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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

The UBIQUITT OF PATENTs.-The Selenl!f'c
An1erican, in noticing new patent bier for
lowering eoGius into graves, indulges in the
following strain in relation to patents:
8. The life ofthisage, most assuredly, moves
On natent inventions. The infant IS wrapped
in linen which has been woven on patent
Ioor. from yarn spun upon patent frame,
and he draws his first drop Of nOurish-
rnent from his mothers breast through q
ratent nipple shield. The girl fOndles
I1atent doll, the boy whirls patent top or
IIavs with a ball which is made under one
Of the most valuable patents of the age. In
later life we put on a French yoke shirt,
which, with the rest of Our clothes, is sewed
on a patent machine, with patent thread,
by q patent needle, which comes enveloped in
a patent wrapper, and our very boots are
made of patent leather. We rise in the
morning from patent elliptic spring bed,
undo the patent fastenings Of cur windows.
roll up our patent curtains, open the patent
lock Of our doors, which was constructed by
patented machinery, and 60 down TO our
coffee, which is made in patent . Oid Do
ninioD " not. We write with one OF Nor
TOMS mems, which we dip into patent INK IN u
nota7t stand. Thus surrounded by patents,
H., ,,ass our life. which is filed with gorgeous
Srolrns Of making a splendid fortune by some
,,otent iuvention of our own, till az last we are
IrIacad in n ratent burial case, and lowered
ron, 4 pateht bier into our final place of
rest "
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

THE TowN ELECTIONS II CONNECTICUT,
which took placa on the lst, show large
Republican gain in that State 1T is notice
able," says the New Haven Journal, "thss
while wo have retained ell the close towns
we won last year, We have gained large
number of Democratic strongholds. in spite
Of the perfect union ot all the branches Of
the Opposition, and where we have not ea-
tirely succeeded, we have reduced the DEM
ocratic majoritios to merely nominal
figure" a.ll-' 81 nj
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

COUGDN'T UNDERSTAND r.-At the late
meeting Of the American Pathological Sooies
ty in Philadelphia, on the closing day of
exhibition, while standing at the door Of the
exhibition room, one Of tie members was
startled by IN unexpected apparition. \
tall, lathy stranger drew near. lie wore q
coat, vest, and trowsers Of different colors, a
hat that might have been in fashion twenty
years ago, and a pal. of b-ogans about the
size and shape Of dre buckets. Under his
arms he carried two roostcrs, whose stout en-
semblc told Of pugnacity in every feather.
"How d 'ye do, s.rang-r?' was his salu-
tation, ''fne day, this.
"Remarkaoly Sd. said the member,
"gloriou5 weather ilg corn and buckwheat. -
"Y-a-a-s, ' said the stranger, ''fne wealth
er fox pomolocy too. Reckon I'm goin' in
i0r % Iittle o. that ere.
Going in for what SIP asked the mem
Der, not exactly graspins the stranger 8
idea
For leetle pomology. This here roost-
er's chuck ,ull ON it. / seed this rooster
lick two ro0sters, sir. any one of 'em as big
again as himself, al he aiatnuthing but a
spring chicken at that
The member, sill puzzled, requested the
stranger TO be more explicit, and state what
he wanted in dircc, terms.
Cant You see what I want p asked the
countrymau, growing lightly impatient.
''Iuda.d I can't Iuis Is she American
PJuole~iarI Sieietv. and has no connection
with ROSTERS
Bat 1T goes in for pluck, don't it?'
For pluck ?'
"Ycs, ur pluck Don't pummelogy mean
grit. and lais't this rooster got grit enough
10 lick any Two rJUsJer5 Of his 5fz3 in all
Bucks cJuaty?'
Tae l4-Mo,y now began to twis the idea.
.Aui ,al thought llal this FAIR was gotten
w to develop courage in chickens, did you?'
90 course / did. ! nei-hb0r OF mine
said So, aud .id me that my yailer-legged
rooster would draw "a first class prize.
Tae member informed the Stranger as to
the daGaili.1 Of ,he word QJmology but was
ob.i-ed t1 tro. ou5 copy of Webster be
fore tls assurance was fully accepted. W hen
che clunuvula found that he was sold, and
tl4t Che Pathological Society was society
simply for giving due encaurag cement 10 the
growth Oi ilJ sQuasaes III spiral beans, ne
was Intensely excited, and started JA III CONS
pa1v with his J. lsters, lI state OF miaI
narrowly approaching To iHdlmmatory.-
when Inc reached home. We think u quite
probable that the q MUS Hy wlom be was
S lj mlde tie acquaintance of q broken
head. Nue-hcT 1Jg friends size plm}logians,
will al er the name ot their society N cJHss-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

HEMP AND THE SEcEssTONIsTs.-''W hen the
nulIifers were rampant, President jackson
piously anked heaven that the hemp crop
was large as it was his intention TO decorate
all Of them whom he could catch with the
most ancient of grand cordons; and now,
when the secessionists are as savage as We're
the nullifers, the hemp crop is great. There
is a providence in il. The secessiOnists are
now stretching their throats, which IS a
waste Of labor on their part, as 1t Will be
better done for them by others, if they should
persist in their reasonable purpose. They
may be assured, to quote from Meg Merrllics,
that the hemp that is to hang them is sown,
and grown, and hacked, and twisted, unless
they should become convinced Of their errors,
ana behave themselves like good christians. "
Boston IrqU.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

4 DISHONEST FoREMAS.-The Cleveland
Leader desires the press to pass round fel
low by the name of ). II. Brady, lately
foreman in that Office. He borrowed money
20 the amount OF over Sl00 of his fellow
rrinters and others, and suddenly disappear
ed. A Kansas paper says that he has per-
formed the DISAPPEARANCE trick twice before,
and apprehends that be Will turn up some
where shortly, alive and well.-4tLas q ar
gus
This same Brady performed the disappear
ance trick at Plattsburgh, n. y, about four
years ago, yictimizing his iellow workmen
and all who would trust him, to quite an
amount. Since then he has disappeared"
from Burlington, VT. and Appleton, Wis,
each time swindEng his best friends. He
was at one time arrested on suspicion Of be-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12
THE FALL OF TABLE ROCK.
RE.iINIscENcE By THE LAST MAN WHO
STOOD ON IT.

George Wilkes writes from Niagara to
the Spirit Of the Times
l said I had something to 90 with the
falling OF Table Rock, that broad shelf on
the Canada side, which, in 1850, jutted
over the very cauidron of the seething
waters, but which tumbled into il on a
certain DAY In the month of June, of that.
by me, well remembered year. About noon
on that day, | accompanied lady from
the Clifton House to the Falls. Arriving
at Table Rock, we left our carriage. and
as we approached the projecting platform
L pointed out to my companion q vast
crack or fssure which traversed the entire
base of the rock, remarking that it looked
wider than it had ever before appeared to
me- The lady almost shuddered as she
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12
From the hi,ago Journal.
THE PRTNCE AMONG THE
GON EIEAS.

The Baron Renfrew has come and gone,
and We all behaved very we'll, as we all
think, having been guilty Of little or no
nonsense, and conducting, with one or two
absurd exceptions, like the soyereigns we all
are. Somebody cried out for speech when
the young man Albert Edward, as Crom-
well would have called him, presented him
self upon the balcony to the people that
naturally wouldn't go home till morning
unless the heir became, what birth and Eng
lish law conspire to make him, apparent.
That was absurd, but then not strange. for
no man can mount barrel, much less q
balcony, in these days, with any c0nceiva-
bic object bat 'to give tongue
Some ofhcr body penciled his sesame of q
patronymic upon q card, and requested
'mine host Of the Richmond to send it up
the order Of his going, and didn't 'go at
once or at any other time. But two or
three such little things forgiven, calmly con-
fdent we wait to see who among our royal
democratic cousins will behave more becom-
ingly.
4 great many questions Of etiquette were
discussed, in case Of possible presentation,
such as whether they should all be like the
man who went into the strand,
And there he net another man
Whose hat was il his h2nd;"
or whether if called upon to make some re-
mark upon the difficult subject OF weather,
or to ask. how the Baron liked our citv,'(9
the preeentee should look at the sturdy New
castle, or his Ezcellency, L9rd Lyns. or
Mr. Consul Wilkins, or should stare full at
ia harOr like a sitter for Gapuerre0type or
q setter for bird. Now and then, an in-
tensely democratic man drove on his hat
much as if it were q percussion cap, and
mentally whistled Han Columbia, as the
Baron appeared, but the greatest majority
greeted him with a hearty western welcome,
all the better for not being according to
Chesterfield.
All unite in a.tributing to the Baron o
modesty of demeanor as becoming to young
man as 70 young woman the heir has no
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12
Ube 1rEe 13tHa8
TIE PROSPECT FOE NOVEMBER
BURLiN NCTON
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY OCT. Y, 1850.

The n Y. Ersning P0sl-a paper not
given to false predictions for the sake Of e.
fect-makes up with some care, q statement
OF the probable result in November. L puts
the estimates down 10 the lowest figure, and
gives Mr. Lincoln no state wAish his oppo-
nents have any fair chance Of carrying. Its
table % Lincoln states includes Pennsyiya-
MIA, New jersey Indiana, Illinois and Ore
gon and the aggregate gives Mr.. Lincoln IIo
electoral votes. This is twenty-seyea elec-
toral votes more than Is necessary to elect
him Just enough to make him President
without the vote Of Pennsylvania, or. Penn
sylvania counted, to make him independent
Of the votes Of Illinois, Indiana and Oregon,
or Illinois counted in. Of New Jersey, India-
ma and Oregon. In other words 1t IS "a
sure thing" with all nesdfai margin fox IN
pleasant accidents
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

\ letter from Harrisburgh, Pa, to the
Philadelphia North Amsrican, Sept 29th,
says
. The current in the interior Of the State
is now irresistibly for Lincoln, HGmlln and
Curtin and no efforts of all the fusion Or con-
fusionpoliticians combined can turn the tide.
Atthe late great Peoples demonstration here,
Judge Dock, one of the oldest and most in
1uential democrats in this section Of the
State, presided. He is On uncle Of Senator
Bgler, and has for many years welded
powerful influence in his party. lie has
been On the bench, and in l845 was the
democratic nominee for this District. lie
delivered an earnest and pointed address on
taking the chair, and declared that as Lin
coin Is the only man who can possibly be
elected by the people. he cannot hesitate
when the only other result to be attained is
to throw the election into the hands Of a
few irresponsible political traders in TIE
House or Senate. i very large procession
Of Wide-awakes attended the meeting, aud
in their ranks were forty voters who have
heretofore voted the democratic ticket. Mr.
Banvard, one Of the most active of our dem
ocratio politicians, also came out for Lin
coin and Curtin. Rely upon it, this coun-
try will give an overwhelming majority for
Curtin. Do not be surprised if it should
reach 1000. 1t will certainly be 1900.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

few nights ago, Mrs. John Fulk, who
ives in Guyan Township, Va, awoke her
husband, and insisted on his examining the
bed clothing. to remove locust. which she
was confident was concealed IN them. lie
searched them once but discovered nothing;
and went to sleep again. But Mrs. Fulk was
not satisfied. Soon she insisted on a second
investigation, and this time Dir. Fulk discov-
cred a rattleenake feet inches in length,
snugly ensconced in the mattress. The rep
tile was speedily despatched.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

VERMONT HISTORICAL SocIEyT.-We learr
that the Annual Meeting Of the Vermont
Historical Society, for the choice of otfee.
and transaction Of other business, will be
holden at the Historical Room, in the Stats
House, Montpelier, on Tuesday, October
18th, at o'clock, P. NJ. s' f. 1ad ,go5iaaI
Several papers of interest win be read BE-
fore the Society, and the meeting viii prob
ably be largely attended.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

ing connected with robbing the Post Ofice at
keeseville, N. Y, but owing to the escape OF
his accomplice from Jail. and want OF
sufficient evidence, he escaped. He is
rascal and a "rat' of the meauest kind
Pass him around.-Fort Edl0ard IN. "
Ledger.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

grocer is fined few shillings, and escapes.
am gully Of but one theft. The grocer, 1t
may be, is guilty Of thousand, for ne rohs
every person to whom he sells goods with
those false weights. Now. can you tell US
by what strange anomaly of the law the
greater thief is allowed to get off 50 much
more cheapy than the lesser? Why shouldn' t
there be the same law for both?
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

THIEVES BEFORE AND BEHIND THE COUNTER
"A CASE FOR LEGIsLAroRs.-If go into q
grocer's shop and steal two or three pieces
Of sugar, ! am thief. But if the grocer
sells me pound of sugar. and there are one
or two ounces short, he merely sells things
by false weight. I am imprisoned. The
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

FLORIDA ELECTION. AN election for Gov
ernor and Member of Congress took place In
Florida on Monday. The repOr' Is that the
Breckinridze candidates swept the State.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

Captain- of West Point
had Gno saddle of Welsh
mutton sent him by a friend who lived
among the mountains Of Ponn-and the
Lord-knows-how-aany consonants. OF
course he wanted his brother officers to
dine with him, and as a Sc of to his Brit
ish visitor, slnugglcd in brace oflobsters.
(Gbese creatures are prohibited at West
Point, on account Of the color Of their uni
forms Well, Captain--had an Irish
cook, a newcomer. To her he confded the
viauds, telling her to roast the Oh and
boil the other ones. When the doors Of
the banqueting hall were opened, lie saw
at distance that something was wrong, so
he summoned Bridget: Sure, said she,
we tould me to bile the mutton, and l did,
nice and clever, bit I had the devils own
time roasting the crocodiles, -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

MArcHLrss MIsERY.-To have = cigar
and nothing to light it with.
A SWEEPING CHARoE.-The u 7 street
contract.
REsIGNATIoy Is q rare grace among o1ici-
ais.
THE HARD TIMES out West have made
many people lose ground.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-12

Surely the richest man is he who makes
the best use of his money not he who has
the most. One Of the finest homilies ever
written may be found in the epitaph on
himself and his wife, by Edward Courtney
Earl Of Devon :-
'sWhst We spent, we had
What gave wehave;
What we left, We lost"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09

The SECESSION PANIC REAcTNG.
The New York correspondent of the
Newburyport Herald says:
+" In spite Of the wicked attempts of
some of our city papers to get up COM
meroial panic in view of the Republican
successes, it is cheering to see how little
effect they have on business and the
public mind generally. People look for
ward quietly and hopefully to change
in our national government, firmly be-
lieving that Lincoln's election will put a
stop to the slavery agitation and quiet
the fears of the South. IF there was
any real danger threatening the stability
of the Federal Government, is any one
weak enough, fool enough to suppose
that capitalists would voluntarily. bid a
premium on a United States FIVE per cent
loan of ten millions of dollars, as has
been done within week past? 1t is
time this insane gable about dissolution
and secession should cease. The people
are getting tired of this incessant vapor.
ing-of these continued threats of the
Southern press and fre-eating dema-
gogues; sick of all this agitation, and il
is common in this city for men SO to ex
press themselves who have never thrown
Republican vote. They say if there
is any thing in this-if there is party a
the South who really mean disunion, tht
sooner it is tested the better, let the crisi
come"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09
Awful Calamity at Sea.

A Gloucester correspondent informs
us that intelligence has been received at
that por: Of the loss of one of the mack
erel catchers which left the Bay of St.
Lawrence last month with a full fare.
When just outside Cape Canso, during
the night, in thick fog, she was run
down by steamer, carrying away her
bowsprit and foremost, and staving in her
bows. What damage the steamer sus-
tanned is not known, as she passed on
without offering any assistance TO the
schooner. The wind blowing fresh from
the northward, they found it impossible
20 reach the Nova Scotia shore, and af-
ter drifting about for two days, headed
for the Western Islands, but had proceed
ed but twenty-four hours when she be-
came water-logged and manageable.
Seven of the crew were washed over
board by the sea, and the remaining nine
took to the boat. They were in the boat
two days, when it capsized, and before
they could get her righted two men were
devoured by sharks. By this misfor-
tune, they lost all their provisions, water,
and oars. In this condition they hoated
about fer four days, during which time
two men died from exhaustion. One of
the bodies was thrown overheard, and
the other was kept to satisfy the hunger
which was consuming them but just as
they were about to partake of this hor-
lid meal, a sail hove in sight which rap
idly neared and rescued them more dead
than alive. The vessel which rescued
them was a Portuguese. She carried
them to St. Domingo, where they were
kindly treated and sent home by the
American Consul. The name of the
schooner, is not given, neither the names
of the captain or crew. The steamer
was probably one outward bound, as nc
intelligence of such collision has beer
received on this side of the Atlantic
Boston Journal.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09

upon his victimized bondsmen,
is incalculable. The signers to the bond,
some thirteen in all, were mostly young
men and many Of them merchants. BY
this single stroke of misfortune they are
made bankrupt in an hour.
The present whereabouts of Mr.. Bates
is not known. He was at home yester-
day, but lodged the officer last night.
Hon. John B. Page, Treasurer, with
Messrs. Denison of Royalton, Wright Of
CastletOn, Noyes.o Burlington, Moulton
of St. Joansbury, and Thomas of Yves,
Fairlee, members of the House, have
been appointed committee to invest.
gate the matter of the defalcation, with
instructions to report at once. The sub.
ject is the absorbing topic of converse
ton on all sides.
| Gov. Fairbanks has appointed as hi.
Aides de Camp, Abijah Keith, of Mont
pelier, Luther o. Green of Woodstock
B. II. Steele of Derby, and B. N. Hyd,
of Hydepark. TAI.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09
JOHN ABELL.'

MAKING WINE FKoM APPLEs.-
An occasional contributor handed US the
following which will be found TO be a
valuable recipe. Now that apples are
plenty, try it.
To make pure aci'as from apples
Take pure cider, made from sound ripe
apples, as it runs from the press, put
sixty pounds of common brown sugar
let it dissolve; then put the mixture
into clean barrel and fill lhe barrel up
within two gallons Of being full with
clear cider; put the cask in a cool place,
leaving the bung out three or four weeks
and you viii have excellent wine. c.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09

heard and read, people looking plump
and hearty, in very good health, with the
very best beef ever saw from four to
seven cents per pound, pork eight cents,
and other things in proportion, 50 that
see no chance for starving.
I uazsled about two days with Seaa-
tor Green, frora Missouri, chairman Ct
the committee on territories, and con
versed with him considerably. He thinks
Kansas must remain "a her present stase
during the next Congress at all events,
or until she has 10000 or $4,000 more
population. He has faint hope that
Douglas win carry New York. Bel
carries Missouri beyond peradventare.-
Green and Polk are 10th canyassing fol
Breckenridge, but it 5 no 60. Green IL
size, manner, and especially in converse
ton, reminds one of John FL. Kimball
He is sly, cool, and calculating, speaks
very low, and in his statements is fai
from being bold, but is entirely unscru
pulous. He fears iisunion, but think
that there will be asecession of one o
two states if Lincoln is elected, and tina
ends the Union.
Truly yours, j. COOPER.
/ Wyandotte, K. T., Oct. &c, 1860.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09

A YOUTHFUL PoIsoNER.-The Bur-
lington Free Press states that John
Roakes, an Irish boy in the employ Of
Hon. G. w. Willard of Montpelier, was
recently detected in an attempt to poison
Mr.. Wizards little child by putting cor
rosive sublimate in the milk given the
child odrink. He administered an over
dose, which had the effect to make the
child vomit, when an examination of the
milk revealed the presence of the poison.
On being charged with the horrible deed
the boy confessed that he put the poison
in the child's cup, not from any i'll will to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. or the baby, but sim
ply from hatred to the servant girl, with
whom he had some trivial quarrel, and OF
whom he hoped the suspicion of commit
ting the crime would fall.
He owned, also, to have taken and de-
stroyed by burning them, some valuable
articles of clothing which had disappear,
ed from time to time, expecting that the
girl would be charged with the theft
He was Immediately arraigned before The
court in session at the time, plead guilty
and was sentenced to eight years impris
onment.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-11-09

to Shall we have a dog law? By
10 the Legislative proceedings
it viii be seen that an unusual number
of petitions are sent in fer some kind of
a deg law. An article in another place
from the Bennington Banner, doubtless
indicates public feeling in that section of
the State, 1t cannot be denied that the
ravages by dogs, among sheep in our
State has become a serious nuisance, and
is growing evil. If bear kills a SOL
itary sheep he is Immediately hunted by
q hundred men; or taken in some trap
and made to bite the dust, and thus bruin
pays the forfeit for his crime, but the
dogs may kill 20 or 30 per night, and
no one is the wiser, and the owner must
pocket the loss. These dog laws have
generally been ridieuIed and secuted
when introduced among our grave leg
lsiators, VINO seldom give the matter Sc
rious attention, and yet the amount OF
property annually destroyed by dogs in
this State amounts to hundreds of dol.
lars. Last year large number were
killed by dogs in this town, and in Read
ing. A few weeks since a lot were kill
ed in Orange county, and now we have
fresh instance of lot just killed il
Arlington, belonging to Mr.. Garfield
who, by the way, we believe is a mem
Der of the legislature. A great mani
other instances might be named. Ii
this state of things some kind Of protec
ton ought TO be afforded, and we submit
the question to the wisdom at Montpeli
er for remedy.-BeHO,os Falls Times