Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-08

March aud some Iocai ana state tos-
sip.
From Saturday. Daily Free pressl
Although the spring of the astronomers
does not begin until the Goth inst, the warm
weather of the past few days reminds one
that the first of the spring months is with |
u.s. Although, according to the old saying
the month should go out like n lion, the
backbone of winter may be said to be
broken There has been sufficient snow for
the customary Vermont winter work of lum
herring and teaming and the advent of
spring finds everyone ready for the longer
days and warmer air.
During this month of March the most
conspicuous planets are Venus in the morn
ing sky and Jupiter and Saturn in the even
ing sky On the 22d instant Venus will be
again at its greatest briliancy, rising about
two and half hours before the sun. The
planet may be found in the constellation
Aquarius Jupiter rules in the southwest
ern sky and is not far from the Plciades.
Saturn may be found in the east in the CON
stellation Virgo, rising about 8 O'Clock.
Mars, Uranus and Mercury are not con
spicuous and cannot easily be found except
by the aid of the telescope. For few days
after the It'll instant, the moon will appear
as a slender crescent in the west, gradually
growing brighter and shining longer until
the full phase is reached on the 2lst, just
after the sun crosses the line which makes
the days longer than the nights.
local contemporary in this weeks issue
calls on the Burlington Coastng club to come
out and slide down hill, asserting that 1--WE
have plenty Of snow on hand " The Saun-
. IL aif lay e
"The Twins to find this ''plenty of snow''
on any hill in the city just now. Speaking
seriously, tho Sauntcrer understands that
tho Coastng club did not make a stir during
the winter that is just closing because there
was no real interest in the sport. The coast
ing craze, like the roller skating fad, has
temporarily had its day. On several occa-
sions during the past two or three winters
the club made an effort to create
n little enthusiasm in winter sports.
Main street was put in order but the
coasters We're few and far between. At
| some time in the future possibly within a
| few years. the craze will probably be on
again. Then the Burlington Coasting club
or its successors will undoubtedly be again
heard from. You can lead a horse to water
but you cannot make him drink. In the
same way you can open Main street for
coasting, but you cannot make people
| coast
Here is the Boston Herald calling on Yer
mont to join the procession of States where
| Washingtons birthday Is a legal holiday.
The Green Mountain State is in line, thank
| you, though she was q little slow about
finding her place.
It is generally conceded that Of the
| younger lawyers, Mr.. J \. Brown is the
wag of the Chittendcn county bar, but in
this respect he is not far ahead of Grand
Juror r. f. Brown Recently these two
gentlemen. with ex-Jud.e Nichols of Essex,
Judge Tomlinson of Huntington, and the
Saunterer, formed a group in the court
house. 1t so happened that respondent
was brought in just then and sentenced on a
conviction of violating the prohbitory law,
which incident, though not uncommon, led
the quntette into shor discussion of the
business of this law Nj. j. A. Brown is II
democrat and an advocate If high license.
He took the initiative in the discussion and
in his entertaining way riIiculed the law
citing n famous case which lately came NJ
in State courts. Judge Thompson was the
presiding judge As such it became
his duty to sentence the respondent
who was convicted of a great many offence,
of selling liquor unlawtully to be lmpris
oned n term of years longer than the aver
age life Of man. ''Now.N said Mr. Brown
ito avoid this a mortuary table, containing
statistics showing the average life limit o
liquor men, ought to be prepared and ap
pended to the law. so when case like tn,
one in point comes up, the court could east
~ figure out the probablel life of the respond
ent and impose sentence accordingly.N -
better way. - interrupted MIR. K. +. Brown
would bc to, on death of respondent, hay,
the administrator of the estate serve out tn,
remainder of the sentence.
The latest fad among our local young mel
is n leather watch chain. 1t is a simple con
trivance made entirely of leather, except
small buckle at either end,
A college student tells the Saunterer tina
his fellow aristocrats have discovered a de
vice which is sure preventive of trouser
bagging at the knees. 1t is done on retiring
10y folding rightly and carefully placing tn,
| trousers between the mattress am
tick or quilt and springs. In tn
morning the pantaloons will be pressa
quite nicely. 1t is, of course yer
economical and the Young collegians ar
welcomed to press their trousers in thi
9 way, but so far as their having discovere
, the process is concerned, the town boy
have been fooling the tailors, as il were a
well as the people in this manner for a Ion
time
2 If marrying n nobloman so as to gain
title he considered foolish, what must |
said of the New York girl who is SO struc
h with Sing Sing convict because he weal
a necktie that she is determined to MARI
him? Unlike majority of strange infatr
u ations of this sort, the girl is supported
Il her position by her mother. who also seem
o to have been entranced by the necktie Til
{ fact that the wearer is a hardened THE
=, doesn't seem to make any difference I'll
j. girl is wealthy and possibly she thinks tn,
= by getting the man into the family thei
h will be no further occasion for his stealing
) Whatever else this strange infatuation ma
teach, the wearing of neckties by convict
= of matrimonial turn of mind is likely
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