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G. @. BENEDICT. EDITOR.

THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS
Is published every Friday morningby
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION
College ST.. Burlington, VI.
TERMS;
Two Dollars a Year in Advance.
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SENATE


Journal Of yesterday read ana approved
Bills introduced and reierrei-ig Ai- lss.
OF Washington 10 enable the to9us therein -..-
toned TO aid in the cous-rustioa ofthe N.a,a
ier, s.. Johnsbury and Ess-z County -..-a.
T 90 committee on rai-roaIs.
By Mr.. Benedict, to Incorporate ,ts J-r.-
Burlington. 10 committee on banks
/ A message was received from IFS Ez...s1-
the Governor. returning senate tI. Na
incorporating the Alburcl. IIeh-lre. d, Hl--
[ burg Steam Ferry Company. vaaolt Bis g.
[ ps0val, AMI with his objections t5e-e-. l IT,
/ ing
Bv Mr. Merrill. In addition 60 N ac-s- -
ine Rutland Graded School. 10 c5uu'r.s
/ education.
By Nh. Merrill. 90 amend su act % ia-
rate the viii. g gt br,.tlt; 20 general ol-
tee.
B Seuafv b. 60 ilc1 rporate the Alaur-a. I-
gate AMI fiaii-ucrG steam cry toup1H'H
taken uq. ana che Governors otis,tiaas .-
were relt ny the Secretary, which --.s g.
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Bills passei.-S. ,, defining who shall be
voters IN town meetings.
5. II. to pay Joseph A. Nansur. the sum
therein mentioned.
5. 20, repeAling act Of 1861, for the advan-
cement of the science Of medicine and surgery.
Joint resolutions lnstructing State librarian
and Secretary Of state To deliver sets u State
documents TO the member for South Burlington;
adopted in concurrence.
Granting use Of the Hall of Representatives
to officers reunion, Thursday evening, NOvem-
Der 4th; adopted in concurrence.
The committee on the judiciary was excused
from further consideration OF 5. %, relating
to true meridian lines, and the bill was referred
to committee on education.
Bills passed.-H 80, Incorporating the Yer
mont Trust Company.
II. So, relating to married women being wit
nesses (amendei so as to allow married women
to testify in all cases where the husband is party,
except as to admissions and conversations Of
husband.)
The committee on Judiciary to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Charles Sewer for the re-
peal Of the Blasphemy Law, recomm7niel that
the memorialist have leave to withdraw aud leave
was so granted.
S. 35, regulating trials in Justice Courts.
was on notion Of Mr.. Dale, made the special
order for Tuesday, November u, at = ~ o. m.
House bills referred-59, incorporating the Mis-
sisquoi and Clyde Rivers Railroad Company; to
committee on railroads.
40, annexing port of Wilmington to Dover; to
general committee.
3, enabling towns in Addison aud Rutland
counties TO aid in the construction If Farhsyeu
and Lake Shore Railroad; to committee on rail-
roads.
80, Incorporating the Grand Isle Steamboat
Company TO select committee. consisting OF the
Senators from Franklin and Grand Isle ounties.
20, laying a tax on the County OF Addison;
referred to committee consisting of the Senators
from Addison County.
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Secretary efthe Coarsni'o'
Ra!rymcn' Hee.iug.

St Marx Z 3-12 ST. Luke xvi. IS, ST.
Aat.1i1. SO 81. Matt ' 81, 81
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LEelsLarUrs ~ vEM,ST.
SENATE.


FRIDAY, Oct. %
Mr. Merrill presented several largely signed
petitions for the Communication OF the sentence oil
Horace r. Plumley, which on his motion were
,,ferred 10 a select committee of five Senators
Bills introduced and referred-By Mr.. Bene-
djet. in amendment of sec Is Of chap. l, ),
,elatiug to the election of Town Representatives
fproyidiuc that on the second ballot after p
m a plurality of votes shall elect); to commit
tee on printing.
Bv Mr.. Benedict, to pay Peter Lander, Jr.,
the sum therein mentioned; TO committee on
claims.
Of a reporter for the County Court; TO commit
tee on printing.
Bis passei-s y, relatin to forgery and
The Chair appointed the following IS COM
mittee on the communication Of the sentence Of
Horace R. Plumley
SENATOR Merrill, Royce. Collamer, Farnham,
and Oryis.
House bills REFEREED, changing name' &c,
Of MONTPELIER Meeting House Society; to gen
eral committee.
>. committing the sentence Of Horace H. Plum
Low. +, sne.ial committee on the subject.
q for relief Of school district No. in Middle
bury; to committee on education.
The Senate then adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
Senate bills referred - 81, relating to the
| Grand List.
/ 35. regulating trials in Justice Courts.
&c relating to insurance agents
Senate bills passed., permitting parties in
( civil suits TO challenge jurors.
1G. relating 10 public easements
:. relating 10 the Grand List
/ 3, relating to the limitation Of actions
u relating to the traffic in intoxicating
/ drinks giving quarter Of fines to complainant)
/ House bills passed-2S, relating TO laying out
and enlarging of burying grounds.
16. relating 10 mechanics and other liens.
Third reading orlerei-S 20, relating To the
act Of 1868. giving the body Of executed Grim
mails to suTgeons.
>. defining who shall be voters in town
Meetings.
sl7, paying joseph A. Mansur soo.94 for
arresting criminal.
Third reading refusei-S -, relating to the
Grand List.
Blls INTRODUCED and reierei-By Mr. Pingry,
relating TO Grand List tlisting Of bank stock
where owner has removed from the town.
House bills referrei-23, relating to rights OF
married women; to Judiciary committee.
u. incorporating the Brattieboro & Benning-
ton Railroad Company; to committee on rail-
roads.
81. Incorporating the Vermont Trust Compa-
nv lin Benningtonj; to committee or banks.
The Senate then adjourned.
utrrsu
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SENATE
oiaN II g.
SATURDAY, Oct. 3d.


Prayer by the chaplain
Journal Of yesterday read an approved
Bills introduced and referrei by Nj Ia.c.
b. request, an act in relation o. iac act0u 90 -l-
count; to committee on printing.
BY Mr. Royce with petition, To aHe...t o. act
N last session 20 incorporate rle lrat .aieiec
Railway Company; 10 committee oE rs. oti-.
b. Mr.. Copeland, to amsni section 90. eLap,er
-, G S relating to super.uienIeuts e- rYumou
schools; to committee On printing
Read third time and psss,l.-S. 10 iacol-
por4ie the Mililetown Sprins Compr-y.
S. "a, Changing the name Of and relating 10
the Mortified Cemetery Association; GO Elm
wood Cemetery Associatiou.)
Mr. Dewey Of Washington, in she Chair.
Resolution BY Mr.. Heath, thst the COM
mittee on manufactures inquire whether any 'e-
gislatiun Is Leeded for the sncoura svn-nt Of
manufactures in this State, aud report by bill or
otherwise; adopted.
On motion Of Senator Owls, adjourned.
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Senate bills referrei-l0. creating degrees in
the crime Of murder; to committee on Judiciary.
Al, relating 20 The action Of account; to COM
mittee on judiciary
-, TO provide for The employ men' ola report
eT IN the toaniy Court; to committee on Judi
oary.
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Memorial

Of The Clergy and Laity Of the Proie'ia M
Episcopal Church in VermoHt, PragiHgJo'
Modification Of the Latos fefaiiHg 10
DiuOrce.
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The exercises closed with pray by i'r iT'''
goodly number Of members o. the i''t'-.'-
ture and of ladies and gentlemen Z N' 'p'l"r
filed the Hall, and listened with oloss' and "o-
viously gratifed attention to the remarks made'
and we trust the meeting will not be without
valuable results to the worthy charity IN whose
interest it was held.
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cent. when agreed to in writing, in all other cases
and when loaned on mortgage OF real estate II
shall remain at six per cent -,
MIR. Gleed of hlorristown, hoped the onl
would be dismissed, for the reason that we arc
attempting to regulate that which IS whony pc
yond our control. Even the eight per cent
would not retain the money in the state a.
much higher rate than that is paid by DINER
States and would draw our money away Tor I'd
vestmeut.
Mr. Grover further favored the bill, and gave
his reasons at length for a fxel and uniform
rate of interest, and that rate higher than at
present established.
On motion of Mr.. Scott Of Plymouth, adj
journed.
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BURLINGTON, June +, 1859.
This cer,ifes that the foregoing Report and
Resolution were unanimously adopted openly
by the Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the Diocese Of Vermont, holden at
Trinity Church, Rutlani, On the second and
third days Of June, 1853.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
GIFT OF THE GAR.

The following anecdote well illus
trates what many have doubtless of
ten felt, that words are OF no small
account, and that fluent tongue is
happy gift-to its possessor, at
least:
Sir Robert Peel, on more than one
occasion, invited Mr.. Stephenson to
Drayten. He refused at first, from
indispOsition to mix in fine compa-
n.y." but ultimately went. On one
occasion an animated discussion
took place between himself and Dr.
Buckland, on one of his favorite the
orie5 as to the formation of coal. But
the result was, that DR.. Buckland, a
much greater master of tongue fence
than Stephenson, completely ST.
fenced him. Next morning before
breakfast, when he was walking in
the grounds, deeply pondering, Sir
William Follet came up and ked
him what he was thinking about.
''Why, Sir William, l am thinking
over that argument had with Buck
land last night. / know / am right,
and that If had only the command
of words which he has, I'd have bea-
ten him.
Let me know all about it, said
Sir William, ''and I'll see what I can
do for you"
The two sat down in an arbor, when
the astute lawyer made himself thor
oughly acquainted with the points
of the case, entering into it with the
zeal Of an advocate about to pledge
the dearest interest of his
client. After he had mastered the
subject, Sir William rose up, rub
bing his hands with glee. FNow |
am ready for him.
Sir Robert Peel was made ac-
quainted with the plot, and adroitly
introduced the subject of the contro-
ver.y after dinner. The result was,
that in the argument that followed
the man of science was overcome by
the man of law, and Sir William
Follet had at all points the mastery
over DIR. Buckland.
What do you say, Mr.. Stephen
son ~ said Sir Robert, 1aughingly.
Why" said he, II will only say
this that of all the powers above
and under the earth, there seems to
be no power SO great as the gift of
gab."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
Butter Making.

Ws commend the following sim
pie, but important directions, to all
who keep cows, and experience diff
Guilty in making firm, eWeet tasted
rich butter, an article which is pleas
ant to every palate but is so seldom
found In market. They are rules Civ
EN- by an old butter maker, through
the columns of the Cultivator. They
are worth studying:
For making good butter, the first
thing is to have good sweet pasture,
free from weeds or any growth that
will give bad taste TO the milk.
Good upland grass is better than
coarse grass growing on wet places
Some dairymen think that lined is
better than unlimed land, but this is
matter of minor Importance. 9th
ers regard the practice of sowing
plaster in spring, and repeating it
early in autumn, rs tending to swee-
ten grass.
Good, well selected cows are the
next requisite.
Perfect cleanliness, from begin
ming to end, is indispensable-th
most SO, perhaps, of any one thing.
No dirt or dust must drop into the
milk, for which reason the animals
should have clean place To lie on,
and never be allowed, to stand III mud
or manure; vessels all thoroughly
washed-scald whenever necessary
to preserve perfect weetness-includ-
ing pals, pans, pots, churns, work
ers, tups or tirkins. They must be
first washed clean with cold water
for if hot water is used first, it will
curdle the milk in the cracks or cor
ners, and prevent its washing out.
n perfect y pure air is of great inn
portance. Bad odors will taint but
ter. The dairy house should there
fore be far awsy from manure yards
and everything else OF the kind.
Keep tobacco smoke Off the premi-
ses.
Let the butter be we'll worked, so
as to press out all the buttermilk. 1t
Is impossible to have a good article
if this is not done. Perhaps this IS
the most common cause of failure.
much milk is left in, it soon for-
ments and makes rancid and worth
less butter.
In laying down for winter, use
a1etU firkins-never use them a second
time; and pots or jars must not be
used, if they have ever had butter in
them, or pickles or anything else
that will taint them the taint can
never be wholly removed.
The best dairy salt is important
Butter in hot weather must be COW
cred and excluded from the alc with
saturated brine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
True Politeness

a very touching incident recently
occurred in Il Chicago horse car, go
ing west on RanJolph-street The
ear was crowded. Many were stand
ing among them aR old man OF per-
haps seventy, whose appearance in
dicated great weariness. There
were strong men sitting Or either
side; there were young men and
boys; but no ore offered the old man
seat. Presently Il young and beau
tiful woman rose, and, with Win
ming smile, offered hin3 her seat. He
seemed bewildered, and refused but
she insisted with so much earnest
ness that he finally settled himself
into her seat, while she took the
place Were he had stood.
This proceeding created such a SEN
sation that the conductor pulled the
bell and kindly inquired if anybody
wanted to get out. a fat old gentle
man, whose eyesight was rather dim,
deliberately tsok out his spectacles,
and having wiped them carefully,
put them e1l his nose, and said q:
Wonderful. wonderful. wonder
full !" No less than four gentleman
sprang from their seats at the same
moment, and offered them to the -
dy, but she politely declined.
After the lady had left the car,
one gentleman remarked that he had
never seen the like in his life, and
that In all probability she was insane.
Another said she was undoubtedly a
stranger in Chicago. The conductor
was interrogated as to whether she
was frequent passenger i'll the
cars. He replied that she was not
that nothing of the kind had ever
before occurred in the course of his
experience as conductor. \ youth
ful dandy who had q seat next the
lady said, with a twirl Of his nous
tache. that it was an "awkward pO-
sition for a man to be placed in, ~
but he has spent his time since the
event in riding up and down in the
same car, and has offered his seat to
no less than fifty-four elderly gentle
mon. He has likewise invoked the
muses. in poetical eifusion OF sew.
enty-two stanzas "to the beautiful
young woman," which he proposes
to publish Chicago Paper.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
Sending Honey BIZ Mail.

q. B. armstrong, = uperiutaudent
Railway Nail Service, writes 10 the
New York OdsCrrer, giving some
valuable information upon this sub
ject- he claims that all the losses
are by no means caused by dishon.s-
" in tic Department. de says:
"It has been steadily the aim OF the
Department to discountenance the
use of the mails as medium Of the
transmission of money. This course
has 4en warranted by enactments
oi law and the general welfare of the
service. When the public, by their
own persistent acts, place tempta-
ton in the way of those employed in
the Post Oilice establishment, it is
not to be wondered at that cores
pondence Is sometimes tampered
with and business interests thereby
deranged To that extent and social
Intercourse interrupted ;..for it i. true
that for one letter containing money
abstracted and destroyed many 9th
ers, ValuelesS AS to money, the loss
Of which might involve grea ter dis
tress than the mere loss of money.
meet the same fate. This is an evil
which it would be in vain to deny,
and one which the Department de-
piare9. None but tie Department
officials are aware of the difficulties
which surround investigations OF
such matters. Mere suspicion, baS-
ed on general report, is not enough
to warrant, with the most upright
intuition the exercise of power to the
injury OF an innocent person and
hence these investigations must first
have solid basis to guide the Off
icers, charged with the power to ar
rest offenders. a newspaper article
dealing in generalities and aggrega-
+ tiOns, is not sufficient information to
guide intelligent action. Therefore,
it is desirable, and it is to the inte-
| rest of the sufferers to do so, that
every case Of supposed loss by mail
should be specially reported to the
Department, concisely, unless a dis
| covery is made through the efforts
of a local Postmaster.
'This matter has already engaged
the attention Of the Postmas ter Gen
eral. n reorganization of the system
| Of special agents of this Department
is arranged, and will soon be in eff
fective operation. The public may
feel assured that it Is the desire and
intention Of the Postmaster General
to spare no pain. nor expense, with
in the limits of the appropriation al
lowed by Congress for that purpose
to make that service thoroughly eff
fective az his best judgment Dictates D
Some years ago a squib went the
rounds of tn e press to the effect that
registering a letter only servedto let
| the thieves know where the meuey
is. This was never true, for it was
| always safer to register letter than
| to send 1t without registration. But
| the present money system Of the
postal service is infinitely better than
| the former. AS the matter now
| stands a person can send money 10y
| mail without any danger whatever
| il through the money-order system
and next to none by simple registra
| ton.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26

4 MAS Op NERvE.-A Washing
ton lcttpr-wr;tcr remarks OF MIR.
Greeley that ''thc control he has OF
his couutvuancG Is nearer what Is re
lated 81 rallevrand than suy man
we wot oft being said Of the latter
than II any man were 70 kick him
behind, Ii man in front could not tell
from the expression OF his face that
any thing unusual va. occurring
This reminds y correspondent of Al
incident th,t occurred in Omaha
\ geutIeriap who had received an
insulting missive determined 10 re-
sent il promptly. Nvxt day, think
ing hc saw his man ahead, he haStl-
lv overlook him, cnd administered
several pedal saluIations. The kiCkcf
rcmainin. passive, the kicker went
ruuud in front - SEQ the effect, ana
discovered 10 his regre. that he had
kicked She wrong man. He apollo
gixed, and was answered
Don't mention IL. From the fire.
s!ucncy of such little episodes in my
tNptrIcree / MA. sensible o. your de
moustraIiou, hui WAS not aware YOU
had made any mistake
At which little Nj, OF the Oma-
la Herald udmiringly remarked, "Oh,
hdSfs't nc Qot the nCrct !''-A Drawer
Harpcr's Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
Care and Preservation of tha Teeth

SfiAS diiu tSEI FSlGGu o. LE1 ASSSN
1t Is q mistake - suppose shat
Whiteness is alone desirable; the vel
low tint being preferred 10 the pear
ly, as it indicates durability and
strength.
AS many children are ambitious to
have white teeth, they make use OF
lemon juice, salt and acids To effect
their purpose, generally without the
knowledge OF their parents.
All these are ruinOus to the ena-
mel which, if once injured, is sure
TO be followed by the decay Of the
teeth. The enamel is to the teeth what
the peel is to the apple.
III tootL-powdeTs to to be avoided
Not taat an occasional application is
especially injurious, but because,
when used at all, they are used too
often, and the result is soltening
of the gums and crumbling of the
bone.
If the teeth have been neglected, a
little magnesia upon the brush will
remove the tartar, after few appli-
cations and when once cleansed, if
the teeth are brushed with lukewarm
water after ca IN meal, and especially
before going to bed, they will require
little extra attention.
When the gums are swollen and
bleeding, as is often the case with
persons who have neglected to use Il
toothbrush, the evil may be reme-
died by using bit of alum the size
of small bean. Let It be dissolved
in the mouth twice a week, bring
Ing it in contact with the gums, and
then ejecting it. Horace Walpsie
says in one of his letters, that he
learned this remedy from Mrs. Gros-
venor, who had not speck on her
teeth till her death.
Although alum is not poisonous, it
is constipating, and should not be ta-
ken into the stomach.
a bit of soft charcoal held in the
mouth and gradually chewed, is
most excellent for sweetening and
purifying the breath. 1t arrests de-
| cay and is refreshing to the user.
In both cases the teeth should not
be rubbed, or the enamaI injured by
friction.
If these simple directions are fol-
lowed to the end Of life, good teeth,
a pure breath, and additional heauty
| will be heresult.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-06-26
The Future of Nebraska.

Omaha Correspondence Boston Herald.
NebraSk.nS contemplate the future
of at least the eastern section of their
State with pride. Il certainly Is in
dicative of great progression and GER
tain richness. The passage through
os the Pacific railroad furnishes Il
line which will either throw out
laterals, or receive tributaries, render
ing the land q net work OF railroads.
Glance at those built, or in contem-
pIation. y few years since one was
chartered from Sioux City, one hun
dred miles north, to traverse the
country southwest to Columbus. 1t
was found impracticable then, but
ths specifications of the charter were
filled in 4 measure by running line
from the Chicago and Northwestern
20 SioUSCity, ,On. the eastern side Of the
river, connecting below with De So
to, OH the western bank, passing at q
more acute angle to Fremont, Oh the
Platte. Still the idea OF striking CO.
lun bus fs entertained, and third
line suggested from the same point
to the Niobrahrah river, with view
TO connect more directly with the up
per Missouri and the country north
than can now be done by boats.
This is north of the Platte, which riv-
er divide. the State into two dis
tiuct sections, each having its local
interest. These are at present the
railroad specifications below, or
south: 4 line from Nebraska City to
Lincoln, to be continued through To
Fort Kearney; from the capital
north to Columbus, and also to Ere
mont, or that vicinity. Many OF
these are az yet but prospective, yet
are soon, | believe, to prove realities.
The influx of settlers is great, and
only railroads will meet their wants
and demands.