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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12
TIE WAX DEPARTMENT


The armies operating, according 10 olhcIal
reports, constitute a force Of seven hundred
and thirty six thousand officers and privatcs
fully EQUIPPED. Tn, estimates for the COM
ing year are based upon the suppositlon
that this force will De increased 10 one mill
ion. by tie filling up o.. tie quotas OF the
several States. The ,crre Of military opera
tons during the year has comprised ten
departments Ia the middle departm 3nt,
comprising Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
Jersey. Delaware and the department OF hIr-
gina, there Lave been TIE most important
military operations which detailed ac-
counts have not been alsrei in full by the
Generals in command. While IN tins de-
rartment all has nc. been accomplished that
was expected and desired, much has been
doLc. as q list Of the prime pal engagements,
and reference to their results abundantly
prove. Ar view Of military operations IN
the West presents a favorable result. The
success Of Gen. Curtis against Price, the
capture Of Fort Donels0n. the evacuation Of
Corinth by the rebels, the battle Of Mill
Spring in which the rebel ZollicOfer
was defeated, the taking Of Cumberland
Gap by General Morgan, aud the more
recent operations of the army OF the
West, are cited in the report. In the De
pariment Of the South, the yellow lever has
prevented o some extent active operations.
/ The premature attack Ol Charleston without
| orders, capture Of Fort Pulaski by General
/ Hunter, evacuation Of Fort Pickens by the
enemy. and the recent coast expedition are
referred 10. ar described.
| In the department "a the Gull, Gen. But
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

RELIEF TOR TIE SICK AND WOUNDED SOL
DIERs.-With view to provide means f1r
the purchase Of material TO make drawers,
socks, and other articles needed for the pre-
servation and comfort Of the suffering sol
diers of our armi,s, the Ladies who compose
the Relief Association are making q direct
appeal by personal application to our fellow
citizens Of this place. We have not room
to-day to enlarge upon tie immense import
ance Of the object. We cannot believe that
it is necessary 20 insure 20 the Ladies en-
gagged in ,his humane and patriotic labor, a
case-lal wels.me, words Of hearty euclur-
agemaHt end s.1-.e' c--tu5utilas. But
i.a % our c:,iz-ns ws tailk lave ary s.!@-
qu4te n9til Of the amount Of severe labor
which q cllIs Of oar LADIES, old and young,
Civ. to this leae51,,u. work We wish
there were more engaged in IL than there
are The need is very great.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

THE Pay .s -a. -.t.ug- Very great
complaint is made .. ;ae lrdin,-- with
which the soldier. ree..ya ,-eir nay. We
cannot see any good reason WY toe soldiers,
whether in the field 5r in ths hospital, IN the
clnvalescent camps or in the camps OF IA
rolled men. should no; receive their pay
promptly, least once IN two months Yet
in several cases several months g on, and
no paymaster appears. Meanwhile the so!-
diers frequently suffer, and the families Of
many Of them suffer. \ feeling Of discomfort
is the natural and injurious result. There
Is ei,Ler gri.y1rs lack oi system or of en-
eryy IN eni,rcir; it on this subject. which
ought 70 Be '-medied. We hope Congress
will give prompt and decisive attention to il.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

eleven weeks in Fort Independence as a de-
serter.
The severe lesson thus inflicted probably
subdnei the rest. They found out that de-
sertion was not trifing business.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

THE PFEsIuENT's MESSAGE was telegraphel
N eigLt hours from Chicago to San Francis
CO.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

VINO OrrosE 1HE MEssAGE.-Ile Boston
Tr9rs'.r's Washington correspondent under
date Of l-o jth, remarks as follows
Nearly ali the important members are Row
here. and Gle message is the principal subject Of
c5nrCrslti-u with tlcu. To is generally liked
among the Republicans, and the better class Of
Dcusc-1.s sag they see nothing very Questionable
IL It. Dat he maj rity Of the Democrats and
Border S-ac men wilfsat bitterly against it, aai
the -7aic1, clauci2a,ian policy developed IN
-.
Il Is considered generally. t-a, tie PIesiiea. Is
s.uslIarIy silent upea the s-ij- Of his military
pr.-lauatio1. some Democrats claim that De
means O.. Il-- cut of i-, hut tLat is a mistake He
is .1ic. -- ID tlat subject but of urse means 20
stand iy Bis proclamation. Wait till the first Of
January ar. .hea ,l1,4 4llst.ou VIII be decided
The President s. cH good terms with small NUM-
le- e.. border State .-l-l-r=- those who advocate
his policy
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

SENATE.

In the senate, a resolution was adopted, &c
luestin- tie President % furnish information
touching the late Indian baTbari,ies in Minnes1i;
al-o the evidence uq-n which some Of the I-icci-
Pol ones were tried and condemned to death.
The Secretary Of tie Treasury .epl5t Was re-
ceivcl
Mr.. sumner offered resolution requesting the
post ofi,e committee % inquire into tie eXpedi-
euey of providing an airline railroad from VI ash
iugton o. New Yerk, 70 carry nails with certainty
anl disPa.cs, free from al l4cal impediments.-
Atrur.l
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

CEAyG1 or IwE.-Tae winter Arrangement
ou the RlI.ul Railroad went ia,y .G-c, On
Monday.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

S.uaior Coiiamer Of this state IS On the
Finance Committee, this session, instead Of
the Committee On Foreign Relation, taking
Mr.. Simmons place \ correspondent Of the
y Y. Post says Mr. Collamer will be missed
from his old committee, as he is one Of the
shrewdest and ablest men 10 the Senate He
is an excellent committe man too for he is
hard work =, an industrious man
In tn \ Army Register we see that the
name of mel Gustasus L9omis, comman-
der Of the recruiting service On Governor :
Islanl is at the head of infantry field officers
now IN service Colonel Loomis is a native
of Vermont. graduate of West Point, saw
active service in the Florida war, and was
highly com mplimentei by General Scott for
his efficiency. He is uow seventy-two years
fase, and still on active duty.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

In the House, resolution was adopted in-
structing the military committee to inquire into
the expediency Of reporting bill amending the
fifth section, authorizing the employment OF VOL
teers who have been OF may be honorably discharg-
cd on account Of wounds, such par, Of the bounty
Of 500 provided f1r 10 sli1 section as shall be
proportionei 70 the re e actual service.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.

As ExrzBiE>CID ET oyE wuJ srENT rHIRrEEN
Srus IS RICHMOND '' BLACK HOLE,
CHARLESTON JAIL, CASTLE FINCRNEI-
COLUMBIA JAIL. RICHMOND HOSPITAL,
SALISBURY PRISON, BELL ISLAND,
AND FEW OTHER HOLES
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

ADAxs House., 244 +. ST.,
wAsHISGroS, d. e., Nov. 10. 1852.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-12-12

EEs1.ur0Ss -> E-F-EaS.- -I rHE DEATH
os WILLIAM O.. sr.rrrsa. o.. G., l2ru Vt.
V.u. Nu-Atam meeting Company G.. I2.h
". VOL NG.l. LIl IN Camp Vermont,
AGAR A.zsrl-l. N.y. 3t.. 1852. Che ll-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted
It ba,iurf pleased Divine f....ll.ee By o. .lli.u
aud fatal stroke, O. remove from cur mii-, our
youthful ali beloved clrlle, William c..
-TdulIin- member c. On. q, .-iL Regiment.
VI. Vol Miiitis.
Raslu.E That subuittiur ulckly 81 this man
Hesitation Of The VIII II Him whose ri-Lr 10 j. O.
give and 90 take away cur life, yet sorrow sine
cerely that one whose m8aiy form and generous
nature made him the pride % cur C0mpauy-one
whose courteous bclrilr, sili-lss li heart, Grfs
moral Iectituje made him the esteemed friend .i
us au-0ne whose energy, prompitute ard leya-
zion TO duty, marked him ls '-.s soldier, should
be thus early taken from us.
Rs,o.eel, That 90 die as Le died 10 ;he discharge
Of his duty, is such a death as soldier should
wish to die; and knowing ,hat the life be led, and
the death be died, secure far him the kial esteem
and honor of bis friends and bis Country, we
Lumbly trust, also, iLlt they i1sure lo- him the
appreciation % h.s God.
R,ssirs9. That TO the family and friends o. tie
deceased, We tender assurances of cur kindly
sympathy; ard, while wo with them lameu; cur
common loss, we cntreat them % be mior.cl as
we are, by the Remembrance q bis virtues.
R,s9ired, That a G py af these resolutions be
furnished hy the CLERK II tie Company 30 the
family OF the deceased. lrf also o each oi the
daily Iarsrs ,- B1rliuEter-
Attest, HESET O.. TENANT,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22
BUSINESS RULES.

The sad reverses of the past five years, have
been an experience which should be valuable
TO all business men. Fortunes which had been
years in accumulating, have suddenly disap-
peared. Thousands who once thought them
selves strong, never to be broken, have been
shiyered to atoms, and are left pennless They
must now begin again. Many have passed the
prime of life. Their step is less elastic theil
brain less active, and they will hereafter work
with an abiding consciousness that they cannot
plan and execute as in days gone by. We
never see such late new beginners without rea
sympathy and desire to give them an encour-
aging word and helping hand.
But in this writing we have to do, not with
the unfortunate or those who are reconstruc.
ting their temporal affairs, but with the young
and the prosperous, and with these who have
weathered all storms and are yet sailing smooth
ly.
Most men, when they start in business, make
good resolutions AT any rate, they mean tC
succeed. They expect to avoid the dangers
which have ruined others. For while all goe
on well, but the day comes at length when the,
are swept away and all their brilliant earthl,
prospects are gone for ever.
According to an old maxim, it is never toe
late to learn. Business men, however, do no
believe this. Every one thinks that he ha
perfected himself in knowledge that he need
no help or advice from any quarter, and that
others have allied Of success, that is no reason
why he should follow in the same track.
When a man decides to build a house, h
adopts plan and adheres to it to the end
When navigator attempts voyage, he con
suits his charts, and governs himself by the ex
perience of otheas. When one is sick, or hi
life is endangered by coming in contact wit
disease, he seeks advice from skillful physi
clan. There are certain rules, forms and pre-
cedents which govern and influence most meI
| in all matters except the conduct of mercan
| tile business Here they mean to be Original
| They don't want the advice of anybody. Jus
here we desire to speak. We wish to propos
to such men the following rules--for their prat
tical consideration.
lst. Do not undertake business with whic
YOU are not perfectly acquainted, any soone
than YOU would attempt, if blind, to survey
city. First thoroughly understand what yo
propose to do. Serve an apprenticeship
anything-before taking single step invol,
ing risk. -,
have no taste or tact. Seek to do that for whc
YOU have natural faculty and relish. Don
aspire TO he merchant, when you should be
farmer, mechanic, or day-laborer.
3D. Never connect yourself in pdrtnershi
with those in whom you have not perfect cont
dence-with those to whom you would not
willing, sick or WELL at home or abroad, livin
or dead, to intrust all your business affairs.
4th. Never attempt to do more business tina
YOU can safely do on your capital.
9Th. Avoid taking the extraordinary risks
Iona credits, no matter what profits are in PR
spect.
9th. Give no credit whatever to any one wi
does not possess a good moral character.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22
LITTLE KINDNEssEs.

Brothers, sisters did yon ever try the effect
which little acts OF kindness produce upon that
charmed circle which we call home We love
to receive little favors ourselves and how pleas
ant the reception of them makes the circle
to draw up the armchair, and get the slippers
for father; to watch if any little service can be
rendered to brother, to assist sister; how pleas
ant it makes home.
A little boy has a hard lesson given him a,
school, and his teacher asks him il he can get
it for moment the little fellow hangs down
his head, but the next he looks brightly up.
~ can get my sister to help me-" he says
That is right sister help little brother, and
you are binding tie round his heart that may
save him in many an hour of dark temptation
81 don't know how to do this sum, but broth.
er will show me-" says another little one.
"Sister. I've dropped stitch in my knitting
| tried to pick it up, but it has run down, and
can't fix it. The little girls face flushed, and
she watches her sister with nervous anxiety
while she replaces the naughty stitch,
80, am so glad" she says, as she received
it again from the hands of her sister, all nicely
arranged. "You are good girl, Mary"
"Bring It to me sooner next time, then II
won't get so bad" said the gentle voice oi
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22

7th. Supervise, carefully, your own business.
mot your neighbours and look after your clerks,
and see that they are faithful in the perform
ance of all their duties.
Sth Let all those with whom you have deal
ings or intercourse, understand, distinctly, that
you will not lend yourself for the sake oftrade
to do any mean thing--anything, which your
conscience will not approve of.
9th Never lend your name by Endorsement
or otherwise, except under most extraordinary
circumstances, and then let the act be guarded
with every possible security.
10th. Never allow yourself, or your partners
to draw dollar from the concern, to invest il
any 'outside operation" whatever.
l1th. In forming copartnership, insist that
limited fired sum only shall be drawn by eacl
partns, for personal expenses.
18th. Under no circumstances whatever dea
in stocks. Don't believe any one of the thou.
sand marvellous tales of fortune in that dir
ection. They are trap and lie.
18th. Keep all your accumulated profits il
your business, so long as you owe a dollar
When YOU have more capital than you can use
then it will be proper to invest it outside
18th. Borrow OF banks or other sources never
if it can be avoided. If Temporary assistance i,
needed, seek it from tlied friend VI from 4
sound banking institution, and then return The
loan, on the day fxed with the most rgit
punctuality.
10Th. Have an eye on the condition of thu
country its crops, and the general prospects
for business, and look out sharp for the move
ments of politicians, who, in nine cases out o
ten, care more for reelection than for ou
commercial interests or our national prosperity
There are other and most important matter
which should not be forgotten. Keep goo,
company. Value integrity more than money
Live within your means. Eschew wine, thea
ters, and fast horses. Use no profane language
Never quarrel with partner. Be kind, con
siderate, and generous to clerks, and also t
your unfortunate debtors. Cultivate the friend
ship ofall. Do your proper share in promotn
the public veal. B, man, 4 gentleman an
a Christian; aud you will make sure of an in
heritance in this life and of untold riches in tn
life which is to come.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22

Mary. The little one bounds away with light
heart to finish her task.
If Mary had not helped her, she would have
lost her walk in the garden. Surely it is better
to do as Mary did than TO say, 40 go away,
and don't trouble me y or to scold the little
fling favor.
Little acts OF Kindness gentle words, loving
smiles, they srew the path of life with flowers
they, make the sun shine brighter, and the green
earth greener; and He who babe us "love one
another" looks with favor upon the gentle and
kind-hearted, and he pronounces the meek
blessed.
Brothers, sisters, love one another-bear
with one another. If one offend, forgive and
love him still whatever may be the faults of
others, we must remember that in the sight ef
God we have Others as great, and perhaps great
er than theirs.
Be kind to the little ones they will often be
wayward and fretful. How often whole FAM
lily of little ones are restored to good humor by
an elder member proposing some new play, and
perhaps joining them in it, or gathering them
around her while she relates some pleasant
story
And brothers, do you think. because you are
stronger, il is unmanly to be gentle to your
little brother and sisters The nobleness of
heart and true manliness of character are never
coupled with pride and arrogance.
Nobility and gentleness go hand in hand
and when l see young man kind and respect
ful to his mother, and gentle and forbearing to
his brother and sisters, think he has a noble
heart.
Ah many a mothers and many sisters
heart has been wrung to the cold neglect and
stiff unkindness of those whom God has made
their natural protectors.
Brothers, sisters. never be unkind to one an
other never be ashamed to help any one, and
you will find that though it is pleasant to re.
ceve favors yet is more blessed to give than
D. rnceiva
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can again plead for and again get delay. The
fall of the capital and the flight of the govern
ment would be striking evidence of power.
They would declare that before midsummer
they would subdue the remnant of the South !;
they would be believed. All the world would
turn deaf ear to our arguments, and shut
their eyes on painful struggle which they
would regard as certain to arrive at trogical
conslusion. The success of the South would
then be difficult, and to be attained by desper-
ate means only.
All depends on the preservation of this city,
which depen IS in turn on the obstinancy and
persistence of the fighting in the peninsula.
Nothing should be allowed to justify an evacu-
alton Of Richmond. If beaten in one battle
another should be begun, despite all the rules
of West Point and practice of the present war.
No expense of life, no danger of destruction,
should enter into this calculation. No effort
should be spared to insprit the troops, to en-
courage and hold them up, to rivet their de-
termination not to quit the ground between
York river and Richmond. Let us hope that
President Davis and the Generals will be equal
to this great crisis. Let them show themselves
in person to the troops, share their toll, fire
their hearts, and lead them to victory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22
MAKE UCcTH RRAuTIFIII,

A<AAAi1 - u u ID EAAO LIE Oh
If any one dne, not have a pleasant home
in summer he must be to blame for it himself.
At other seasons his house may be ragged and
bare, and his lands rough and rocky in the
building and its surroundings everything may
be unsightly and inviting, and be without the
means of improvement; but it is not so in
summer. The ugly wall and the unseemly
rocks will be beautiful if the wild shrubery may
grow around and over them the walk to the
door of the poorest cottage, If neat, bordered
by the fresh plants and shaded by the thrifty
trees, may be as inviting as the curved tracks
where roll the carriage wheels through a noble
mans estate; and the rudest boarding, where
the ivy and the myrtle cling and the grape vine
ripes its fruit, may be more lovely than walls
of brick or marble in the rich mans mansion.
We repeat, there is no excuse but in our own
slothfuness and negligence, if we do not give
neatness and beauty to our homes in the sum-
mer season. The rich may have their villas,
landscape gardens, lawn and ponds, and in
richness and extent the poor cannot equal them
but poor as well as rich are the children of
God, and the great Father will send his rain
and sunshine as much on the one as on the
other. The grass, the flower, the shrub, the
land they all be had without money
and without price)-wil grow as thrifty and as
beautifully for the poor as the rich their shade
will be as cooling. their colors as BRIGHT. their
odors as grateful. and their fruit as sweet and
as nourisRinp.
The man Who sits down and mourns that he
canno. have in natural SURROUNDINGS ali tba,
his wealthy neirhbors have with no more snace
| TO have il in. is a simnle coward who does m,
dare to have what nature ia every dav thrust.
inc upon his attention. and he who stons to
look enyiously into his neiobbor's Garden, wb;lr
his own is moi improved. is n sinner. Ever,
man should make his own home nleasant bean'
tiful and profitable such as viii awaken love
for il in his children and nride for il :. sucb a,
will keen them At home from the miscbiefs onf
evils of the streets. and imnrove their taste.
and morals
Tbe neon,o oro NOT CO n,roh rrossod v;tl
business tb;s md IN fao, e,,l aro
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-22

THE BEQuEsrs OF HENRY KENDALL.-Ihe
will of the late Jonas Henry Kendall, OF Leom-
nster, will be presented for proof in the Pro-
bate Court next week BY this will some uncon-
ditional egacies are made, and several trusts
are created, in favor of relatives and friends,
$4,000 is given to the American Bible Society,
$1,000 TO the American Unitarian Association,
the interest to be applied to the support OF
feeble societies of that denomination, S2ooo 10
the Cambridge Divinity School for the support
of INDECENT students, and $4,000 to the Mount
Holvoke Female Seminary: $1,000 is given to
| the town of Leominster for bell Tor the town
house, the whole to be used for that purpose,
$4,000 for q school house and hall at the North
Village, and $4,000 for the support OF the school,
provided the town appropriates its proportional
mart of the school money raised by taxation for
ibe support of said school for the purpose of
continuing the school during the whole year.
A Trust fund is created for the benefit OF the
town of Leominster, viz: The interest of $4,000
to be given to INDECENT and worthy unmarried
elderly women; income Of $4,000 TO support
the Unitarian Church, and the income of Sl0,-
600 to support High School, provided the
town will raise $1,000 annually for the same
purpose. and provided sufficient sum shall
also he raised by taxntion to place the common
schools of the town among the first one hun
dred in the scale of schools reported by the
Board of Education, and the income of $4,000
/, for the formation of public library.
Several of the trust funds in favor of rela,
tiyes. after the decease of the benefciaries are
to become part of the "Kendall Fund.-" il
favor of the town of Leominster.
In case the town of Leominster fails to com
ply with the conditions of the high school trust
The same is willed for like purpose to the tow
| of Clinton.
The testator appoints Amasa Norcross o
Fitchburg, and Joseph Marshall of Manchester
' n. H.. executors Charles ]. Billings of Fitch
burg, j. C. Allen and Ward NJ. Cotton of Leon
, inster, as trustees.
! Joseph Marshall, one Of the executors, i
, also the residuary legatee. Mr.. Marshall's wifi
' is cousin of the deceased.
n The value of Mr.. Kendall's estate has beel
e variously estimated at from $4,000 to 1925,
t 900, inherited from his father. brothers an,
sisters, he being the last of the iamily,-Fitch
q burg RepeiAe