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that if yeung man lived an honest life up to
twenty years of age, there were forty-nine
chances in his favor, and only one against him,
as to an honorable life thereafter.
Thus it is in the physical world Half Of all
who are born die under twenty years of age,
while four-ffths Of all who reach that age and
die before another - score, " owe their death to
causes of disease which were originated in
their /" teens" On careful inquiry, it will
be ascertained that in nearly all cases the cazses
OF moral and premature physical death are
pretty much one and the same, and are laid be-
tween the ages of g eight and sixteen years.
This is fact Of startling import to fathers and
mothers, and shows a fearful responsibility.
Cert ainly parent should secure, and letain.
and exercise absolute control over the child IN
til sixteen it cannot be difficult matter 10 do
this, except in very rare cases, and if that con-
troll is not wisely and efficiently exercised. it
must be the parents fault ; it is owing to Ia
rental neglect or remissness. Hence the real
source Of ninety-eight per cent Of the crime Of 4
country such as England or the United States.
lies at the door Of the parents 1t is a fearful
reflection we throw 1t before the minds Of the
fathers and mothers Of our land. and there
leave it, to be thought of in wisdom, remarking
only as to the early seeds Of bodily disease, that
they are nearly in every case sown between sun
down and bedtime, in absence from the family
circle, in the supply Of spending-money never
earned by the spender, opening the doors Of
confectioneries, soda-fountains, beer, and tobac-
co, and wine, Of the circus, the negro minstrel,
the -esturaunt and the dance then follow the
Sunday excursion, the Sunday drive, with easy
transition to the company Of those whose ways
lead down to the gates Of social, physical and
moral ruin. Prom " eight to sixteen ,'' in
these few years are the destinies Of chillIen ix-
ed, in forty-nine cases out of fifty fixed by the
parent Let every father and mother solemnly
VOW Sc BY Gods help III fix my darling's
destiny for good by making home more attract
i've than the streets ''-HaL's Journal Of
Health
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

This extraordinary work seems to have oc-
cupied Mr.. Bowyer from about 1898 to 1894.
The work, costly binding, and an oak cabinet
to contain all the forty-ive volumes, is said
to have cost him four thousand guineas. He
insured it in the Albion fire office for $4,000.
After his death lottery was got up for the
benefit of his daughter, Mrs. Parkes, with
this bible as the sole prize. One Mr.. Saxon,
a Somersetshire farmer, won the prize. 1t is
Just possible that, as in the famous case of the
family picture of the Vicar of Wakefield, the
dimensions were not found compatible with
domestic convenience forthe work has chan
ged hands several times. In the early part
Of March, 1867, there was seven days sale
of an extensive library, and among the lots the
chief was the celebrated Bowyer Bible. The
bidding began at f40G, and the lot was ul-
timately knocked down at 1850 to Mr.. Rob
ert Haywood of Bolton. Ponderous as such
a work must be for any private library, it
would nevertheless be pity that SO unique
collection should ever be broken up and
scattered
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

One Of the most curious. and in many re
spects he most valuable, copies of the
Bible in existence, is known as the Bowycr
Bible, sketch of which, and of him from
whom it derives its name, is thus given in
Chambers's Book of Days
About ninety years ago, poor youth was
walking through Newgate street, listlcssly
looking into the shops. and lnmenting his
own poverty. His fancy was taken by a Por-
trait in one of the windows. and something
within him said that he too, perchance, might
be able to paint portraits, and to earn living
thereby lie went home, procured paint,
brushes. and bit Of broken lo0king-glass,
and tainted a small portrait Of himself. 1t
was a success in his eyes, and apparently in
the eyes others. lie gradually got employ
ment as a miniature painter, and numbered
among his sitters such great personages as
George i'll. and Queen Charlotte. One sun
day when the poor king was too far gone IN
his malady 10 sit to portrait painters, the
artist drew on has hllm5-Hqii a portrait OF the
king, which he alterward transferred on the
same scale to ivory. The prince regent liked
the miniature so well that he at once purch-
ased it at the price named by the artist--a
hundred guineas
The person here treated of was William
Bower. whose name Is now little known or
thought Of as that Of a regular artist. Per
hars he found that he was really deficient IN
the higher powers of art, and that it would
be wise for him to turn his attention to other
fields of labor. Be this as it may, he became
printer, and gradually realized cOmpet-
encv in that trade. The Stationers' company
to this day have the management of small
endowment which he established for the bene-
fit of poor working printers. The most re-
markabe work printed by him was an edition
ofHume's History of England, so costly that
only few copies could be disposed of.
William Bower is now chiefly remembered
in connection with one particular copy of the
Bible Macklin ventured on the most costly
edition Of the Bible ever issued from the press I;
and Bowyer, possessing one copy Of this work,
devoted the leisure of nearly thirty years TO
illustrating it. He procured from every part
of Europe engravings, etchings, and original
drawings relating to biblical subjects; and
these, to the number of Seren thousand, he in
terleaved with his Bible. From Michael An
gelo and Raphael to Reynolds and West,
every artist whose Scripture subjects had been
engraved was brought into requisition. Bow
yer having only his own taste to please, gave
a very wide scope to the meaning Of the word
.scripturaF and biblical insomuch that he
included plates of natural history that nigh
possibly illustrate the cosmogony ofthe Bible.
The collection included the best Scripture at
lases Its most original features were two
hundred drawings by Lautherbourg. Thus
I he went on, step by step, until his Bible ex-
Z panded to forty FIVE folio volumes, including
examples from nearly six hundred different
engravers.
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as the girl went But you see, Sir Thomas
and Lady Snafles cut up rough, and forbade
me the house; and then | had to come here,
and did not see how to keep up any commu-
nication.''
% | fatter myself should, if it had been
me, said Chifney.
''Do you think 2" replied Waters" Well,
one thing was that did not think it worth
my while to bother myselfmuch. Those girls
who are so very free and easy never stick to
the same man long, especially if he is absent.
Yet think she was rather fond of me, too. -
@ That is more than you seem to have been
of her, or you certainly would not have given
her up so easily as that -
.. Why, what could have done?''
" Run off with her, if she would 60
Run off with her And supposing Sir
Thomas had refused to allow her anything, or
had cut her out of his will, a pretty fix |
should have been in :"
o. To be sure, so you would Shall we 90
into the drawing room - So the young men
went up stairs to tea and presently the doc
tor came home, and challenged Waters to a
game piquet, leaving Chifney free to chat
confdentiallv with his cousin in a corner.
At a little after ten, Waters left, shaking
hands with his host and hostess he was ad-
vancng to profier the same ceremony to Chii-
ney, but that gallant officer bade him good
night with 50 cold bow that he stopped
short. and stuffed as much of his fingers as
he could into his waistcoat pocket.
Queer chap he muttered, as he strolled
along the street, - to be so familiar, and lead
me on So to talk about myself and my affairs,
and then to decline shaking hands But per-
haps it has gone out of fashion to shake hands,
like taking wine with fellow at dinner. He
is a real swell, though. | wonder who it Is
he reminded me of; | have known some one
remarkably like him, am certain.
Mr.. Coutsher saw Waters out, and then
went direct to his surgery, so that Conet
Chilney and Mrs Coutsher were left alone.
Well, YOU madcap?" saId Mrs. Cout-
sher.
e. You were right. Julia the man | made
a Lara OF in my girlish fancy is only fit to
turn a mangle | should make ten times as
good a man as he Is acted my part well,
though, did | not?''
" You did indeed Lydia had rare
job to help laughing
E. was in a terrible fix once. though my
| moustache nearly came off in my napkin
However, managed TO stick it on again. Do
You think your husband suspected anything
Well, Lydia. dear YOU really must grant
my Tardon but the fact Is, told him He
Is SO sharp. be would have been almost sure
to have found YOU out, and then he might
have been taken bv surprise
" Told him Julia And he knew that
was woman all the time ?''
as fs1r. II vVns host indeed Re
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The Late Hon. Andrew Tracy.

The following interesting sketch of the late
Hon. Andrew Tracy, of Woodstock, is, as the
initials at its close Indicate, by our townsman
E. J. Phelps, Esq
| The intelligence Of the death Of Mr. Tracy
will be received with very great regret but
without surprise. In extremely delicate beaItb
for many years, only the vitality Of a most ten
acious will, aided by great regularity Of babits
has preserved his life so long. MANY times in
the llst ten years he has risen with an enerrv
that seemed inexhaustible, from what his frieni.
had regarded as his last illness and has attain
ed the age Of seveuty-two, while at no timr
since he was forty supposed to have FIVE years of
life in him.
Mr. Tracy has long been known in Vermont
as a distinguished and remarkable man. Devo-
ted almost exclusively to the practice Of his pro-
fesson, he has been for more than third Of a
century a prominent and noticeable d-ure
wherever the leaders Of the Bar assembled
Those accustomed to see him on such occasions
will not readily forget him. His tall and skele-
ton figure, attired with scrupulous nicety, his
thin bloodless face, marked in all its lines with
intellect and nervous energy. seemed the habita-
ten Of a spirit which had nearly exhausted its
tenement, and was far On the way toward the
valley Of the shadow Of death Leaving the
conduct Of the cause in a great measure to his
Associates, he would sit somewhat apart, in grave
and concentrated attention, till some critical
point arose, or the final argument was reached.
Then rising with c calm and clear statement of
the propositions involved, he would proceed 10
present his views with an energy in surprising
contrast to h!s physical Weakncss. His enun-
ciation was rapid, his words well chosen. his ac-
ton nervous, his style concise, without orna-
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srlrft 3nistrllanp.
Drrgc of Summer.

,uu p, arms of Autumn lying,
Ft5inc s'Jgers around her signing,
srruer sick and sad is dying.
N,r no more shall she be seen,
l., tbe evenings deep serene,
weaving garlands white and green.
rli her in a winding sheet,
Tsrsn Of all blossoms meet,
Err the shroud Of maiden sweet.
crimson rose and lily white
an he had Of best and bright,
nv have vanished from the light
-...~ Autumn 5 palest flowers,
-g with Autumn S softest showers
,-- rseu 20 her leafess bowers.
-.-, --a-l winters icy gloom,
l..'', .- -.t as in a tomb
.-rw shall shroui her bloom
e- bloom, but not forever
die, but seasons, never
.ia chains Of winter sever,
.--g, shall wake her up again,
l-i her forth to hill and plain,
nrr willing hearts to reign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

A young lady from Montpelier, VT, for some
time teacher in Georgia, was paid in some ff-
teen bales of cotton, which was taken bv onr
troops. She was and is a Union woman and
yet without special bill for relief she cannot
get her own, though the money now lies In the
Treasury.
These are only few cases out of the tbou-
sands that exist. No one can justly blame the
Government, Though in another paper propose
TO show how many rebel claims have been read
ly paid by McCuloch. while not Union man
has been paid, except by direct bill from Con-
gress) for the fault lies in the rebellion 1t has
been the policy of Congress to examine into "a
many OF these cases as possible each session, and
do justice to Union men and women. II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06
Gen. Grant,s Speeches.

The Tribune collects and prints two OF three
columns Of utterances Of Gen. Grant, since the
opening Of the war They are not as worly as
the speeches of Gov. Seymour or Frank Blair,
but they read pretty well after all There is a
true, patriotic and sensible nu5 in each one They
run about as follows:
d" Human liberty, the only true foundation Of
human government - [Gnrt's letter TO eiti-
sens Of Memphis.
Good gave Us Lincoln and Liberty Def us
fight for both Grants cold water toast 40 .
celebration on Washington birthday, leta
'' Certainly, use the negroes, and everything
within your command, TO the best aIyluil-e. So
lGrant to ParAc, Nicksburg campaign.
=" I care nothing for promotion sa long as our
arms are successful. ''-[Grlut TO Sherman.
" The stability Of this Government. and unity
Of this nation depend solely ou tie cordial sup
port ard the earnest loyalty Of the people -
lReply TO the address Of Merphi. Chamber Of
Commerce, Aug. -, 1868.
way II my executing iu good faith any oris- I
may receive from those In authority over me- Pc
-LGraut TO Secretary Chase. July, l-fa.
81 never could have believed that sa.urI
favor giving negroes the right to vote but -llt
seems to me the only solution Of our iiH-ulde-.' ''
-LGraut IA 1866.
"The white and black continually r..u.r, the
protection Of the General Government. In some
form the Freelmen- Bureau is an absolute ue-
ee-si,y, until the civil law IS established .aI
enforced, securing to freedmen their rights and
flll protection. -LGuut'- Report Q. tle pr.-.-
dent, January 1850.
60 accept the commission with -ll,.uie for
the high honor conferred With tie aiI .i the
noble armies that have fought iu So many d.lls
Of our common country. it viii be my earnest
endeayor not TO lis4rplint your expectations.
hel the full weight Of the responsibilities now
deyolvin- on me; and | know thar if tagy are
met it viii he due 10 those armies. aai above aI
70 the favor Of thar Providence which lead, 10th
nations and men. - TGrnt'- acceptance ,f the
Lieuteu-ut-Generll' Commission
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

For the Free Press
The SuiferIngs of Union Heu.

RETROSPECT AND HISTORY.
Instances Of S0uHerH Persecution, dHf of
Hardship at the hands Of the G0rsrn
BY a LAWYER OF THE L. :. COURT or CLAIMS.
The people of the North have little idea Of the
suiering- and losses of the Union men OF the
South during and since the rebellion. We are
apt to blame them for not openly proclaiming
their loyalty to the government Of the United
States, or for remaining at the South at an,
since, by so doing. they must aid the cause Of
the rebels so far as the fruits Of their Industry
added to the wealth and means Of the South.
Here at home among the tolerant, patient North
ern or Western people, we do not judge correctly
of the difficulties the Union men experienced
among the intolerant anil hot-bloodei Souther-
ners.
The following statement Of &c intentions. 80
clipped from the .No5ae Register, at the begin
ming of the war, aptly illustrates what 1 mean
'' Remember that we love the South, her iI.sti-
tutions and people, more than we fear any man
or set of men-that no Yankee or traitor shall
find mercy at our hands-that is. only such
mercy as the scoundrel race has shown TO US.
We have declared war against the race, and they
must leave the South or fight for it-which is
the only way to show which side they are on.
The South, in our mind, must be independent in
all things; there must be no trade, no friendship
with the Yankees, any more than with negroes;
nay, nor half so much
By such appeals as these the leaders and
Southern bloodhound writers sought TO fire the
public mind, and rouse the people against the
merchants, bankers and wealthy ship owners,
who were mostly from the North formerly, and
who regretted the war and deplored the ruin
that they saw must surely follow. Il was deter
mined upon among the leaders that, so far as
possible, Northerners and Union men generally
should be plundered without mercy, imprisoned
without trial, and, in extreme cases, hung with
out benefit of clergy. The Southern Press was
not slow to adopt thus view, and Immediately be-
gan to point out men by name, and thus set the
rabble upon them. If they escaped the mob,
then the Provost Marshal took them in hand,
and they left prison, if at all, poor, disheartened
and robbed of every dollar they possessed
Here is a sample Of the way it was done:
Asa Holt, it appears, has son in the Fele
raj army, and his family resides in Brooklyn,
New York Is that the reason he is so literally
patronized here ? or do his Yankee friends wish
Asa to make lordly fortune to bequeath to the
said son, in case he is not killed in this war 1t
is shameful that such men are allowed to live
here at ALL ''-JHobiie Register, 1851.
This Asa Holt kept restaurant in Mobile and
dealt largely in whskey The rabble were at
once filed with patriotic arCior to carry out the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

tain pianist had ladies in his pay, at the rate
of seventy five francs per concert, whose duty
it was to faint with delight at his inimitable
performance. One evening, however, a lady
paid to faint, deserted her post by falling a
sleep. Reckoning on the fainting of this fe-
male to interrupt the finale of a concerto,
the pianist started his allegro at speed i'm
possible for human fingers to continue. But
no fainting came to his relief What could
he do in that calamity? HE did what the
lady ought to have done, and tainted himself.
People crowded around him; they carried him
out Of the ROOM The faintress, waking, re-
ally tainted through yexation at having forgot
to taint.-Song Messenger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06
Popular Ways of Committing Suicide.

medical contemporary thus enumerates
the fashionable modes Of doing it.
Wearing thin shoes and cotton stock
ings on damp nights and in cool, rainy wealth
er. Wearing insufficient clothing, and espe-
cially upon the limbs and extremities.
,. Leading life Of enfeebling, stupid lazi-
ness. and keeping the mind in an unnatural
state of excitement by reading trashy novels.
Going to theatres, parties, and balls in all
sorts Of weather, in the thinnest possible
dress. Dancing until in a complete perspir-
alton, and then going home without sufici-
ent oyer-garments, through the cool, damp
night air.
3. Sleeping on feather beds in seven by
nine bed rooms. without ventilation at the
top OF the windows, and especially with two
or more persons in the same small, unventIla-
ted bed rooms
/. Surleiting on hot and very stimulating
dinners. Eating il a hurry, without hall
masticatins the food, and eating heartily be-
fore going TO bed, when the mind and
body are exhausted by the tolls of the day
and the excitement Of the evening.
>. Beginning in childhood on tea and c0i-
fee, and going from one step to another,
through chewing and smoking tobacco and
drinking Intoxicating liquors; by personal
abuse, and physical and mental eScesses OF
other descriptions.
6. Marrying in haste and getting an IN
congenial companion, and living the remain
der of life in mental dissatisfaction cultiyat-
ing jealousies and being always in mental
ierment.
I. Keeping children quiet by giving pare
goric and cordials, by teaching them to suck
candy, and by supplying them with raisins,
nuts, and rich cake; when they are sick by
giving them mercury, tartar emetic, and ar
senic, under the mistaken notion that they
are medicines and not irritant p5Ison7.
5. Allowing the love of gain to absorb our
minds, SO as To leave no time TO attend 70 our
health following an unhealthy occupation
because money can De got bv it.
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street scene. in GERMANY.


\ correspondent of the Cw1W0H Com
mer1a' thus describes some things he secs in
the Berlin park Tromcnadeorpub.!c garden Of
pleasant evening
Here You viii see six i1oter from the
guard walking hand in hand with maiden
who comes about up u bis sword belt.
(Ihese big ones always select li-tLe girls.)
lie is not aiiectionate. Either he knows il
would be an impo>-iblity % walk with bis
arm around her waist. and is holding # un-
I'll be fud- q scat. or he feels that to-day he
is more of soldier rhon ordinary. and never
having heard that d. the hrava-t are the tend
est. he is determined % Pc rather soldier
than q lover. Next comes O. lancer. lie Is
about the size of the last maiden. and being
too small 70 make much off -.ljiai. Aei- DO
iug bis tc>ttl play the -litcrrIic. ll-i-au
leiu suits him. b1ll in size and temperament.
Their arms are around each Others waist.
and their sides are pressed So clos, together
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-11-06

AMATEUR MusIc-If you are asked to sing
or play, either do it at once, without requir-
ing to be pressed, or don't do it at all. Be
very cautious about doing it. 1t is painful
to see young gentleman looking up to the
ceiling for the remainder of the words of the
song, or feeling for them in Ihis hair, and not
finding them; it is provoking to hear a
pianist breaking down in passage through
detective memory or execution. Secondly,
be sure of your style, especially in accustom-
ed circles. What is considered very fine in
one set may be thought very common-p place
in another. What is relished in l. ndon
may not suit in Paris. What is applauded
in Berlin may be coldly listened to by
Italians.
While music is being executed, in a good
or bad sense of the word, talking is not polite :
humming the air is nuisance to others; beat
ing time is absurd, because you will mostly
beat it wrong; and exaggerated applause and
admiration is ridiculous. The last demons
tration has been carried in Paris to degree
which it would be difficult to surpass. A Ger