Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-07
PEOPLE IN GENERAL,

Thomas A. Edison has been expressing
himsel vigorously to a Chicago reporter
against the patent system of the United
States, which, he says, doprves the real in
vontor OF any chance to benefit by his in
ventions. The patent law, no says, IL all
right, and the intention of the government
to aid the inventors sincere; but the I'LL
Guilty lies In tho United States Circuit
Courts anl their method Of procedure. lie
advocates u change, so that inventors who
charge Infringement should have prellmi'
nary injunction against the alleged pirates,
who should he compelled to prove that the
patent is not valid.
Gen. Lew Wallace was invited by the In
diana post OF the G.. a. r., to which he be-
longs TO take command of tho battalion
from Montgomery county, including oil the
posts in that county, at the national en-
equipment in Indianapolis. lie has written
a characteristic reply declining to rob a
deserving comrods of his honors, and say
ing that be will be found in the ranks of the
! post duly sized, and will march with the
| rest.
The New FORK papers charge that the
| Evening Post is owned by Henry Willard
Chauncey Dapew recently received a lot
ter signed by q Mr.. Harohez, TO the effect
that the iatter had bsen befrended by Mr..
| Depew in former years and now proposed to
! divide his fortuuc with the magnate of the
Central roal.
Miss Constance Mackenzie, daughter OF
the late DR.. r. $. Mackenzie, is director Of
the public k'ndergartens OF Philadelphia.
| She elbows peculiar aptitude for the work,
aud is deyoting nor life to it with an en.hu-
siasm that wins success
Mr.. Gladstone says that American mis-
sionaries have dome moro for the countries
of the Levant than all the nations Of Eu-
rope.
Prince Neximiliau OF Saxony, who was
recently consecrated O priest, went int a
monastery through disappointed affection.
The story goes that he fell in love with
Princess Feodore, youngest sister OF the
German empress, but as she was rs fsrvent
n Lutheran as he was devoted Roman
Catholic and neither would yied in this
respect, a union was Impossible.
The Philadelphia North American calls
Emma Goldman Cheap edition" Of Lou
ise Michel.
DR.. James s. Ord. one Of TIE earliest pio-
peers of California; has left his ranch near
Monterey to visit the worlds fair. He was
a surgeon in the United State, ermy in
1886
Nine. Patti will soil for America on her
regular annual fare we'll tour October 2S
She will be accompanied by Nine. Fabri,
Sgnors Gallsss Lely and Novera. a maid
o valet, e cook, a monkey, two parrots anC
a pug dog. Mr.. Nicolini husband Of the
diva, will, it is understood, also be OF the
party.
The 1nfanta Eulalia staid about three
weeks in London before she departed fol-
the watering place Koyat, and lived in thu
str.ctest retirement in a furnished hou il
Westbourns terrace. After cure Of abou
, three weeks at Royat the infanta will re
turn to England in semi-state TO visit tn
queen and several members of the Orean
: family. Meanwhile her little sons are stay
, ing in England with their governoss, thu
widow OF an English officer.
Yang Yu, the new Chinese minicter, anC
his party proved "bonanzen to the Ser
Francisco hotel where they were quartered
They are IS ID all in the party, and tnsl
were paying for their rooms, board am
such extras as they engaged an average o
$l100 day.
Ex-Gov. Berry Of New Hampshire is 9
years old to-day, in good health and wit
all his faculties in full vigor. William I
Gladstone and Oliver Wendell Holme, ar
but calow youngsters compared with thI
veteran Nav HamDshire statesman.