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to these Portias. And still thev dress and
pose with al art that takes a man right off
his feet, ard they dance and sing and firt
till he can't tell whether he is on terra frma
or whirling through the ether in a balloon.
There's where the danger is, by CAD! They
can shoot aud fence, swing a cutlass and
ride bareback man-fashion, and what il they
should turn next to politics. They're not
going to stop here. What if they should
rise in body and demand to vote. By the
great god Mars! We should all give in,
every mothers son of us. When women
can quote the Constitution and crack pis-
tol in defense of it, petticoat government
isn't great ways off, Oh, deliver us!''
Imagine the chorus of silvery laughter
and the beautiful defiance of bright eyes
that answer this poor old croaker.
A SUNDAY ON FIFTH AVENUE.
1t is now the custom for the ladies to ar
ray themselves in the delicate fnery of
springtime and parade Fifth avenue on
Sunday, but very pretty, though not thor
oughly informed young woman, scorned the
latter edict of fashion and resolved to par
alyze the inhabitants of the city with sight
Of herself in vernal ra1ment She was re-
markable picture as she foated airily along
in the breeze, and the throng going home
from church was so dazzled that
it stopped to watch her pass. Her head was
laden with a multitudlnous bunch of pink
and white roses, while her dainty heliotrope
gown seemed spun by spiders. No one on
the avenue was quite so we'll satisfied as she,
and, albeit she shivered slightly when the
searching breeze caressed her thinly covered
shoulders, she was palpably proud that she
should have been the most striking and
stylish woman on the promenade at time
when all were striving to secure that dis
tinction.
At the corner of Forty-second street two
ragged urchins of about 10 years of age
stopped short in the middle of the avenue
and stared at the futtering girl as she swept
like butterfly through the crowd on the
sidewalk.
"Hey, Bonesy," called one, "luk at dat.
Bonesy was looking already, and after
moment turned with look of supreme con-
tempt to his compaion and said:
Don't yer know who dat ,s7"
NAV" vas the reply.
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"a hundred thousand rubles! And a
letter? Quickp'
The letter ran thus:
Isend you the money untouched. 1 have
convinced myself that you wished me TO disap
pear and have handed the whole sum to my
chief of bureau in the presence of witnesses.
possess a COPY of your receipt. signed by you,
but shall use this weapon only when l am at
tackled You wanted me to disappear. Be
calm, do disappear. But shall Know how to
defend myself when should be attacked.
Schelm trembled from rage and terror
combined. He shouted at his subordinate:
Pursue him! Arrest him! Kill himp'
The official stood there staring at him and
not knowing what it all meant.
"Whom? Popoff? Is the amount not
eorrect?'
Schelm recovered himself
"No! mol 1t is all right! L did not mean
10 say that. What was it meant to say?''
His eyes were wandering around. He
looked like a madman.
"Ohl the rascalp' he cried at last. "Pe-
trof make haste, go to the police and tell
them had made a mistake. Tell them to
stop all proceedings. Why do you stand
here?"
The poor bewildered man left the room,
and Schelm fell almost fainting into an arm
chair.
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NOT ALI. SINGERS IN THE CHOIR.

A Voice Not Always Requisite to Secure a
Coveted Position.
Ladies' Home Journal
Iwish I might say that the one great re-
quirement for obtaining position in city
choir is voice. But, unfortunately. can
not. Influence, youth, pretty or intelli-
gent face, taste in dress, and good address
will each and all have their value in this,
as in other pursuits and professions. All OF
the latter, however, are Of only the slightest
Importance in comparison with the power
welded by the first of them-infuence. In
different cities its powers are differently
limited; while. on the one hand, in some
it is almost no value at all, in others it is of
equal, and sometimes even of greater i'm
portsnoe than the voice itself.
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SUNDAY CARD PLAYING.
Some Historical Facts That May Severely
Shock Many Good People.

Shock Many Good People.
The Illustrated Americana
Not very long ago the majority Of good
Christians in this country looked upon card
playing as sinful in itself. 1t was classed
with theater going and other crimes of like
magnitude. But to-day good churchmen
have no scruple in taking a hand at
whist or euchre, or even at
friendly game of poker, i. e. a game in
which the gambling feature is elm
mated. Nevertheless, it must shock
them to learn that in Germany card playing
is favorite Sunday pastime, even in the
devoutest households. Nay, it is even told
there how venerable clergyman reproved-
his boys for playing cards on week day,
since they certainly had more useful work
to do then, while they had all Sunday for
enjoying themselves.
Indeed, the Puritan Sabbath has never
found favor in the birthplace of the Reform-
alton, and the Protestants rely on Luther's
authority for the right to reasonable enjoy
ment. Further, they urge that the Puritan
Sabbath is an innovation even in England,
and Reinhardt in his "W hist-scores, !" cites
John Evelyn and Hayward to prove that
in the seventeenth century. and even later,
clergymen used to meet of a Sunday evening
for quiet game of whist. He also makes
the startling statement that in the middle
sges laws were enacted in France fofbidding
card playing on working dsyh
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QUEEN ViCTORlA'S TOYS.

Quaint PIaythIngs Still Preserved In the
Palace at Kensington.
The Illustrated Americana
Tho toys which amused Queen Victoria
are still preserved in the nursery of Kensing-
ton Palace, which, by the by, is untenanted
and fast becoming dilapidated. On the
mantlepiece is headless horsewoman; in q
box, care ully wrapped in tissue paper, Is a
doll clothed in muslin, with a delicately
worked lace cap tied under the chin; against
the wall stands full-rigged ship, and near
1t large red dolls' house, furnished from
attic 10 kitchen.
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A GIFT TO COLUMBUS.
Wonderful Ivory Jewel Casket Which VIII
be Exhibited mt the Worlds Fair.

A gentleman of New York has pur-
chased for 81, ,125 wonderful ivory jewel
casket which he will exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. 1t was given to Columbus by their
Majesties Elizabeth Queen of CASTLE and
Ferdinand King OF Arragon, on his return
from his third expedition loaded with chains
by his enemies. The casket measured In
length about nine inches. and breadth six
inches, and in height between seven and
eight inches. There are strong traces of
gliding and color which have almost entirely
worn of. A female figure on top is armed
with a bow and javelin.' The panels on the
four sides represent the Battle of the
Amazops." Medallion portraits figure on
th e lid.
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CHAPTER vi.

The following Sunday the marriage of
young Lanin took place. The day before
Vladimir had appointed Nicholas Popoff
bis secretary, upon Miller's special and
emphatic recommendation. The latter,
having found out that the young couple
meant to spend the honeymoon on the
estates which old Wernin possessed in the
Crinea, asked ana obtained leave to go
ahead and prepare everything properly. On
the day after the wedding therefore, Popof
lett Petersburg, after having handed his
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The Old Belief Tint the Early Morning Was
His Fnvorite Exploded.

The Old Belief Tint the Early Morning Was
His Favorite Exploded.
IT have often wondered, "says DR.. L. G.
Berry. in the st. Louis Globe Democrat,
sat the implicit belief in the tradition-for
it is nothing else-that a majority of deaths
take place in the early morning, just before
daybreak. 1 have been assured by nurses
that at davbre ak the human system is sub
ject to an extra strain, and that when life
is nearly extinct this acts as the last straw.
During 80 years of active practice 1
have never seen anything 10 make ME be-
lieve in either cause or effect, and notice
that New York physician has killed the
delusion by classifying the hours at which
"a seems to have been about equally hon.
ored by the grim reaper, though if deaths
from accident are included, the noon hour
appears to be the most fatal one."
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tive turn of mind recently did SO, and the
story he relates is a startling one.
Being entirely alone he examined all the
beautiful fittings OF the carriage, and even
investigated the racks and orifces where any
strange utensils or ornament might linger
What he found he will only tell in part
There was a powder puff, OF course, and
severI handkerchiefs, perfumerv, bnnbons,
gloves, a good many letters addressed in va
rious masculine hands, photograph OF a
noted actor, a pair of opera glasses a res
taurant bill of fare with two expensive Bur-
gundies underscored a faded bunch of vio-
lets, a broken bracelet, tiny false curl, two
eloquent white buttons. and, let it be lightly
mentioned, broken package of cigarettes
A GENERATION OF AMAzoNs.
Has it ever occurred to you that the fad
Of New York women for physical culture
and manly sports is really pointing toward
future generation of Amazons? What else
can come of it when women fence and prac-
tice with the broad-sword, and handle rifle
or shotgun, pistol or saber, without morsel
of fear. Some of our most lovely and dell
cately reared women are perfectly at home
with weapons thar short time ago would
have sent one of the sex into Mysteries only
to look at them. They mean business, too.
One of our young ladies, belle at home
and abroad. not only bears herself creditably
in riding to hounds, but shows daring
and endurance on foot in the shoot
ing season that is rarely excelled by
men. She wears skirts, foot from
the ground, leathern leggings. and
strong boots carries her own rifle or shot
gun, and her game-bag, fairly outclimbs
and outruns the men of her party, and with
no apparent fatigue. She brings down
birds, squirrels and rabbits with unerring
skill, and is planning bear hunt in some
of the Western wilds for next summer. She
says she shall not be satisfied till she has
shot her grizzly. Yet this girl in society is
as sweet and womanly as if she had never
handled weapon more formidable than
hairpin. How opposed all this is to the old
ideas of what is lovely in a woman. What
the harvest will be of such vigorous seed
time it would be hard to predict. This is
what an elderly masculine observer says:
PETTICoAT GOVERNMENT NEXT.
f'The most serious question of the day is:
What will our women do next? They've
COMO into everything-college, the profess
sions, business, literature, and now they are
clean daft on physical culture. They can
make themselves over from lean scarecrows
to plump bewitching Hebes; they've thrown
off the clinging invalidism of my time, and
stand shoulder to shoulder with men in
pluck and endurance; and that isn't all
they have clubs, and clubs, where they ham
die all sorts of subjects without gloves.
Get woman once to talking on things and
she'll rush in where-well, where we men
fear to tread. Then some of them are study
ing the Constitution and political economy,
while parliamentary laws are mere a, b, c's
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W YORK, April 10.
EAUTY has made a
boudoir of her car
riage. Indeed moth
ing is cosier and
sweeter than the
satin lined, SOFT
cushioned carriage
OF a luxurious and
Elegant woman. 1t
is seldom that q man
is permitted to sink
back among the
caressing billows in
one of those tiny
coupes that the Ia
dies make their calls
and do their shop
ping in, but it SO
happened that a GER
tain young gentle
man of an explora.
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CLARA BELLIES CHAT.
The Novel Discoveries Young Man
Made in a Lady's Carriage.
A GENERATION OF AMAzONS NEXT.
Powdered Dinners Are the Latest Among
Gotham Entertainers.
SIX PRETTY MISSES WHO CAN COOK

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH I
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WHEN THE GRIM REAPER COMES.

Copyright. 1890. by Meta de Vera.
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But while the spring poets have hard
lines, the spirit OF the season strikes palmer
and more practical people In another way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
RICHMOND.

Last Friday as Patrick Larner was
driving a young horse into Albert vii
liams + yard, the bit slipped from the ami
mails mouth, and it took fright and ran
away, upsetting the vehicle. BY some I'M
accountable process the reius became entan-
ged on Mr.. Larner's body. and he was
dragged along several hundred yards over a
rough road. Notwithstanding the fact that
some ribs were broken and a number of
other severe flesh bruises sustained in the
process, Mr.. Larner is dong we'll, and will
soon be at his work.
\ praise service, under the auspices of the
Kings Daughters, will be held in the
Church of the Restoration next Sunday at
the usual time of service. At the annual
meeting Of the Sunday school of the Church
of the Restoration last Sunday. the fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Superintendent, Mrs Louise ". Smi-
ley; assistant superintendent. Mrs. c. II.
Pine; secretary. Mr.. George II. Fay; trea-
surer, Carrie Edwards; librarian Ernest
Sayles.
At the annual communication of North
Star +. \. y. NJ. the 9th inst, the follow.
ing officers were elected and appointed VI.
l.. Powers, w. NJ; y. c. Haitian, 5. W.
DR.. \. l.. Bingham, J. W.; L. b. An
drews, treasurer; W. d. Hall, secretary: j.
b. Norton, S. d.; Allen Sabns, J. y.
Frank F. Freeman and Roswell Brown
stewards; Salmon Green, chaplain; \. d.
White, marshal; G. W. Sayles, ). T.. Ken
yon and II. c. Gleason, finance committee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
EAST CHARLOTTE

The barrel of clothing and other useful
articles prepared by the children of the
mission band organized and fos;cred by Mrs
A. II. Murray. was kindly taken IN charge
by c. G. Pingle who will see that it reaches
its destination in Mexico George O,ier is
occupying the house adj Joining the Catholic
church and will care for the grounds and
the church. Moses Davies has moved into
the Cyrus Beers house at the village and
Mrs. Anna Beers will make her home there
Mrs. j. II. Sherman is in town the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hotlord.
The announcement in a recent issue of
the FREE Press that the name OF Dr.. +. b.
Whitaker OF Hinesburgh would be presented
as a candidate for the senatorship from the
"SoIthside' was received with eminent
satisfaction by the many friends Of the doc
tor here and it goes without saying that
those who know him best do most appre-
ciate his signal ability and sterling worth
for the office.
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MIL TON


Seneca Lodge, No. 40, held their annual
communication on the evening of the 9th
last They elected G. S. Ashley, WIN: j.
S. Benham, S. w; H. G. McNall, j. W; Il.
r. Holbrook, treasurer; f. A. Frost, Isecre-
tary. II. o. Bartlitt declined n reelection
on account of his health. During the past
year, under w. NJ. Bartlett, the lodge has
been newly furnished at an expense of $3.50
in neat and tasty manner. The officers
were installed by Past Master 4. T. Hol-
brook after which an hour was spent
around the inviting tables of Hotel Proctor.
Mrs c. A. Pratt is very sick, the result
of a relapse after having the grippe.
County supervisor, Prof. j. S. Cilley,
Friday, visited four of the districts. Super
intendent Palmer arrived on the evening
train. A meeting was held at the Congre-
gational vestry in the evening when a fair
audience listened to an able address by
Prof Cilley, followed by Superintendent
Palmer Owing to the lateness of the hour,
the superintendent was obliged to cut his
lecture short, much to the regret of his
hearers Prof. Babcock organized a choir
of children who furnished the music which
added interest TO the meeting.
This community is gratfied to know that
Father Matthew is to remain with them. -
The cemetery at the village is looking nice
ly under the care of Agent Nay.
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Staginrs are being erected for the extern
sive repairs which are to he made upon the
woolen mill
At the annual meeting Of Webster Lodge
No 81. f. and A. NJ. the following officers
were chosen: A. H. Beach, w. NJ, j. ID.
Tanner, S. w; w. b. johnson, j. W.; j.
X. NASH secretary; Ormond Cole, treasur-
or; j. w. Edwards, S. D.; j. J.. Bates, j.
d.. A. r. Robertson, S. s.; H. +. Rey-
nolds, j. S.. Hiram Hauscome, chaplain;
h. d. Wheeler, NJ. c. S. Lord organist;
A. O. Hood, T.
Hon. Edwin f. Palmer, State superin-
tendent of education, delivered an address
at Corporation Hall, Thursday the Sth, on
the necessity and benefit of good educa-
ton, his remarks showed deep thought and
a careful study of his subject. Remarks
were also made by County Supervisor Cilley
of Jericho and O. w. Peck of this place.
The meeting was very well attended show
ing the interest taken by our townsmen in
this work.
A dwelling is being erected on Allen
street on the ground west of E. h. Gran
dali $ residence.
State Superintendent of Education Pal
mer and Supervisor Cilley spent a part OF
last Thursday visiting the different depart
ments of the graded school.
Marshall O. Howe, inspector of census
for Vermont has designated James c Piatt,
w. G. Clark and Fred y. Holbrook as
census takers for the town of Colchester.
Mr.. Peter Niens received a telegram that
I his wife, who was an inmate at Tongue
Pointe asylum was among those supposed
| to have been burned in the holocaust last
week, and he has gone there to ascertain
what particulars he can in the matter. One
of his daughters living at home with him
lies dangerously i'll with consumption, and
may not live until his return.
Miss Bessie Hood left on Monday to take
charge of her school in Charlotte
The regular meeting Of the Idle Hour
club was held with Miss Jessie Chase at her
home on Front street Burlington. The
following programme was given Organ
solo, Mrs. Lonergan; poem, Mr.. Sornbor
ger quartette, Messrs. Wilson, Shpman,
Wheeler and Clement, reading, Mr.. VOL
cott pictures, by the club; music, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wardwell duet Miss Wheeler anc
DR.. Wilson; quartette, Grab Bag" club
The remainder of the evening was pleas
antly passed until 11:30. when the company
took the car for WinooslI.
G. w. Lander, formerly of Bristol, ha;
opened a cigar manufactory on the corner
of Main and Cutler streets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
JERICHO.

Mrs Stephen Curtis died last Wednesday
morning. \ week ago while going to the
cellar, she had a paralytic shock, falling the
entire length of the stairs, from which she
never recovered. The funeral will be on
Friday at , O'Clock pm. She was - years
of age.
Intelligence of the death of Mrs Buxten,
widow OF the late Case BuXten, formerly of
this place, who died of pneumonia at her
daughter ;, Mrs. Bigelow, near Boston,
Mass, has been received here The burial
will be in this village Thursday She was
about IS years of age and the mother of "A
large family.
y new eight horse power engine has been
placed in the Green Mountain creamery
The Central Circle OF Kings Daughters
connected with the Church of the Restora-
ton in Richmond met by request with
their sister, Mrs. p. \. Williams last Fri
day. One new member was received into
the order a number of invited guests
were present, and the exercises were uuus-
ualiy impressive.
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ST. GEORCE.

Our cemetery has been greatly improved
under the management of our new sexton.
The whole ground has been cleared of the
weeds and bushes. the head stones all right
ed up, and some OF the lots leveled down.
Parties who have friends buried in this
yard may now have the graves well cared
for by the sexton, Herrick A. Tilley.-
Mary Tiey mas returned to town from
Willston and Richmond, and will soon re
turn to her home in Burlington George
Ruel of Bristol was arrested at the residen ce
of II. b. Carr by Officer Flanagan on the
jth for abusive driving of a horse he had
hired: it is also reported that Ruel was
quite drunk at the time. William Clifford
has moved back to his farm in Hiuesburgh
Cynthia HinsdaIe is slowly improving;
she was out for short drive last Sunday
afternoon. Our farmers are nearly all very
much dissatisfied with the returns from the
creamery for the month of April. robert
Il. Forbes has been suffering from IA severe
attack of rheumatism. Martin f.. Tiiley
is expected home from Williamsport Penn.
about June to spend the summer.
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CHARLOTTE.

Mrs. Sarah V. Prindle whose illness was
recently mentioned, died Monday. She
never rallied from the first paralytic shock,
bat remained in semi-concious condition
until death came almost like falling asleep.
She was the sister of the late Peter V.
Higbee The deceased leaves three children.
Henry W. Prindle, Mrs. Abel c. Palmer
and Mrs. Thomas c. Hill, all of this town
Willard n James have put new engine
and large separator into their creamery
here Mr.. Harvey las charge again this
years. +. Russell who has been
laid M from business with ill
ness for a few days, is feeling better
George Mattison has gone to Whitehall,
where he is painting ON steamboat Miss
Mary Jones has been making changes and
improvements on her dwelling house. -
Mrs l.. d. Stone has gone to Massachusetts
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Fred Hosford. -
Edward Stebbins who went West with Al
bert Williams is in Walla Wala, " ash. -
The youngest recently born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
j. b. Williams is an II pound girl
Miss Eva Ford of Jericho is teaching a sue
ccssiul school in district No. G.-Thorp ;
brook seems to go back on the fishermen of
late years. 1t used to swarm with suckers
years ago.
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WESTFORO.

b. F. Beach, lifelong resident Of this
town, died last Saturday morning at the
age Of 90 years and three months. The fu
neral conducted by Rev. Mr.. Herrca Of
Milton. took place Monday.
Mrs. Robinson. widow of the late Nye
Robinson, died Saturday afternoon in the
home OF her married life AMI wdownOod.
aged % years Funeral Tuesday, Rev. Mr..
Teller officiating
The sad tiiin5s from Englewood of the
death Of Mrs. Gideon jackson is received,
Mrs. jackson was native Of his town and
for many years a resident and much loved
and esteemel by all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
ESSEX JUNCTION

Mrs A. G.. Ferrin and son of Manchester
were in town last week on their way to
Plainficld. Mrs Frank Andrews is stop
ping in the village. DR.. Grinnel was up
Sunday to see Mr.. Z. S. Beach, who has
been qite sick for the last few weeks -
Tyler Calliins, who has worked for Roy-
nolds in the creamery here for the last year
started Monday for Illinois, where he eX-
poets TO be gone about one year.
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The Vermont savings Investment CO..
Capital stack 10000.

DAY per cent interest PAYABLE semi-annual-
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pany also issue per cent year coupons, saw
mgs banks coupon, will be paid AT any bank
in New England, the bonds are absolutely a
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Montpelier, VI,