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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

Cuba is the Iarres, o. the We-. Iuli4 Islands.
being about $50 miles long, by llo III average
width. lover seven time the size Of Vermont
and is r.eb il s.il climate. AMI ia IFS vegetable
and mineral products. II has lofty range Of
mountains. beautiful high lands, -uzur.tnt
plains and sa7auuas. and woods ana pasture
lands Of ainos, unlimited extent If las the
finest sugar lands iu tle world, and lands equal
IL good for coffee and tobacco. and other impor-
ttnr crops while It's virgin forests abound in
the choicest timber. and tire mos, beautiful
wood. Of various kinds for cabinet uses. 1t con-
tains millions of acres Of virgin land of the rich
e-, quality. which only wait for an cnte-pris.uE
and energetic people. with 81 free government. to
De as productive as the two cr three millions Of
acres from which AID the present products of the
island are raised II lies very uel- 90 our shores,
being bur hundred miles south # the United
States port Of Key West. III tine very entrance To
the Gulf ofMexic5. II is uo, strange, then, that
Cuba is coveted, even by % people who already
have more than they can occupy or cl-uvlie.
But because it isa rich prize. is uo reason why
the United States should seek 90 possess t ln any
but lawful way IF the Cuban reyouu.nists
can secure their Independence. tley VIII have %
cordial welcome into The Union. whenever they
desire 90 come Nor Is there any harm IN wish
ing them success 10 their effort t.r independence
Of Spain. But our government must respect
the laws Of nations. and la Us t would De done
by. ANY other course can only bear bitter fruit
u the future
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

THF LONG ISLAND RAILROAD DIsAsTER The
carorer's inquest on the persons killed by the
recent shocking accident az jamaica. T. eudei
on the 6h The verdict Of the jury was a
divided and rather impoteut conclusion. Nine
of the jury found the cause of the accident to be
"a defective r.il, ard that the railroad company
were responsible for tina accident by ne-lecting
their duty in keeping their rack in proper
order Three of them were unable To find any
cause, aud unwilling to blame the company
Both sets ignored the very strong testimony to
the effect that chains on the trucks would have
prevented the accident
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

IEUp0y AND V1-l0-H-I
Co, at auction yesterday vas
Sprzue for $4,000 Gov. l-s-
Reynolds, and other pr0mias-- men
ont Of the State were present 20 '.'
bidding was not spirited
On saturday last johnny a
nine OF ten years old and SD 81 ir-r- '
of Forrestlale, was kicked .u 'ae
horse, breaking In his skull -ul -sa
cash over SIX inches IN leng-a. u
ing the severity Of bis injuries Oh. .
had no symptoms Of c.ncus-ian or Gull.
Of the brain. and is nov doing wa- VIII
prospect Of recover. lie was -5
for by Dr. +. ". Page Of Brauiol-
Joseph CarifalH Of Whiting s-lte-' -
mizstep on Tuesday evening ia-- ami
bones Of his right leg. just above -he a---
It Is rumored that Ssephea G..ie
move his extensive marble w1r.- from --
to Burlington. His sale Of tile l-
which Is but single feature Of BIZ
amounted to over I0o, 0o0 square feet ---'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

VERMONT MEDICAL SOcIErY--Ihe 7el---
meeting Of the Vt. Med. Sc. is he'd 'l'-
Brandon on the first and second days
prox. commencing on Weines'iay al
and closing in season for the trains e-l7'
on THURSDAY afternoon The usla
ments have bean made with most o.
Roads Of the State, and it Is hoped ih-''
a large attendance, especially from me
and southern portions at tie Sac
more than usual interest VII b. bro 81,
the society. The address of tie Wee ~
DR.. Hamilton, viii be delivered
evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

THERMOMETER BARON. NiSDs.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

CHALLENGE To 4 TRIAL oF rHEouGHEREu COWS
We are requested TO publish the following, as
a matter Of public interest
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-14

Be-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Curious Experiment.

Take piece of pasteboard about.
FIVE inches square, roll it into a
tube with one end just large enough
to fit round the eye, and the other
end rather smaller. Hold the.
tube between the thumband finger
of the right hand; put the large
end close against the right eye,.
and with the left hand hold a
book against the side of the tube.
Be sure to keep both eyes open,
and there will appear to be a hole
through the book, and objects
seem as if seen through the hole
instead of through the tube. The
right eye sees through the tube
and the left eye sees the book, and
the appearances are SO confounded
that they cannot be sepa-
rated. The left hand can be held
against the tube instead of the
book, and the hole will seem to be
seen through the hand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Why Grant Was Nomi
mated,
mated.

The editor of the Montgomery
Mail is now travelling in the North.
In a recent letter to his paper,
dated Louisville, he gives his indi:-
vidual opinion as to why Grant
was nominated at Chicago. He
says:
At Louisville, on the boat, here,
there and everywhere, the impress
sion created by the language and
acts of the new President thus far
is bad. The universal opinion is
that the Republican party, from
the necessities of their position,
was compelled to take Grant, be-
cause of his availability, and that
they have put ball into china
shop. His self-sufdciency was sup
posed to cloak deep penetration
and profound resolve. 1t appears
to cloak simply a weak and falli-
bic human being, whose first acts
of civil administration furnish us
the very best reasons why he stood
at the foot of his class at West
Point, and why he met with no
success in the lanyard.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Genteel Situations.

A few days ago, q gentleman
advertised in this paper for a clerk
and requested applicants to address
their notes to him at the Ledger
office. By the close of the first
day on which the advertisement
appeared, there were 418 appli.
cants for this one clerkship. This
afforded a most forcible illustra-
ton of the extent to which the
occupation of clerking and book
keeping is over stocked in this
city. But a few months previous
the head of business establish
ment, who wished some help in
way of writing, but in which
some literary ability was required,
advertised for an assistant, at a
moderate salary, and having in
cidentally mentioned that the po-
sition might suit a lawyer or ply
sician not in good practice, got
more than a 100 applications, of
which So were from young law
yers and doctors. Here was an
other illustration of an over sup
ply of the professional or "gen-
teel occupations" Another adVer-
tiser in the Ledger, who wanted a
person to take charge of the edi-
torial work of a weekly paper,
got 81 applications, not more than
half a. dozen of the applicants be-
ing recognized newspaper writers,
but nearly all being clerks, book
keepers and professional men,
Still another advertised for two
apprentices in wheelwright and
smith shop, in one of the semi-ru-
raj wards of the city, requesting
to give their address
and age. He got three applica-
tions, but in every case the appli-
cant was too old, two of them
being over eighteen and one near
ly twenty. Still another adver-
tised for an office 10y about four
teen years old, and had SO many
that his place was crowd
ed for more than FIVE hours; and
tue applicants were OF all ages,
from mere children not more than
Twelve years old to full-grown
men of PHILADELPHIA
Ledger.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
TERMS.
TTwO DOlIars for one year, inua

TTwO Dollars for one year, invd-
fia5ly IN Advance.
ar Single copies, Ten Cents each.
Embellishments inserted at One Dollar
Der square of Ten Lines or less for the first
Insertion Fifty Gents fer each continuance
P Local and Special Notices, Twenty
Gents per line.
GA liberal deductiope will be made to
persons advertising for thsse. six, nine, Oh
twelve months.
OF Obituaries and calls on candidates
Fifty Cents per square.
%. The privilege of yearly advertisers Is
strictly limited to their own immediate and
regular business; and the business Of an ad-
vertising firm is not considered as including
that of its individual n embers. GTNo de-
Walton from these terms under any circum-
stances.
OT Advertisements not marked with the
number of insertions when handed In, will be
continued until ordered out, and payment
exacted.
0rNo advertisement inserted gratu'tously
s1s Advertisements of an abusive nature
will not be inserted at any price.
s0s Announcing candidates Five Dollars,
TO be paid in advance in every case.
or Job Printing of all kinds neatly
done on New Type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office in Tennessee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Anecdote of Gen. Hancock

We cut the following anecdote
of Gen. Hancock from the history
of the 140th regiment, published
in one of our exchanges: The au-
thor, speaking of the scarcity of
rations, says some of the boys had
to buy of other regiments. Du-
ring this scarcity, Blake happened
to be on guard at Hancock's head
quarters. He was pacing his beat
very industriously in front of the
Generals tent, about daylight,
when the General rolled out of
bed, and came to the door. "Sol-
der, are you from the 140th?"
"Yes, sir" 'Is it true that ra-
tiOns are scarce?" eyes, sir"
"You haven't enough?" "No, sir"
."How many have you? Half
enough?" 81 think so, sill" -
."Well, it's d-n poor soldier that
can't steal the other half" With
the last remark he went to bed
again, while Blake renewed his
labors. Before long the cook be-
gan preparing breakfast. One
thing after another was put on
the table in the mess-tent, and f.
nally plate Of hot biscuit. While
the cook returned to the kitchen
Blake stepped up, emptied them
into his havefsack, and resumed
his walk. Breakfast was an
nounced, and the General went in.
He had not been there long before
he called the cook to bring some
bread. The cook told him he had
put hot cakes on the table. Some
conversation passed between them,
and the General, stepping to the
door, watched Blake very closely.
Blake walked his beat apparently
unconscious of any one being with
in a mile. Finally the General
called a corporal, relieved Blake,
and sent him to his quarters. He
had twenty-eight biscuits in his
haversack.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

JENNY LIND, AND THE Bird
remember stage-driver's story of
Jenny Lind when she was riding
in the country. A bird of bril-
liant plumage perched on a tree
near as they drove along, and
trilled out such a complication of
sweet notes as perfectly astonished
her. The coach stopped, and
reaching out she gave one of her
finest roulades. The beautiful
creature arched his head on one
side and then on the other, list
ening deferentially; then, as if de-
termined to excel his famous RI
val, raised his graceful throat and
sang a song Of ripping melody
that made Jenny rapturously
clap her hands in ecstacy, and
quickly as though she was before
severely critical audience in Castle
Garden, delivered some Tyrolean
mountain strains that sent the
echoes flying, whereupon Little
Birdie took it up and sang and
trilled till Jenny, in happy delight,
acknowledged that the pretty
woodland warbler decidedly out.
caroled the Swedish Nightingale.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

Some OF our common robins,
when they go South to spend the
winter, are exceedingly fond of
the berries Of the pride Of In
dia," a tree which is grown ex-
tensively tor ornament and shade
in some localities Of Georgia and
Florida. The birds collect upon
it in great numbers, and, after
feeding awhile, many of them
become so intoxicated that they
fall to the ground. Here they
are picked up by the colored pop
ulation, who esteem them very
nice material for "pot pies" but,
if left undisturbed, the little crea-
lures soon recover from the effects
of their indiscretion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
A Curious Marriage Case.

A curious case has been brought
to the notice Of the State Depart.
ment, by a resolution of the Hi.
nois Legislature which will proba-
bly, give rise to diplomatic cores
pondence, at least, between this
Government and those of Wurt-
emburg and Bavaria. It appears
that some forty years ago a mem
ber of the Royal family, having left
the State to marry in opposition
to the royal will, law was passed
declaring all marriages of the SUBJ
jects of that State, when contract
ed abroad, to be null and void. A
similar law was enacted in Ba.
varia. A case has now for the
first time arisen where q marriage
in the United States has been pro-
nounced illegal under this law
Not long since the widow of a nat
uralized citizen of Illinois and a
native of Bavaria, returned to that
country to claim an inheritance be-
queathed to her husband, when
she was informed that the govern
ment of Bavaria recognized no
marriages in the United States as
valid, as far as they related to
Bavarian citizens, and she was
compelled to drop the name of her
husband and take her maiden name,
thus virtually declaring her chill
dren illegitimate and herself an
adulteress. 1t is claimed to be
the duty of this government to
have the obnoxious law repealed
Immediately, or at least rendered
imperative as far as it relates
to American citizens.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

which her first husband wore when
he left their house, in DeKalb
county, Ii years ago. When
these particulars became known,
the intended bridegroom hastily
left town, aDd the good lady be-
came sick. An attempt was made
to hush up these facts, but they
gradually leaked out and came in
to our possession yesterday The
lady has not yet recovered. She
has frequent spells of delirium, and
fears are entertained by her ply
sician, that her reason has been i'm
paired by the shock of the discoy-
erV.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

A JOKE ON CHILLs.-A darkey
suffering from severe attack of
chills, was observed in one of the
streets of Louisville. His teeth
were chattering like a reaper un-
der full headway. He was eating
q watermelon on the curbstone,
and some one told him that eating
it would give him the chills. He
looked up with mouth half full
and a slice in each hand, and shiv-
cred out; "Dis is de way I tuck de
chills, eating desc things. l got
de chills on me now, boss, and I
likes watermelons better'n / duz de
chills, kase dar amt no danger OBJ
it maxim me shake wus'n l duz.
I'll eat dis'n if ! dies fore ] git to
de rines."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
A TRAVELLING SENATOR DEAL

A TRAVELLING SENATOR DEAD.
One of the North Carolina State
Senators died recently in Raleigh.
A resolution was passed by the
body of which he was a member,
to appoint a committee to escort
his remains to his late home-sup-
posed to be, of course, somewhere
in North Carolina. The commit
tee started with the body, it is
said, and at last accounts were en-
route for the State of Vermont
where the deceased had lived
He had only been "sojourning" in
the old North State long enough
to be elected to the Legislature.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

In the course of the de-
bate upon the proposition to raise
the salaries of clerks in the de-
partments twenty per cent, Mr..
Chanler, of New York, asked But
Ter who held the floor, to yield to
him. Butler declined, with the
remark: 81 will not; the last time
l yielded to you, you insulted me, ="
to which Mr.. Chanler retorted-
"Well, sir, you were worthy of the
insult" The Speaker here raped
the House to order, and the sub
ject was not further alluded to.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Is the Radical Party Go
ing to Pieces Z?

Don Piatt, of the Cincinnati
Commercial, thus discourses of the
coming destruction of radicalisn
and the cause of it:
l suppose that were our Gov.
ernment confined to it's legiti
mate uses, man of ordinary in.
tellect and average honesty could
be a successful Congressman. But
with our affairs as they are now,
with the floors of Congress convert.
ed into an area for conflicting pri-
vate interests, we need the ablest
and the purest men in our law
making department. If our par
ty have such they had better hur-
ry them up. We are being ruined
by such twaddlers as Moorehead,
Kelley and Co. We have seen
the Democratic party, with it's
load OF SIN, ignorance and prejudice
gaining on us every day. Each
election grows closer and more
doubtful, and the time is not dis
tant when the men who tried to
destroy our Government will have
control of it, with the sanction
Of the people.
The burden of taxation is shift
ed from the capital to the labor
of the country, and the laborer,
if he does not reason at heart, feels,
and instinctively trusts to his
friends.
A gentleman, and an old pro-
tectionist, just from a visit to
Yankee land, told me last night
that going from the West to the
East was like passing from a
graveyard to a busy thoroughfare.
He left behind him land where
money was scarce, trade dull and
general stagnation like a miasma
settled on the country. And he
went into region alive with work
and noisy with trade, every drop
of water is turned to account, and
all night long, as the train swept
on, the skies were Illuminated with
glowing furnaces, and on every
side crowded upon him new evil
dence of moneyed prosperity
We of the West are mortgaged to
New England. And take the
poor operative of that busy re-
gion, and are his wages any high
er now than they were before the
war? Not a cent. But the capi-
talists, the lordly owners of those
huge factories, pocket their mil
lions.
And our so-called Representa-
tives from the West and South sit
in their places and vote, day af-
ter day, and night after night, for
his legalized robbery of their own
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

SAMPsoN.-Who was the strong
est man? Sampson. Who was
Sampson? A Nazarite, bound by
a VOW not to touch wine or strong
drink. What did he drink to re-
vive his spirit after the labor of
Staying a thousand Philistines
with the jaw-bOne of an ass? Wa
ter, simply water. Ever since that
day what has been found best the
drink for hard working men, and
for imparting strength? Water,
pure water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

We find in the Easton (Pennsyl-
vania) Argus-a reliable paper-a
report of an interview which the
editor, in company with the spir,
itual adviser of the condemned
Twitchell, had with the latter in
his cell in Moyamensing Prison.
1t is a remarkable statement, and,
bearing as it does upon its face the
impress of truth, it would not be
strange if it had some effect upon
the final catastrophe. The re-
mark of Mrs. TwitChell, to the
cIergyman-"By the way, when
you see George Cher condemned
husband) please ask him where ne
would like to be buried after he IS
hanged"-is without parallel tor
aaonchalence in the speeches OF
Shakspeare's most sanguinary her
oines.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

Few know the fact that China
contains one-third of the human
race. The latest returns made
to her central authorities for tax
ing purposes, by the local magis-
trates, make her population four
hundred and fourteen millions; and
this is more likely to be under than
over the actual aggregate. Near
ly all of those who are over ten
years old not only can but do read
and write.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

Anirrepressible boy of five years
who was always compelled to
keep quiet on Sunday havinggrown
weary toward the close Of a Sab
bath day, frankly and honestly ap-
preached his excellent, but rather
strict, father, and gravely said /:
"Pa, let's have little spiritual
fun" This was toe much, not
only for gravity, but for the
strictness of the father, and for
once he ''let nature caper" until
bedtime"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
Telupls uf ihe Wnses.
. U r. e.

Splendors of ofmorning the ebillow- -crests brighten,
Lighting and luring them on to the land
Far-away waves where the wan vessels whiten,
Blue rollers breaking in surf where we stand.
Curved like the necks of legion of horses,
Each with his froth-gilded name flowing free,
Rlthel they speed IN perpetual courses,
Bearing thy riches, D beautiful sea-
Strong with the striving of yesterdays surges,
Lashed by the wanton winds leagues from the
shore,
Each driven fast by its follower, urges
Fearlessly those that are feeting before;
How they leap over the ridges we walk on,
Flinging us gifts from the depths of the sea-
Silvery fish for the foam hunting falcon,
Palm-weed and pearls for my darling and me
Light falls her foot where the rift follows after,
Finer her hair than your feathery spray,
Sweeter her voice than your Infinite laughter
Hist ye wild couriers, list to my lay
Deep in the chambers of grottoes auroral
Morn laves her jewels and bends her red knee:
Thence to my dear one your amber and coral
Bring for her dowry, o beautiful sea
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08
On the coasts of British CoIum.

On the coasts of British Colum.
bia, Russian America, and Van
couver's Island, is found small
fish, not larger than smelt, clad
in glittering armor, and fat almost
beyond conception. Its scientific
name is Salmo RacifscUs-popu-
larly it is called the candle fish,
1t is almost impossible. to boil or
fry it, for it melts completely to
oil. 1t is SO marvelously fat that
the natives use it for lamps tor
lighting their lodges. For this
purpose the dried fish is perforated
from head to tail by q piece OF
rush.pitch, by means af a long
needle made of hard wood. The
wick is then lighted, and the fish
burns steadily, with sufficiently
good light to read by.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

It is q somewhat remarkable
fact, but a fact. nevertheless, that
the opposing candidates in the first
congressional district Of Connect
cut have exactly changed positions
within the past four years. Mr..
Dixon, now a Democrat, was then
a Republican, and his opponent,
Mr.. Strong, then a Democrat, is
now q Radical.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

A proposition was recently in
troduced into the Massachusetts,
Legislature to allow the townships
to provide conveyances for chill
dren who live at a distance from
the schools. By this plan it's be-
lieved that one large school, with
a proper corps of teachers, could
be established in a central posi-
ton, and a better education given
than by opening number Of small
schools in remote places.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

Twenty-one murders in ten days
in Indiana, and only ten arrested.
For a State barren of Ku Klux,
filed with ''troOly loil" people,
and enjoying a Radical govern
ment, this exhibits a most Ia
mentable dearth of high moral
ideas. New England should send
out its missionaries Immediately.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-04-08

A little girl was affected to tears
on being shown the picture of
Daniel inthe den of lions. On be-
ing told that she need not cry, for
the prophet was not devoured, it
turned out that she was distressed
for fear that one little lion in the
corner would not get anything to
eat, Daniel being evidently too
small to go around.