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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
BEE SUPERSTlTlONS.

Bees, it is said, object to thrive il dishon.
estly come by; ON the contrary, they forth.
with pine away and die
The swarming of bees on a piece Of dead
wood is regarded IS "A sure sign of death in
some districts Of England.
In some parts Of England the entrance
Of a humble bee into a cottage is looked
upon as certain sign of death.
To sell bees for money is considered &
most unlucky proceeding, but they may b,
bartered away and all will 20 right.
Quarrelsome people, if inclined to live in
the country and keep bees, are warned tC
mend their ways or their hives will soor
become deserted
In France, when the mistress dies, the
custom is 10 tap thrice Oh the hive. repeut
ing these words in Frcnch Little bees
your mistress Is dead
1t is a common saving in Hampshire
England, that bees do not succeed at all il
storing up honey whenever there are war,
abroad. London Standard
In some parts Of England the bees are
not only informed of a death in he family
but their apiaricS are decked with GRAPE
and the bees are invited to the funeral.
Informing bees of death in family i,
custom still pr9ctiaed in many parts o
England. 1.-THE necessary forInalities wer,
not fully conforned with the bees would
certainly take otfcnse and leave their hives
never to return.
In Iithuania, Poland, when the master
or the mistress of the house dies, not onl,
the bees, but the live stock generally ar,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
Diamond Cutting.

Diamond cutting is a very slow and tedi-
GUS operation, sometimes taking many
weeks and even months to finish The
stone is first clipped or, piece by piece, I'M
all it is nearly the required size 1t is then
fixed upon steel spring, by means Of
melted lead. and the lead is allowed to So
lidily. This spring is then pressed down
until the stone reaches \ swiftly revolving
steel wheel, upon which there IL quantity
Of diamond dust, called bort BY the
constant grinding of the stone against the
bort smooth plane or face is formed.
This is diamond cutting. The operation
must bc repeated for each face, New York
Commercial Advertiser
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
Tho Dispohition OF tho Ring.

The disposition Of that sentimental
pledge the engagement ring, has at last
been carried before the French courts, and
now we know to whom when its signil-
canoe is broken the token shall revert. In
the Mines court in France "A recent divorce
case came up in which the wife claimed as
hers certain articles of jewclry presented
to her before their marriage. Prominent
among these was the engagement ring.
The judges decided that not only is WON
an entitled before the law to all those ar
ticleS of value which lover has seen lit to
present to her before marriage, but that
the ring offered Tor the purpose of recall
Ing the engagement of two persons cousti-
tutes the most personal ana most irrcvo-
cable of all souvenirs given IN view of mar
riage." This is as il should be,--San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
BICYCLE NOTES.

There are about half n million bicycles
and tricycles turning in Great Britain.
Willis, the English rider, will show his
heels to some Of the American safety riders
at the fall meets. lie has record Of 2m.
40s. for the mile, and at Berkeley Oval re
Gently he showed excellent form
The practice of carrying small children
strapped Co the front of ahfety bicycles is a
most dangerous one. The vibration ut the
head of the machine is most intense and is
liable to cause serious nervous diseases.
II. Il. Laurie, the English crack, is of the
opinion that Willie Windlc can ride a mile
in I'm. 25s. on the Paddington track. The
Paddington track is three and half laps
to the mile, and tho surface is Ike glass.
Among enthusiastic believers in combin
ing literature and riding on tricycle. IL
Col. T. w. Iigginson. He takes a daily
run on wheels, and aScribes to This exercise
much OF the health which he has regained
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
How a Brilliant Woman Writes.

Mrs. Mary Z. Bryan, who draws the big
gest salary Of any woman editor in the
United States, has written Il comedietta in
one act entitled His Society Play" Ii is
the experience Of a New York playwright
with the scenes in the top story of lodg-
ing house. This quaint, nervous little wo-
man is n Georgia product, unusually gift
ed, with as many whims AS "A child, and a
disposition quite As sunny. She is a tire
mcndous worker writes day and night
most of the time sitting on the floor Turk
fashion, with her copy paper on a lapboard,
and the whole place Uttered with pencil
chips. Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
THE LATEST IN JEWELS.

A diamond boar suspended from plain
gold wire bracelet is unique ornament.
Five pearls shown through the opening
of ap engraved gold pea shell make II lace
pin That has recently appeared,
a lace pin that will please the fair sex j.,
formed by three heart shaped nets of deli
cafe gold, held in a cluster by a small but
brilliant diamond
A watch case of Australian gold, with
the head OF buffalo raised in solid metal
on the back, is decidedly too massive AN
article for convenient use.
4 stack Of four silver dollars containing
a watch movement produces much aston
ishment wherever shown. The face Of the
timepiece, which is only tw6-thirds Of an
inch in diameter, Is set in the center of the
uppermost coin, Jewellers Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
4 Society Coach.

A lady belonging to an old New York
family which has been financially wrecked
Ia earning Il substantial living by coaching
people for society. She charges her pupils
- an hour for her services, and her spec
ialite i, to supply the newest gossip as to
fashionable engagements, coming mar
riages and other social events of Interest
She has also an excellent stock of stories
suitable for relation at luncheon and din
ner tables, and Is well up in the gossip
about the latest literary and dramatic sue
eosses end the naYest books Chatter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
Women Who Live by Tvpeyritinr.

A manufacturer of one of the standard
typewriters on the market says that there
are 5000 women who make a living in
this country by drumming the keys Of
writing machines. eve are not able to
give you absolutely accurate information, -
he said, "as to the number of women who
make a living by the typewriter but we
are probably In IA better position to esti-
mate the approximate number as we
know more nearly than any one else how
many machines of all makes are in use,
and the proportion of male and female
operators. We think it not far out of tho
way to say that there are about Is 600
women whose support is derived from the
use Of writing machines, and $4,000 men
of whom the same may be said These fig
ures do not include the men who use the
typewriter themselves in their own bust
ness or profession, but merely those who
use the machine as employees of other peo-
pie Another manufacturer sAys that
from y, 900 to 0,O00 women are using the
machines which he is making. -New York
SIM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
MORSeLS OF GASTRONOMY.

A diet OF fruit and vegetables is the most
natural food
Articholies are the better for being slight
~ stale when used,
ParSnips properly cooked should be as
soft and mealy as potato.
Excellent sandwiches can be made of pate
de fol gras and brown bread.
The acid Of the cucumber comes from 3
peculiar ingredient called fungin.
Fruits picked just at maturity will keep
much better than when picked sooner or
later.
White radishes can be cooked rs substi.
tute for turnips to which some people pre-.
fer them.
Beets owe their nutritious qualities to
the sugar they contHin, which amounts t.
about per cent.
TyrotoXicon, the special poison of ice
cream and cheese, is developed through q
chemical Oction in milk. Hotel Mail.
Black ribbons are beginning to be much
in fashion on many colored gowns and play
their part On cotton dresses, especially with
plain banded bodices.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
a Poetical Romance.

CHATTER l.
Once on time n maiden fair 10 see
Ilnct. ana n great change came over me;
For she was wou1roGs fair; and, on such eyes
never saw meath the suut skies
CHATTER n.
She smiled upou me IN II tender way
Perhaps the girls aye just aa Eicc today
do not know; out that one was, Thought,
The fairest creature man had ever sought
CuAPTER Ill
At last said, unto her home I'll 60
And learn my fate come either veal or woe.
When arrived, somehow, I couI n, call
My courage failed me, und--GnI that Is ALI
Moses Gage Shirley in Puck,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22
BABY.

A little form so dainty grnaii.
So o0ft SO tender and 10 deer;
A little voice whose helpless cnll
Is music 10 mothers ear;
A. little pulse OF delicate breth.
Like EYES when Zephyr whispereth;
A little arm that nervelcss lies;
Red, curling fingers, tiniest things;
Two round, blue, upward Gazing eyes,
All filled with silent wonderings,
That, as The ltiss Of heaven's light bids
Now Upe, nov close their dowuy lids;
a littlc heal so smooth and white;
Pert, rosy mouth md fairy chin,
And checks all rounded to the wight
Save where a diIpple draws them in;
AL in one tiny Franc cnwovc,
As light ma Laughter, soft az Love
w Trego webb in London Spectator.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22

hbltu lte luCb OF lNe HCdtlNlN T.DDtl NALl
several Of those lodges. Of varying length,
but all followed away underneath las | sup
poae by the sea in former ages. so that the
cliffs summit overhung the base by great
way, and peering over | saw the waves creep
ing right beneath me-
Now all this while | had not let Master
Tugcomb out Of my mind. SO | slipped or
the rope aud left it dungIe, while crcpt for
ward to explore, keeping well against the
rock and planting my feet with great caution.
] believe was twenty minutes taking as
many steps, when at the point where the
ledge broke OFF ! saw tn" ends of al iron lad.
der sticking up, and close beside it a great
hole in the rock, which TIL now the curve of
tho cliff had hid. The latter no doubt stood
on a second shelf below.
| WIS pausiug to consider this, when
bright ray stTenned across the sea towards
mo. md the red rim Of the sun rose out of the
waters. outfaciuB the glow on the headland,
md rending the film " smoke that hung like
curtain about the horizon. Twas as if by
alchemy that the red ripples melted to gold;
mad stood watching with a chd's delight
| heard the souud Of Il ioostep, and faced
round.
Before me, not six PAGES off, stood Hanni-
bal Tingcumh
He was issuing from the hole with sack
on his shoulder anf' sneaking to descend the
steps, when he throw a glunco bohind--and
saw mel
Neither spoke With face gray as ashes
he turned very slowly, until in tho unnatural
light we looked straight into each Others
eyes. His never blinked, but stared--stared
horribly, while the veins swelled black on ms
forehead and his lips worked, attempting
speech. No words caEe-only long drawn
sob deep down in his throat
And then, letting slip the sack, he flung his
arms up ran q pace or two towards me, and
tumbled on his face in 1T. His left shoul-
der hung over the verge; his legs slipped In
trlce he was hanging 10y his arms, his old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22

II don't believe in cremation"
why not2"
I'VE have enough family jars in ths
mouse now. Epoch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-22

New Works new aquedEt is thirty miles
long, cost t22 OoO, 900, aud eighty lives Were
lost in its construction. 1t brings 3ls,0OO,-
600 gallons OF water 70 New York daily.
, 1890-10-25

THE constant kissing of the bullets,
with their sharp ping OIL biz whispering
around and sometimes into us, gave
me a s%ickening feeling and a cold per-
spiration. / felt weak around my knees
al sort Of faintness and lack of strength
in the joints of my legs, as If they would
sink under me-" writes Mr.. Goss in his
'Recollections of a Private"
about IL o'clock we saw emerging
from the little ravine to the left of
Fort Magruder swarm of Confeder-
ates, who opened on US with a terrible
and deadly fire. Then they charged
upon us with their peculiar yell.
I'VE took all possible advantage of
the stumps and trees as we were pushed
back until we reached the edge of the
wood, where we halted and fired upon
the enemy from behind all the oover
the situation afforded. We were none
of us too proud-not even those who
had the dignity Of shoulder straps to
support-to dodge behind a tree or a
stump.
II called out to a comrade. Why
don't you get behind a treeF
'Confound it, he said, there amt
enough for the oficersrn
, 1890-10-25

One of the most serious obstacles to
success in the way of man is planted
right in the middle oil the road to health.
How to restore and maintain a regular
habit OF body and digestion is too often a
source OF needless and, ~unhsppily, of
vain inquiry. 1t is not necessary to
inyeigh against drastic purgatives. They
who have used them continuously know
the consequences. A remedy which unites
the action of a regulating medicine for
the bowels with that of a tonic both for
those organs, the liver and stomach. is
Hostetter's stomach Bitters. sanctioned
by the best medical authority, and re-
ceiving dailv the endorsement of our
country men. With this effectual,
though gentle, laxative at hand. it is
possible to defy those changes Of tempera-
ture productive OF constipation. as well as
constitutional attacks Of biliousness.
which beset even people naturally healthy.
Malaria. dyspepsia, rheumatism aad
kidney troubles are remedied and pre-
vented by the Bitters.
, 1890-10-25

In n communication to a Vienna
medical journal DIR. F~enykovy fur
nlshes an interesting account of obser-
vations made by him on the treatment
of intermittent fever by means of fric-
ton Of the back along the patients
spine. Many years ago, az appears
from this account, there occurred
while he was at Nisch with his regi-
ment-so many cases of intermittent
fever hat the stock of quinine was be-
coming rapidly exhausted, and, in order
that the patients might not be entirely
without some sort of treatment, 1t was
ordered that they should be rubbed
twice a day along the spine with simple
ointment.
The result was in the highest degree
satisfactory, for the day succeeding the
giving of the order no appearance of
the usual attack vas to be seen. Ac-
cordingly since that time DR.. Fenykovy
has freely employed the same kind Of
treatment, and commonly with most
gratifying success; indeed, he states
chat three-fourths of his cases have
done very well without any quinine
Mt nil.
, 1890-10-25

This is how a parson took leave of
his parishioners in a town in the far
west;
Dearly beloved, our parting does
not seem hard to me for three eason
you do not love me, you do not love
each other and the Lord does not love
you. If you loved me you would have
paid me for my services during the past
two years. You do not love each other,
otherwise ! should have more marriages
to celebrate, and the Lord does not love
you, for otherwise he would call more
of you to him, and l should have more
funeral services to conduct"
His parishioners did not press their
pastor to stay.-Vanity Fair.
, 1890-10-25

A driver told of one trip he took that
lasted two weeks, and yet the town from
which the goods were moved was not half
as far away as Bridgeport, Conn. The
house in question had been owned by a
very wealthy man, n collector of various
costly articles, from coins to SeVres vases.
After his death the goods were sold in this
city, and the driver who told the story had
charge Of the moving. There were several
loads, but the main expense came In the
packing. Most of the furniture had to be
carefully burlapped, and nearly all the OBJ
jects in the collection had to be packed
separately and with the utmost care. The
vans came to New York by highway, and
the bill for moving was upward of 800.
There was no swindle about it. The men
employed to pack were experts, and they
earned q a day.-New York Sun.
, 1890-10-25
FRENCH WATERS ARE VERY ACUTE.
Traits which Enable Them to Sire Up
Customers at a single GLANCE. =

Traits which Enable Them to Sire Up
Customers at n Single Glance.
81 suppose the average run of people
think that a waiter does not know any
thing beyond the knowledge which
leads him to serve the soup before the
entree or tine tutti frutti in advance of
the demi tasse," said an intelligent
French waiter in a downtown restau-
rant the other day.
"Yet, as o matter of fact he con-
tinued, I'VE do notice every little de
tail about people who seat themselves
at the tables apportioned TO us by the
manager of our restaurant The rea-
son we do so is because by this practice
of sizing up our guests we can gem
orally tell how it is best for us to go to
work in order to get a fee out of them,
or to discover that we are likely not to
get any fee at all.
you see, If we come to the latter
conclusioo there is no use of our vast
ing time on them, us we can put It in
10 a much greater advantage by letting
them wait, while We hurry the orders
Of better paying customers.
I'VE are not afraid of any complaints
which they may make to the head
waiter. because while we give up free
ly to him we can never get into any
serious difficulty. Besides, he would
only listen to complaints that come
from habitues, and as they always fee
us well they are always well looked
after.
"How car we judge people at a
g~lancel Well, I'll tell you, sir. You
see in the first place people from the
country or those not used to city restau-
rants always enter the Dom with a
kind of an uncertain air.
Suppose 1t is a young man who is
going to buy a lunch for his girl. If he
is not used to the business he looks
doubtful and unhappy. He does not
know what 10 do with his hat and hes
ltates in choosing a table, and very
likely will end by putting his hat on
the floor when he takes a seat, and his
girl will invariably take her place be-
side him instead Of OIL the opposite side
Of the table, as she should.
''Then In studying the menu he is
apt TO look at the prices first, and It Is
apparent that all the French names In
the list are so much Greek to him.
The result is that his order Is Of a most
homogeneous nature, and would make
any but a well trained waiter smile in
spite OF himself. There Is no money
for the waiter in people like that.
1.-THE city man is different. At a
glance he secs which available table
has the best location, and instinctively
chooses one as far from the kitchen
and as near a window MS possible. He
always knows, too, exactly what he
wants, and will often order without
looking at the menu at all.
Still city men often make me tired
by insisting IN talking French to me.
1 have been in this country twenty
years, my wife is an American and /
speak English perfectly, yet some of
my customers insist on giving all their
orders in French that sometimes makes
my hair fairly curl. Still | do my best
to understand them, and / always COM
pliment their French, particularly II
they have n lady with them. In hat
way l am always sure of a good fee,
though sometimes l have to get them
to point to the place on the men be-
fore | can make out what dish they
want."-New York Herald.
, 1890-10-25

One of the features OF life In New York
city that is rapidly disappearing, If not al
ready practically extinct, is the Grimy little
bootblack of former times. This ragged
wait, who has furnished the theme for SO
many songs and stories, comic and pa
thetic, is a rare figure on the streets of New
York nowadays. Like so many other
picturesque things of the past he has been
swept away by the on rolling wave of civ
ilization. he is one OF the innumerable
victims Of the prevailing tendency to trusts
and Combines" His little nail studded
box, slung over the shoulder by a strap,
with its contents OF backing box, two or
three we'll worn brushes, and the bit Of
carpet to kneel on, Is fast becoming a mem
DRY only.
It has been succeeded by the chair
perched on a high goods box, with the soft
cushion for the customer and the iron
foot rests, that occupy nearly every corner
down town. A lusty italian presides over
the chair and is thecommonplace successor
of the bootblack of old times. The latter
was accustomed to wander over the city,
free as the air, catching a ''shine" wherever
be found one.-New York Tribune.
, 1890-10-25

When potatoes were first introduced
Into Russia by a Mr.. Rowland (the
exact date of the introduction of the
tuber into that benighted country be-
ing a subject of some controversy, but
usually set down at 1791) the people
would neither plant nor touch them,
they saying that they were the DEVILS
fruit, given to him On his complaint to
God that he had no fruit, when he was
told TO search the earth for fruit, I"
which he did actually and literally,
finding only potatoes growing therein
st. Louis RepLslic.
, 1890-10-25
a q WARD MOHE

II IS, 1000 is judiciously expended in de-
velopmeut work at Silver Grown the aues-
hou of the quality and quantity OF ore in
that well known camp will be definitely
settled for all time to come. In all the
years that Silver Crown has been known
and spoken of as a mining camp it has
been barely more than prospscted. and
even this not satisfactorily. A good deal
of money has been spent in the work, but
it has been spent Internationally, often I'M
intelligently and never with the capacity
to push the development work to salts
factory conclusions. The natural conse-
quence has been that the name OF Silver
Crown has become a sort Of by word in
the community and perhaps not more
than half q dozen men were willing to
pin their faith to the camp So far as
development has proceeded 1t has been
very satisfactory. if it has not been thor
ough- The people of the community will
be glad to learn that the work is about
to be undertaken in a systematic aud
thorough manner. Should it result as
those best posted in the matter confident
ly believe it will the camp will prove one
of the most unqualified a~diuncts to the tu-
ture prosperity OF this city.
In this same connection. as was pointed
out in these columns yesterday, it should
not be forgotten that what is true of Sill
yer Grown is almost equally true of Hart
vile. The development and utilization
Of the ores from thsse two camps would
mHrvellously accelerate the growth OF
Cheyenne and would prove the nucleus
OF Development in the mining industry
which woul1 soon embrace the entire
state. 10 the matter of copper and IRON
we have yet to prove to the world the ex-
tent of our possessions. As to their rich
ness, this has already been demonstrated
BY ANALYSIS and nc one now questions it
The movement to thoroughly develop
an ore vein a Siver Crown is exceedingly
gratifying as it is n move In the right di-
rection and a distinct advance in the d.
rection Of progress.