Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

.ions in an old man, and an old man to see
the faults in "A boy.
Nearly 100 typewriters are employed in
the Census bureau at Washington, at sala-
rics averaging about SIS week.
The city Of Boston has four women in
her school board aud two colored men in
the common council.
1t is estimated that ont Of every 100
pounds of fresh meat consumed in England
the home supplygives seventy-four pounds.
An English syndicate with Lord Brassey
and. Lord Richard Grosvenor at it's head is
about to turn Brussels into a seaport by
building canal and three immense basins.
The canal will be large enough to admit
ships of 1000 tons
It is asserted that the tying Of band or
handkerchief over he mOuth-if the sub
jcct can breathe easily through the nose-is
an effective cure for snoring.
1t is an interesting point in American
history If, as stated, the Confederate gray
uniform was borrowed from the First Nir-
ginia regiment, which borrowed it from
the Seventh New York regiment. The Con
federato song Dixie was of northern
authorship.
authorized the mayor and Sir John liar
wood to employ, in connection with the
office Of medical officer Of health, such
women visitors as they may think suitable,
at a cost not exceeding 1880 year.
There is probably only one woman in the
world in the antiquarian book business,
and she keeps a shop at Derwick-on-Twecd,
England. Gladstone often visits there and
pores over the books.
a protest against long and poorly paid
hours Of work comes from the crave dig
gers Of Paris. They are officially employed
by the city, and number l25. Ten hours "A
day is their average labor, and they are
liable to be called up NJ any time of the
night. They are beginning 20 organize for
the purpose of doing less work, and for six
francs u day instead of five.
Only one European country has u lower
denth rate than England-to wit, Norway,
where only 16 persons ont of LOCO die in a
year. The other cnd Of the pole is IN Aus
tria. whore the rate is 294 In England it
is rs for II population OF over 81 600, 600.
According to late consular report the
parts of Europe cover the following areas:
Germany, "a, 5GSO 00 acre7; Russia, 4J4, CPS,
800 acres; Austria UungorT, 41,95l, 100 acres;
Sweden. a., 00l0 600 acres; France, 22.2iO, 0CJ
acres; SpGln ~. iO9 coo ncres Italy, 8, SS4 $40
acres, and England, 2,41l ,09O acres
An August. citizen tooG a queer way to
collect a bill lately. lie went to man
who owed him s. for board and asked for
the loan OF his watch 10 wear to his land
lords wedding After that event he did
not return the article. and the owner went
to the police station to make a complaint
I'm invo stigation brought ont the board
bill and settlement was e:Tec,ed
When the average man or woman come.
to he fitted with the first pair of glasses
some curious discoveries are made. Seven
ont of ton have stronger sight in one ey,
than the other In two cases ont of five
| people are color blind TO some extent, Gno
only one pair of eyes out of every ffteel
are sound in every respect.
A new term of dcrsion has been intro
duccd from across the water. The phrae,
is, n hpunGc-," and it is applied IL
sense of contenp. or dislike to any one. Il
| appears to be derived from the tcnni
/ ground, and implies that al mdivitda
thus dc.i,ratcd is out Of bounGs-;hat is
/ docs not in manners, dress or conversation
come up t. the standard Of good society.
VI. Wei Cazal, Il French painter who
/ chose his subjects from the slaugLte
! houses and rejoiced in painting blood, ha
/ died at the age Of Il years, and the story il
/ told that the first pict""e that ne hlI j.
the salon was rejected at first, and that thu
day after learning its fate the painter wen
to the jlry room of the iGloa, said he wa
| starving and threatened t. shoot him-se!