, and Calcutta remains under English
control long enough to develop an English
stock native to India through a dozen gener-
ations the written symbol will stand for
widely different sounds. This is a probable
ity 50 strong that it may almost be stated
without qualification.
The difference between the language as it
is pronounced by educated men in London,
New York and New Orleans is already so
plain as to enable the Londoner, the New
Yorker and the native of New Orleans to de-
tect each other at once-something that
could not be prevented by any amount of
study they might mutually devote to the
same dictionary rules.-St Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
Fxn in a Confederate Camp.

The following is a southern picture, but
fer the most part barring the $40 for a pair
OF boot, the scene is such as might have
been witnessed in many northern camp.
Tho writer says that the soldier, while idle
il camp, is a great institution" ono that
must be seen to be appreciated.
\ cavairv man comes along rejoicing in
pair of immense top boots, for which in fond
pride be has invested full $40 OF his pay. At
once tie cry from a hundred voices follows
him along tie line:
Come up out o them bootsI-come OUT
too soon to go into winter quarters! l know
you're il tharSsee your arms sticking out"
y bumpkin rides by in an uncommonly
big ha:. and is frightened at the shout:
"Co:-e down out O. that hat! Come down!
'T2iHt 70 use to say you amt up there; l see
Jour legs hanging out3'
\ fancy officer is Mortified at the irTeverent
reception of his nicely twisted mustache, as
he hears from behind innumerable trees:
Take them mice out O. your mouth take
EN- out!-no use to say they amt thar; see
til = c2il5 hanging Quit"
A2or-e,, sporting immense whiskers, is
hidden to come out O that bunch of bar;
know that you're in thar; see your ears
a-worFSingr
Sometimes rousina eAeerts heard in the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
A WEDDING IN RUSSIA.
The Guests and "AssistantS"-Old Gus
tOms-The Haideh's Braid.

The Guests and "AssistantS''-Old Gus
toms-The Haidehs Braid.
The guests are far more numerous at
Russian than at an English wedding.
They are invited to be assistants" at the
wedding. The witness, who is generally the
grcadest of the connections" of the family,
is the most important person He pays the
priests fees. Then come the ladies of honor
and the hridemen. The latter have to pur-
chase sweetmeats for the bridesmaids. The
':boyarin," who carries the sacred picture Of
Christ in silver and gilt, is generally little
boy WEcn the party arrives at the church
it is his duty to hand the pictures to the
reader" who places them behind the ''royal
gates" or leaning against the altar screen.
The Old nurse, or housekeeper, superin-
tends the carrying of the dowry from the
house Of the bride to that of her future hus-
band, and arranges everything for the use OF
the bride There is no law as TO the number
of bridesmaids or the their costumes. The
dresses are no. all alike On the eve of the
wedding day sometimes a farewell girls
party" is given. No gentleman attends this.
All those present must be from the unmar-
ried. Tney sing chOTuses, chase each other
in the garden and romp to their hearts cor
tent. They devOur any amount of tea, ice
cream, lemonade and 3weetmeats. After
SUPPER they say farewell, AID leave the in
tended bride very exhausted in view of the
ceremonies of the following day.
The Old custom is for the betrothed pair to
fast (eat nothing) on the day of their mar
riage until the ceremony, which, in the
family of a noble, always takes place in the
evening This makes the day most tiresome
to a girl The bride distributes her cast of
grlish toys. ribbons and jewelry to her COM
paulons Those things are called maiden
beauty" The peasant girls cut up and divi6
among their companions, on their wedding
Ga" the long ribbons which are fastened at
IN end Of the plat of hair which hangs
down the back These peasants, immediately
GtU.r their marriage, have the hair braided
in Two paitS ard wound about the head, then
covered with = sort of tight cap tied behind,
or with u cotton or silk handkerchief.
When at PargOla, in Finland. | often saw
the unmarried IRIS troopinG along i'll the
eventGe hand il Sand, singing their weird
melodies, and friends told me TO notice the
difference in the style Of the hair of the I'M
married and the married. The married
women have in addition under the invariable
handkerchief, little piece of linen, lappet
about the size Of a form, hanging over the
center OF the forehead This is more evi-
dca5 proof of marriage than wearing we'd
ding r!NG. When the women begin 70 braid
up the hair they sing part Of a wedding song:
"Ah! rly braid, my braid of maiden hair.
All! soon shall it be divided in twoT-Cas-
sells Magazine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
Do not expect too much from others, but
sorbear and forgive, as you desire torbear-
ance and forgiveness yourself.
LOVES SUFFICiENCY.

It's said by poet it is better far
To b,ve and lose,
Than never to have loved at all. But l.
may not choose,
For there has come into my life love
So fierce, so strong,
That am helpless in its grasp, content
To drift along
At first knew not twas Loves sea had
Set sail upon,
So. happy, foated on, with half closed eyes,
Through shade and sun;
What needed which way went, with him
Ny boat to guide?-
What dangers had the unknown sea, if he
Was by my slider
woke to find myself in waters strange,
No land in sight;
All things seemed radiant, new. mighty flood
OF rare delight
Swept DER my startled soul; the sky, the waves
With glory shone,
As was reveal'd the rapturous thrill of love,
Till then unknown.
And now let shadows fall, let storms arise,
On his dear breast,
Shielded and safe, lie while shelf ring arms
Fold me to rest.
The night may come, it holds no dread for me;
His tender kiss
Soothes all my fears and fills my happy heart
With perfect blss.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05

mails a solitary horse and that '6cr:e has
rider. lie is in the saddle with a bound,
calls to another horse grazing near, and
away they fly towards this approaching cav
alcadc. He runs the horses as swiftly as he
can, and at length spies plainly, perhaps two
or three miles away, the fleeing bunch, and
behind them in hot chase the gallant horse
and rider. A signal tells him he too has
been seen, and then, seizing the Topographic
cal features of the intervening space, he
skulls swiftly behind the ridges and eleva-
tions to cross the course. The trick is well
DONE and while the wary but still dauntlsss
stallion and his following mares sweep
around the base of an elevation the tired,
gamy pony and the two fresh horses and men
meet As quickly as saddles can be trans
ferred the gallant horse that has made run
of seventy-five, eighty-fivo, or possibly
ninety miles is free and rolling on the grass,
and the iron muscled man who bestroGe him
is on another fleet and fresh horse and again
hot after the quarry.
Now follows the most skillful maneuvering. |
The terrorized band cannot run much farther. |
They have almost exhausted even their well
nigh tireless vitality. They again become
confused and resort to their last device.
Their straightaway tactics are deserted and
they commence running in circle. At first
it is two miles in diameter. The pursuer
makes his circle in little less space. The
diameter reduces to mile. Gradually this
grows less. The poor, painting, exhausted
creatures stagger around, determined to die
in what they think is their only means Of
escape. They have entirely lost their reason,
if such it might be called Narrower and
narrower becomes their course, until at last,
with the sun sinking low in the west, they
stand, painting, weaving back and forth, con-
quered for the time They may have run
100 miles The three men close in on them
and skillfully drive them toward the corral.
Among them and in their lead now has come
a strange saddleless horse; but they are too
bewildered to know it. This horse slowly
marks the course guided by the men driving,
and at Last leads the prisoners within the
half concealed seclusiou.-Colorado Cor.
Chicago Tribune
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
The People of Norway.

I cannot say farewell to Norway, where we
have enjoyed so much, without a word more
about the characteristics of the people them
selves. The peculiar nature of the travelling
in this country brings the tourist more into
direct contact with the population of the
rural districts than in Sweden or in the more
southern nations, and he must be poor OBJ
server who cannot in five or six weeks begin
to understand them. Tire faces Of some of
the men are full of intelligence and charac-
ter, even among the fishermen and day labor
ers-indeed, have seen in these classes tiguresI
worthy of a royal race. The women's faces
are seldom beautiful or vivacious, but possess
a certain grave sweetness and simplicity
which, is very attractive. Professor Forbes
calls them "a free, intelligent and fine hearted
people" Honesty is a strongly marked trait
everywhere. The doors Of your rooms in
hotel or station are seldom locked, and very
often cannot be-you feel perfectly safe
everywhere. At one place on our posting
tourney we accidentally paid double the
amount due for our horse; the extra price
was sent after US by the diligence driver and
was restored to us at the end Of our route,
and this was considered matter Of course
NQCwegians are very kindz7moCe kind
Ito b COnti11Sd
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
In n Mott Street Restaurant.

The chef at Hong Ping Los is paid 500
month and ell his expenses, which ere eror-
nous wages for Chinatown. Like all chefs,
he is superior, naughty ard somewhat capri
cious. he has wide knowledge OF Chinese
medicine, and his dishes are compounded CT
profound hygienic principles, for the cooks
OF that nation are held responsible in large
part for the health Of their patrons. Dys-
Depsia is unknown among them. Unlike the
Freaca chefs, the Chinese cook cordescends
TO prepare and cook his dishes with his
own hands. The cooking is done on brick
furnaces and with hickory wood, and the
kalf globes Of iron set into tho blazing Goals
cook the food wttG rap!dity that would
startle an American cuisiniere. The chef
has opening into the kitchen q little closet
into which he retiIes with his opium pipe
when he feels the need Of repose or inspira-
zion, and his subordinateS forbear to clatter
the spoons or speak loud when tho great per-
sonaSe is in the creative throeS He also re-
CURES poetry to soothe and stimulate him in
kiS Lbors, and both the kitchen and the res
tau-ant arc hung with long crimson kakG-
mono vh:ck beS1 quotations freq. famous
singers end sases, such as:
"Surely in tho spring tue sound OF the
wind is pleasant - it blows through tho
boughs of the leach trees and
"What thy heart desireth may thy hands
be able to grasp" and
''Itis here that heroes met and sages drank;
Why should we abstain New York Letter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05

distance, and somebody calls: ''B6ys, look
outl Here comes old Stonewall or an old
rabbit, one or t'other!n-Youth's Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05

Hpless mouths for charity, and stretching
out flngerless hands to receive it Haa
Michael Angelo ever been in Rangoon or
Prone or MandaIay, he might have saved
hims1 II the trouble of seeking the inspiration
of the plague hospitals for the multiplied
horrors of his dreadful masterpiece David
Ker in New York Times.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
The Root of the Trouble.

"Robert," said the father sterIly, 'don't
let me ever hear of your going to the closet
again for cake"
at wasn't my fault, pa"
mot your fault2'
''No; if ma hadn't told you you wouldn't
have heard Of it.n-Utica Observer.
THREE ENGLISH DIALECTS.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-05
Republican Electors of Texas.

Electors at Large T. o. Hanna, Denison;
A. j. Evans, San Antonio.
First District-J. II. Stewart, Liberty;
Second District-C. c. Flanagan, Calvert.
Third Distrlct-W. II. McCarver, Carthage.
Fourth Distrct-W. Z. Singleton. Marion.
Fifth Dstrict-W. II. Andrews. Mckinney.
Sixth District-Philip Altbayer, Terrell.
Seventh District-D. NJ Conner, Retuglo.
Eighth Distrlct-A l.. Maynard, Lockhart. o
Ninth District-John w. Mcdonald, waco
Tenth District-Herman Seele, New Braun
fels.
Eleventh District-George A. Knight, Pecos
City.
*The name of D. NJ. O'Connor, IN the Sew
enth District, is substituted for that of c. 6.
Brewster by authority of the state Campaign
Committee, Mr.. Brewster having since his APP
pointment as elector accepted nomination 10
Congress,
Fer Sale at a Bargain.
House of rooms, hall, galleries, (hard fin
ished) $50 Dbl. cistern, large stable. chicken
house, ETC., with % acres of land. all fenced,
large tank, fine chance for a diary. Only 2h
miles from city. Apply at
PIP HAMILTON, HADLEY co.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02
Radical Illiberaltty.

The greed of the Southern Bour-
bons IN the Fntieth congress passes
the bounds of discretion. The thing
their longing eyes are now set on is
The refunding of the cotton tax col
ected by the general government
nom the southern states at the end
q the war. The best estimates place
lal; at $GS,000000. When the direct
AK bill was up in the senate Mr..
vance moved an amendment to il,
sshich provided for paying hack to
ae states the cotton tax. Several
southern senator's urged him not to
press this, as it woull endanger the
alrect tax bill. They explained that
lAey were for the cotton measure, but
we're not sure it could be adopted just
!et, and therefore did not want
70 endanger the other bill. Vance,
however, insisted on vote, and q
lumber of the southerners stood by
ulIh The same question came up
wen the direct tax bill was in the
Aouse judiciary committee. The
soulLern members, almost without
HCeptlon, wanted to tack on a cotton
..estuholng amendment, They were
UnIy persuaded to give 1t up on
sounds OF expediency. Some of them,
aaoweVer, thought the present was as
sUou time as any to slice the cotton
I,s'on, aud 1t is understood that Oates
mil, nj Alabama, and Rogers, of Arkansas,
w u.n MAKE minority report They
, rnn' S6S,OOO,O00 of the surplus dis
NNaouVsa south of Mason and DiXon's
C 'bG and are bold enough to say So
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02

The national cash register prevents
what is popularity known as"knocking
down" on the part of clerks and bar
keepers. James Askew is agent for
Waco. Almost every business house
should have one.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02
Cigars ana billiard.

A. Herr has opened in connection
with his new cigar store an elegant
billiard parlor, whore the young men
of the city can spend pleasant even
ing away from Objectionable surroun-
dings. Best cigars in the city. All
the latest periodicals.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02

Snn9nne to the New St. Jacobs hotel
Bjrtbaay, March 4th, for a good dinner.
for cnn! OF ID. IL. Hardy, candidate
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02

For fresh groceries, full weight, courteous
attention and prompt delivery 20 TO X. O..
Johnson, Austin street. under Moore's hall
Fruit and produce in season.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02
SPRING.

wa me put on our spring attire this
br;rH, ana every department will LOOK
coies. nV with new and happy spring
mars ,Uis' New goods in every depart
ln vI' are being shown, to which we
'uVlte attention.
SANGPp RpnTIppc
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-02

6 to i IS" lot of boys knee pants sizes
7sc A. years at at 2jc, 35e, SOC, and