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u iaiseF or was you so learned that YOU
could not understand my language2 Par
don me Tor not writing more scientific.
want Y be understood by the Thompsonans
and NE public. stayed the cankerrash
and measles so nigh 70 a charm that cured
every patient where had The first and only
IatieD&snce. and | now offer one hundred
dollars Tor the proof OF each patient los, by
me IN cankerrash or measles, where had
the first and only attendance. II is true that
Barton and Coburn, Putnem and Gray.
was rivalled by the steam practice, and they
dare not deny IL; and three out Of four have
gone and len the steam Doctor in posses
sion Of the field. And il seems, Mr. Editor.
that there is another whose Medical services
can be dispensed with, if the NJ. DPS can
get him into Office, where he can influence
the Legislature TO make law that all he
lievers in vegetable Medicines, shall hare
their brains beat out by hind men, armed
9Th Clubs. But Mr. Editor, am Of the
opinion that the Legislature will repeal that
law that has so long held up that blind
cropping profession, until they can kill three
iourths OF their customers, and have too of.
ten disgraeed themselves by losing whole
,"'hsft~" " ~hiAtftu WIN Iucu anu measles.
think the Legislature bad better adopt the
law Of the Jews and Egyptians. II man
was found having deadly poison about hin,
and could not show sufficient cause for hav-
ing il, he was compelled 10 take il himself
Bot Or. viruous thinks be has a right 10
bleed, poison and starve three-iourths OF his
!. p.r y sraib. "a spite % that command
from the ever living Coo, -"Thou shalt not
kill" If there is any sci Of beings that
care less for the public than the regular
Doctors do, we say lei them be hanged
DR. Hervey says they are so enlightened they
know neither the cause Of fever, nor the
remedies; and so liberal. that If any one
should take the least step towards the dis
covery Of remedy for il. the whole society
Of them will dart their malice at him like
legion Of devils against virtue, no, sticking
at any thing that can destroy him, root and
branch JEREMIAH ARNOLD
Londonderry, July. 1887.
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8. . Halls Building, nearly opposite Chase's
Stage House.
tn single suhsbril~rs Two Dollars year.
-. who receive their paP-rs NJ the Office.
4, war. IfPaymea, Is not made At the exp'ra-
4 ~ wear interest win be added. iEs No pa
4 '.r,i,ued until arrearagcs arc paid, except at
a Inc pubIisher. - Orders by mail must
bST PAID or they viii not receive attention.
4, an kind. of JOB PRINTING neatly exc
.h.,r, notice add on moderate terms.
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A MARRIAGE LorrERY.-0ur readers are
acquainted with singular freak Of young
man who made lottery of himself The fol-
lowing has been the announcement OF this in
genious speculation, for the truth of which
provincial journal refers us to the civil regis
try ofLyons. The drawing took place in the
fairest manner possible, in presence Of notary
and Of several witnesses. Mademoisee Eu-
phrasie B., young lady Of fortune at Lyons,
won the young man. A singular incident oc-
Cured after the drawing had deem decided
The young lady was still unaware of her good
fortune, when one morning a lady waited upon
her, in a state of most painful excitemeni.-
Save my life, Mademoiselles Howl sCede
your ticket TO me- sWhat ticketl' 9rhe lotfe-
~ ticket for the young woman ooh, had for
gotten it, Then, know, Mademoisele, that
love-that adore him. had taken thirty
tickets; 1t was as much as my means would al
low of my doing. My tickets are all blanks
Yours is the only prize. Cede il TO me, or you
will cause my DEATH Madame replied Made
moiselle Euphraise, 'there is a written clause
on the tickets, that ifthe young man should not
please the young man, we are TO divide the
200, 900 francs, and not TO marry one another.
This chance remains for you; Us TO my ticket,
] shall keep it, An hour afterwards the prize
young man presented himself 10 Euphrase;
there were mutually satisfied, and lost no time
in binding the conjual knot. The lady who
had been SO anxious to obtain the transfer Of
Emphasizes ticket was a widow Of Carcassons,
and is said to have destroyed herself The
young couple united by lottery are spending
their honeymoon at Narbonne. [Constitu-
tionnel.
Gale at .apalaehieoia.--ln the southern m
pers received, We have accounts of disastrous
gale in Apalachicola on the 3lst ult. II is es-
timated that two hundred thousand dollars
worth of property was destroyed. The tide
rose from 10 TO IS feet. More than 90 build
ings were unroofed, and some were blown
down.
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marcy on uslll Well
the next thing we see Of Uncle Sam was, he
look as fine as fddle--ruffles round both
eends OF his shirt, and SIGH caperin as he
cut among his new wives for SPELL never
was seen afore-and SIGH froIicsl and all
his old cronies as busy as he was among
'em, ill some folks begun to wink and wits
per 'rhat Uncle Sam scas so liberal he had
wires enuf for himself and friends. ~
Things went on thus for about three years,
when Uncle Sam" began las most folks
do, when they git too much OF a good thing)
10 smell and feel trouble; and Jest then /
got back from foreign parts. and l met
Uncle Sam" and ii il had not been for his
bein my own blood relation and KNOWN him
and lovin him, in any shape. as do my
own futher or mother, never would have
known him at all. why" says |, Uncle
Sam. is this youY" saysl. II don't know.
Major" says he; "but why do you ask
don't look as natral as ever2" says he
And there he stood-holdin his breeches up
with both hands, and his elbows both torn
out and dirty shirt sleeve peepin through,
and holes in his stockins, and his Sims all
piasfered over. why" SAYS |, "Uncle
Sam. what on airth ails you2 Come" saws
|, give me your hand my old friend, and
let US talk il all over together II am sor-
~, MAJOR" says he, Il can't shake hands
with you jest now-my hands are busy"
says he. What" says !. "holdin the mon
ey aye. Uncle Sam-bo,h hands full, as
usual" says |. mot exactly. Major" says
he; and with that he cum OPP close to me,
and whispered ia my ear. Il am in bad
box Major" says he, II have got so many
wives, amt got button left for my sus-
penders--they are all off," DO tell now"
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We never knew eracfiy before the actual mean
ing Of that word s'iium-bug' d."-Eds.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-09-29
WALTON'S DAILY JOURNAL,

The Subscribers will pubIisha daily papcr
during the ensuing session of the lnglsla>
iure, Of the szo and in the form Of the
daily OF last year, containing reports Of the
proceedings Of The legI.laiurc, OF Congress
aud the news Of the day. The paper will
be issued in the afternoon of each dav,
(Sundsys exccp'ed) in time for the mails
which close in the evening. Terms 81.
U7Mcmbers of the legislature aud others,
who will forward us The money shall receive
one copy gratis for every five subscribers.
The Walchman and Journal weekly
will be furnished through The session for
25 cents-lhre months for 50 cents.
r.. 7. WALTON g. SON.
Montpelier, Sept. -, 1887.
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klns, cont iniog about two and n half acres,
on which parcel Of land is small red house,
and that sale Of said parcel Of land will
condnce to the best interest of his SAID
wards.
II is therefore ordered that said npplicp.
ton s'ard for n hca'lng before said Court
at II session thcrcoftu BE- hoidcn OF the Office
Of the Register Of this Court III Burlington
on the third Wednesday of October A. ID.
1887; and that notice thereof be given tu
all concerned by publishing this order to-
gclher with the substance Of said petition
( 10 the Burlington Free Press, u news. paper
printed at Burlington, in the County o
| Chlttenden, two weeks successfully, the
last OF said publications. to DC not less thar
two weeks previous 10 the day OF hearing
then and there TO appear before SAID Cour
aud show cause if any they have, why The
prayer 81 said petition should not be grant
cd.
Given under my hand and the seal o
said Court at Burlington this 10Th day o
September A. D. 1887.
CHARLES RUSSELL. Judge.
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KERN s. EVANS,
DR1PERS G. T.1TLORS.

DR,TT ENO q I,TTI.OItN.
I'D ESPECTFULLY invite their friends
u q and customers to call and Xanine a
wcll-selectcd and choice assortment OF
FALL AND WINTER Goops, in the line Of
their business consisting of BRoADcLoTHs,
Of almost every color aud quality; fine
variety of CASHIERS and NEsTINGS, Of an
entire new pattern, and Of superiJr quail
w: together with rrnrra assortment OF
Trimmings, Stocks, Collars and Bdsons,
Suspcndcrs, and every other article usually
called for in their line of business. The
above articles were bought cheap for cash,
and Will be sold accordingly. All orders
IN our line thankfully received and pune
tualy attended to.
BnrMnclnn. Sent. %. 1G57.
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their whack.

their whack. :,
The officers said that the prisoner had
given them half dozen wrong directions,
and although he had been locked up tor
some days, there had been no inquiry after
him.
A fourth officer, who had Just entered
the Jus,ice.room, said IL know the prison
or, my Lord, to be n common p'ckpockct,
He is not six months out of Btidewell."
Bow Make room there. and let me have
a look at that ere man. Now mind what
you say, my good gentleman, arc you sure
it's mo you mean
Poiceman.-No doubt of it; | have had
you myself.
Boy. Please you, my Lord. you've got
some shocking bad people about you. II
ever seed tins individual aforc, | hope !
may never 90 to heaven, that's ALL
Maughtcr.l
The Lord Mayor why, almost al the
police know you, Depend upon it, If you
90 on in this way you will be soon tram
spored.
Boy.-They may poke me about in this
world, my Lord, but I'm blessed If some
body won't poke them about III the next
They've all come for'ard and sworc ogr
the, and not one Of them, III be on my
oath. told a word that want a whopper.
Some other policemen added their tcs'l.
mony to that already given as to the CHAR
actcr OF the prisoner, aud said that be was
an incorrgible vogue.
The Lord Maynt.-You must On tC
Brldewell. You are very clever fellow
aud of course the more dangerous.
Boy.-Don't send me to Bridcwell
please YOU, my Lord.
The Lord Mayor.--Oh, you don't Xix
Brdewell'
Boy,-I don't Ike the name Of it.
The Lord Mayor But they know yo'
there, and will know how to treat you.
made inquiry about you before You wa
brought up to-day, and find that you er
one of the worst boys about the city.
am sure you arc.
Boy. Please you. nv Lord, il
wouldn't be too bold, where do you expec
to 90 when you're past the doctor? 1T
sure there ant room in heaven for SIGH.
The Lord Mayor. have had ever
opportunity TO prove that you yet you
bread honestly, II such were The case; on
on the contrary, every day produces fres
evidence of your bad character. | al
sorry to send so ao'e counsel TO prison.
Boy.-Mind what say about somrbo1
else as hears al on us--samcbuJy abuv
God send Us all q good dcllverance.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-09-29

VgNO The Hon. the Probate COur; for the
4 District of Cm'tcndcn, comes Robert
Moody, OF Burlington, in SAID District, and
shows that he is legal guardian of WIlllam
&. Harrington aud George f.. Harrington
of Darlington aforesaid, both male infants
under the nre Of twenty one years, that
the said William G.. and George +. are
seized as tenants in common, in their own
rlgnt in fee OF a certain parcel Of land stu
ate in sand Burlington on the easterly side
Of Shelburn street bounded Oh the north
by land of Henry w. Catln aud Of John
n. Pomcroy, on the east by land of sand
Pomeroy and Of John II. Hopkins, and on
The south by land of sand Hopkins, contain
lng about two and half acres, on which Is
a small red house; and that sale of said
parcel Of land will conduce to the best IN.
tere>, of SAID wards. Therefore he prays
said Court to grant him license and empow
er him To sell the SAID parcel of land and
premises, and your petitioner viii ever pray
ROBERT MOODY,
Guardian of William c. and George l.
Harrington.
Burlington, Sept. 90, 1887.
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y USr received
Lamp Oil,
Carpetings, &
Paper Hangings, at
S. EIRL UOJV.1RDS.
Aaron Carpenters Estate.
STATE or TER.UO.NT, }

Sept. &C, 1887.
D,srRIcT OF CuIrrr>prN, SIS. {

DlsTRICT OF CuITTENDEN, SIS.
The Honorable he Probate Court for The
District IF ChHtenden. To aU persons
toucerned in the Estate Of .1aron Carpen
Ter iate Of Vu,iion, IN Snid District, de
censed. GREETING
VWHEiREAs' the Executor c, Of i the las,
proposes TO render an account of his admins
tratun, aud present his account against said
estate for examination aud allowance al n
session of the COur, Of Probate, To be bolden
at Burlington on the second Wednesday OF
November next.
TnEnEroRE, You are hereby notified to
appear before said Court at the time and place
aforesaid, and shov~~causo if any you have,
why the account aforesaid should not be
allowed.
Given under my hand at Burlington thi:
Goth day of September A. d. 1887.
CHARLES RUSSELL, Judge.
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cured of a corn on each foot, which haf
been exceedingly troublesome and painful,
for years, and think It but Just ice to ynrr
invaluable preparation to add (,or The on
couragemcnt Of those. who owing TO te.
poat"d dIsappoln menIs in the various rem
cdlcs rc>ortcd 10, have finally drspaIred Of
a curc,I that your Plaster cured her cOrns
alto ttylng other hiah, recommended
remedies 'o no purpose; ard " hat lncrea
cs my confidence lG the supermruy ofvuur
Plaster. l. the fact. that 1t has been used
Ivy several Of my neighbours with equally
good success. a man advanced IN years,
had become so crippled with corns, as to
be obliged to cut holes in shoes To ease bis
feet he had long suffered great torture
and Inconvenience has lately been entire
~ cured by the use OF your Corn Plaster,
so that he can now walk with comfort, and
IN whole shoes. ---.4nOihcr Case. =
young woman living near me- had become
50 lame IN consequence OF corns, as not to
be able 10 90 up and down stars without
great trouble, is now using the PlaslGJ
with The most happy success, and prospect
Of speedy cure,
could refer TO several other cases, were
It necessary but | have seen enough Ofihc
Plaster 10 satisfy me it is the best prepara
ton in this country, or perhaps in any OH
or, for the cure of Corns; and were It's VIC
tues lily known, DOUBT whether YOU
could prepare The article fast enough TO
meet the public demand
(Signed) SETH STOWELL,
Keeper Of The Toll house, South Bosi)n
Bridge.
MIR. II. KIDDER,
Proprietor oftbc Conway Medicines.
RoS'on, June l7h, 1899.
! #4#Prce 20 cpuis,
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G. d &c u So
L'AELOLI

Wll'LE he returns thanks for past
w tavors and bcgs d continuance Of
the same, would inform the pubic that
he continues to manufacture all kinds Of
clothing to order, and will do repairing
at short notice. Gehlemen's clothes
cleaned from pitch, paint, grease. &c.
leaving them neat y pressed, with soft
and beautiful finish. If any Of the spots
reappear they will be removed free OF
Charge. lie has on hand a good assert
ment of coats, panta'ooas, walstccats. top
coats, cIoaks. wrappers. and Boys Clothes.
Alsn-a small assortment Of second hand
clothes Has, Caps, Is ,ols, Shoes, Shirls
Stocks, aud great variety of other uSeiu
articles: cheap Tor cash, or exchanged fol
any kind Of clothing, cloths, or produce.
n. i. As he can be 50 easily paid, he
hopes those whose accounts are due Wi
avail Themselves of the first opportunity It
discharge them.
Burlington, Sept. 90, 1857. 3v
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PELErIAH IuLBROoK ]
vs..
CHLOE lInLHRNOK.

CHLOE lloLBRnoK.
VA IIEREAS P.le,lah Hobrook, Of
w Burlington, IN the county of Chit
,enden, and State Of Vermont, hath prefer
cd his Petition to the Supreme Court Of
said State, next TO be holden at Burlng.
ton, in the County and State aforesaid, on
the Thursday next preceding the first
Tuesday Of January, a. d. 1888, setting
forth that at Burlington, in the County of
Chltienden, aforesaid on the fourth day of
RED 10 Chloe lIolbrook, Of Madison, in
the County OF Graura, in the State Of
ONO, by John Barstow. then a Justice Of
the Peace within the county OF Chlten-
den aforesaid. and from that time TO about
the first day of September. A. ID. 1884,
lived with snid Chloe IIolbrook, at SAID
/ Burlington, IN he strict observance of all
the duties required by marriage covenant.
when the SAID Chloe lIoIbrook. without
any Just cause on the part OF HE Petitioner
/ lett hm n, sad Burlington, aud forthwith
wen, to the town Of Madison in the County
of Geauga in the State of OHIO, and has
resided in sajd Town OF Madison ever
s'Hcc; and that said Chloe IToIbrook, since
her said departure, has never returned to
said Burlington, nor been within this Safe
and that she now lives at said Madison III
the State Of Ono. And that said Petition
er is house holder in said Burlington. ant
has family Of several Chldren; and has al
all tunes since the departure Of said Chloe
been III great need OF the society and as
sl-,ance of said Cioc in his domestic affairs
and has at all times been ready te receive
and maintain said Chloe if she would re-
turn to his house and family; and that he
has been at great expense and trouble ii
the maintenance of his said family and the
sand Chloe on account of her absence a,
aforesaid, aud that said Petitioner has con
,lanlv resided III sand town of Burlington
upwards twenty years last past.
And praying that the bonds Of Matri
: mony between the said Cnloe may by
decree of the said supreme Court be dis,
solved aud bIil of divorce from the bond;
! of matrmony with sad Choc granted t'
him. and that SAID Court will decree I,
: said Cnioe all the property Of every nam,
| and nature which She possessed at tn,
? time OF her marriage with the SAID Peu
toner, and no more.
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AT HOWARD'S
NfynWT GhOODS>

A new full and complete assortment of CIV.
IN cry description of Fashionable Fancy
aud Staple Dry Goods is just reed from New
York aud elsewhere which with what had
before makes one Of the best assorlncnts
have been able to offer to customers for -
years past, TO undertake TO cnumcra,c at'iclc'
would only be taking unnecessary time, tc
write. print and read, for it has long been said
that ifyou want an article Of goods just cal
a, Towards aud you will generally be sure &c
find il there and at about u fair price.
Sept. %, 1887.
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Albion Corn Plaster!

las prepared by the late Or. Conway.) has
been made acquainted with no instance OF
lis proper application, 10 which It has not
been preferred to all other REMEDIES for
CoRNs, those painfuldi,fgurers OF the feet,
aud enemies to ocomotlon.
The albion Corn Plaster sof,ens the
corn, however old and tough, and extracts
It to the very roots. The rehet afforded
Is gentle, immediate, and thorough,
The Proprietor begs leave to submit the
following case, from Mr.. Stowell, who /,
well known TO the inhabitants of this cry,
especially at the south end, and a, SuutV
Boston, as very worthy aud respectable
citizen.
A CASE.
SiR-l do not hesitate to give my mos
unqualified appreciation in favour OF You
valuable albion Corn Plaster. by the Us,
Of less than box Mrs. S,owel has becI
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ELIZA b, ED.oN }

EMllEREAS Eliza =. Edison, Of Col |
w chester in the County of Chll,endcn
and State of Vermont. hath preferred her
Petition to the Supreme Court of said
State. next to be holden at Burlington, IN
the County and State aforesaid. on the |
Thursday next preceding the first Tuesday
Of january A. ID. 1888, setting forth that
ut Morrlstown, then in the County of Or
cans, now in the County Of Lamoil, aud
state aforesaid, on the first day of July,
A. ID. 1927, she was lawfully married to
| Austin Edison, then of said Morrstown, by
David L. Noyes, then n Justice Of the
| Peace within and for the County OF Or
leans aforesaid. and from that time to
about the LIST day Of June, A. ID. 1880,
| lived with said Austin Edison, at said Nor
rlstown, in the strict observance OF all the
duties required by the marriage covenant.
when the said Austin Edison, without any
iu,t cause or the part of the Petitioner,
and without her knowledge Of his lnton.
ton. left her at said Morilstown and went
to the Town Of S;r0ifprd in the County OF
Orange in the State aforesaid whare he re-
NAMED about two months; that said Austin
then left said Straflord and went to the
town of Bangor, IN the State of Maine,
where be now resides; that at TIE time
SAID Austin left said MorristOwn he carried
with him all the property he possessed,
and left the said Petitioner and family, con-
sistlng Of one child then about two years
old. wholly without support, and from that
time hitherto hath wholly neglected TO
to render the said Petitioner and family
any assistance or support, and that the
said Petitioner hath constantly resider
within the state Of Vermont since he'd
said marriage with said Austin.
Aud praying hat the bonds OF matrimonv
between the said Petitioner and the sac
r Austin may by decree Of The Supreme
Court be Dissolved, and Bill Of divorce
, from the bonds of Matrimony with sal,
1 Austin granted 20 her, and that the SAT-
! Court viii decree to the SAID Pc,l,lone
such a'mony as said Court shall think jus
and proper.
To Austin Edison, Of Bangor in The Stat
of .Nrine. GRrETING.
BY the authority Of the State of Yer
mont you are hereby commanded to max
your appearance before the Supreme Cour
next to be holden at Burlington in III
u County of Chl'tenden aud Safe Of Yer
mont, on the Thursday next preceding tn
=, first Tuesday OF January, A d. 1885
u then and there to show cause. if any yo
:. have, why the prayer Of The SAID PetlIone
u should not be granted, and further I
u stand 10 and abide such order, drectio
. and decree therein, as to the said Cour
u shall seem meet; and in case Of default In
II sa id Court will proceed cxparly.
And Whereas IL being made to aDDpar I
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WANTED.
Mary \VilcoX's Estate.

WYE the subscriber, having been appointed &C
w by the Honorable the probate Cou't tor
the district of Chittcnden Commissioners TO
receive examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the I.Nta'c OF
Mary Wilcox, late of Wesitord, IN SAID d'S''Ict
deceased, Represented msoIvent' ana also all
claims and demands exhibited IN offset there
to, and six months from the day ct date here.
Of being allowed for tina. purpose by sad
Court do Therefore hereby give notice that we
will attend to the business OF our appoint
men, at the dwelling of Allen Stone. IN
Wcstford in said District on the first Mondays
of October and February next, at III O'Clock
A. NJ. on each Of SAID days.
Dated this 9Th day Of September "A, ID. 1887.
ISAAC CHASER Conrs
JOHN MORSE,
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Charles James K0threnS
[Late Of Quebec and St, Johns,
TTJyITC 49, nc Il LlR.

I'd EGS lenvc most respectfully TO nc-
E2 quaint The Ladies, and Gentlemen OF
Burlington aud its vicinity, that. having
recently arrived in their village (whnre h.
intends to reside, he will give lessons on
The Piano Forte, Violin, Clarinet, Finite
&c. &c. to such Ladies and Gentlemen
as may please to honor INN with their com
mand,.
G.. J. r. also desires to state that having
the requirement Of Thorough Bass, he 's
enabled to arrange Music, and give nstruc-
tons, agrceaby to all the purposes of har-
mony, and further wishes to add that, he
tunes piano fottes, carefully and correctly
American Hotel, Sept. 81, 1887.