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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22
The Sleeping Palace.

The varying year with blade and sheaf
Clothes and re-clothes the happy plans;
Here rests the sap within the leaf
Here stays the blood along the VEINS
Faint shadows, vapors highly curied,
Faint murmurs from the meadows come,
Like hints and echoes Of the World
To spirits folded in the womb.
Sof lustre bathes the range Of urns
On every slanting terrace-lawn,
The fountain to his place returns,
Deep in the garden lake withdrawn.
Here droops the banner on the tower,
ON the hall-hearths the festal fires,
The peacock in his laural bower,
The parrot in his gilded wires.
Roof-haunting martins warm their eggs;
these, in those the life Is stayed.
The mantles from the golden pegs
Dr0op sleepily. No sound is male
Not even Of gnat that sings.
More ike picture seemeth all,
Than those old portraits Of old kings
That watch the sleepers from the wall.
TIL all the hundred summers pass,
The beams, that through the oriel shine,
Make prisns in every craven glass,
And beaker brimmed with noble wine.
Each baron AZ the banquet sleeps
Grave faces gathered in a ring.
His state the king reposing keeps
He must have been jolly king.
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows
Al distance like little wood
Thorns, ivies wo0dbne mistletoes,
And grapes with hunches red as blood
All creeping plants, wall Of green
Close-maitei, burr and break and orer'
And glimpsng over these, Just seem
IIigh up, tie topmost palace spire-
When Will the hundred summers de-
AMI thought and time be born again.
And newer knowledge drawing nigh,
Bring truth that sFays the soul Of men
Here aI things in their place remain,
As all were ordered, ages since.
Come Care and Pleasure, Hope and Pain,
And bring the fltel fairy Prince !-TennysoH
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

QUITE SPEC TAcLE-One Of the handsomes
and best dressed gentlemen in the CITY is a wor
my merchant, whose great personal care Of him
sen and his addiction to fine living have procured
him rotundity which, while it detracts nothing
from his good looks, utterly eonceals from his
own inspection his e1tremities. The Circumstance
was on FRIDAY morning the occasion of, to him,
moruIylng exposure, whilst others looked upon
II as an amusing spectacle Before breakfast he
invariably takes morning walk, and his urban
ity and polite recognition are looked for by early
pedestrians with pleasure.
Dressing himself, therefore, with great care.
ne sallied out; but, strange to say, every one he
met turned their heads and laughed. and some
ladies from the gallery of a residence over the
way ran screaming into the house.
" What did il mean -
AT last he met little boy whose immoderate
laughter drew from him the indignant inquiry
What do you see about me, you little scoun-
drel, that every body laughs at 20
Why, Mr.. D, you've forgot to put on
your pants''
Overwhelmed with shame, the old gentleman
hurried home and eagerly sought out the mir
ror. In his haste he had carefully adjusted his
attire, but had. indeed, forgotten his pants.-.V.
o. Picoyune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

When it is proposed to add so many new de-
partments to the Government such as a labor
bureau. bureau Of commerce. and 50 forth. it
is well to consider another pressing need of the
times We mean some sort Of an establishment
in which hungry Southern politicians can all be
accommodated, sort Of public crib at which
they can all feed. As it is nov, some Of them
must 90 hungry. What is wante1 is some grand
charitable institution, IN which Senter and
Stokes can eat from the same msnger, Wells and
Walker partake Of their humble meals at the
same hospitable board, and Davis and Hamilton
come up from Texas to feed from the same elee-
mosynary provender. This we are confident
would bring harmony and happiness. Only let
it be certain that there is enough for ALL 1t would
be necessary to include A. Johnson and Judge
Dent also, in the interests of peace. This scheme
involves little expense, but we believe that a
judicious public would pay it in order to put a
stop to the incessant wrangling at the South be-
tween second-rste politicians who have neither
principles, honesty or brains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

Ex-senator ToOmbs is said to be no longer in
danger Of sinking into himself
The receipts of the Mechanics Fair at San
Francisco exceed $4,000 from the sale Of tick
cts alone.
Thirty freight trains came to Boston over the
Boston & Albany railroad on Monday last
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22
PseudOIyES.

THE RIAL NAMES OF MANY POPULAR WRITERS.
Mr.. Dole, in his Catalogue of the Skowhe-
han Library" gives the following list of the
pseudonyms of native and foreign authors,
names changed by marriage. and the authors of
anonymous books:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

The Pail Mall Gazette argues that the suc-
cessful establishment of parliamentary govern
ment in France, will result in a bolder fore;gn
policy for that country. 1t shows that every re
volntion which has thrown the Government of
France into the hands of the people. has been
followed by French interference with continental
politics The GG=et;e holds that Enpland,s Old
position as the arbiter of Europe, viii, be usurned
by her neighbor across the channel. II the ner-
sonal government Of Napoleon be overtbrorn
the French people will actively manifest that svm,
pathy with liberal movements in Europe which
they are unable to express.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

%
IN lne very C1n-Ie '' '''e s'''1.is' mn
ing caular1n oI waters Ah9"h az lue A''.yI .,
lcan hall-s' lyluS eIt'-diS'iu' "e'"eIu /, '.'e ~,
American shore ana the ISLANDS ana pa baln
l7laH1 bllu-e ana 'Al "'iNA o- '-' ans d
roeA lroJeel7 TWO oi '-iIe' '11' ~.lo'' 'I9 W,
Ter me eye Ie'I7 ny IL mercy '7 upon 4
slegA IN 'ne iIlIlle u. an ''il7.s l''I W..
every qa7A oi me angry torrent l'-lln5 l5
"a and -,r,a-irss wholly hidden from
s,-.r+ A+t. t,r,, of tf,is ,.o.lsItv g, l,,
tb7c, .r c',,r rs,t in lenrtb had bcen ilnm-
ed no or under this rock and ur1.ruded from
it. The spot was one that was in the daily
sight of hundreds. and in the early hours Of
that memorable summer morning the first
man who had occasion to cross the bridge
was startled to see human form standing
erect, in the midst of the raging, whirling
Hood. on this little point of rock, wildly way
ing his arms. He must have shouted. toe.
but his cries were drowned in the uproar of
the rapids Ii was Joseph Avery. the sole
survivor of the unfortunate boats crew. It
was coniectured that the boat must have
sped down TO this paint, unframed 10y
rocks or rapids. and thar striking here, Avery
was thrown OF sprang out, finding just room
enough for pcri.ous toorhold, while the
- -l., -
lhe alarm quietly spread. IL DE- not an
hcult TO draw a crowd at N.asara-tor the
excitement seekers oi tie world are there
and m halt an hour the bridge and adjacent
shores were thronsed with horriiied Yet Gu
rious spectators With them came some
dozens Of b9atmen' la53rers and others, who
eomprehendei at once that there was a chance
for rescue. and Immediately begin to devise
a ulau. In the meantime the man had been
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22
Washington Territory as Fruit Growing
RegiCr.
BrRIrNGToN Oct - 60

G. G. Benedict, Esq,
DEAR SIR II enclose you a letter from A. r.
Roberts, Esq Of Walla Walla, Washington Ter
ritory, which will give to your readers a definite
and accurate idea of the adaptabiity of that Sec
ton for the production of fruit General Harney,
in 1858, issued his proclamation declaring Walla
Walla Valley open for settlement to the whites,
and it was not until 1850 that anything was
done towards the raising of fruit, while now there
are in the vicinity over 300 acres in peach, plum,
apple, and pear orchards in bearing. On the 18th
of July last was in Nr Roberts orchard, and
eat from his trees ripe apples, plums pears, etc,
and when We left, his neighbor, Mr.. Ritz, put me
up a box Of ripe tomatoes, apples, plums and
pears, to take along with me on my journey. Mr..
Roberts is a close observer and practical man.
and all that he states can be relied upon.
Your readers must bear in mind that Nalla
Walla is a new country, very sparsely settled,
above the 4Gth deg Of north latitude, being the
same as Quebec.
When l left there, July Doth, farmers were
harvesting their wheat, which was a fine crop, al
though the country was suffering more from
drought than for ten years before.
Yours respectfully,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

The New York Herald gives Father Hyacintbe
this very funny, but very sensible advice in case
he visits this country;
Let him firmly avoid any acceptance of O.. the
hospitalties of the city - at the hands of the
Common Council Of New York; let him politely
decline . the use Of the Governors room in the
City Hall for the reception of his friends;'' and
above all, let him steadfastly refuse to saw what
"@ket he will support at the November
election.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22
SCIENTIFIC.

Magnetism has been found to exercise consil
cradle influence on the running time Of watches
made With steel balances. One whose balance
possessed magnetic polarity to an unusual degree
(athough it had never had intercourse with
maguet) was placed with the dial upward and IN
such position that what was found TO be the
north pole of the balance would be toward the
north, when At its place ofre,t. In this situation
the watch. although fine one gained Eve min
utes in twenty-four hours. The position bel ne
changed, that the north pole OF the balance was
toward the south, the watch lost six minutes in
twenty-four hours. A gold balance was then sub
stituted for the steel one and the watch was found
to run accurately.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

a guest at Compiegne, that certain statesmen
whom he had examined were destined to long
life, and that certain great ladies had a defective
circulation indicating short one. But he was
especially struck by the state of the Marquis de
Moustier. That Minister he said, who has
not the least suspicion of his alarming condition
has an affection of the aorta, which must new
tsbly lead him to the tomb shortly. l do not
give him two months to live. NJ. About now
thinks it useful to make this prophecy, which
has been realized, known"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

The Spanish government have introduced a
bill to suspend the rights of individuals until the
individuals themselves are suspended.
\ Boston gentleman named Daniel Sumner
jumped for a wager from third-story window.
with an umbrella, and came down unhurt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

has been realized, known"
WONDERFUL INsECT.-The scavenger beetle
is one Of the most useful Of all insects, as II re-
ally performs the duties indicated by its name
In hot climates they abound, says the " ora @
Uoaders, in many villages, which are Always
sweet and clean, and very unlike those tha' nav
to trust to the cleanliness Of the natives NO
sooner are any pieces ofial or excrement dropp9I
than, attracted by the scent, the scayengers are
heard humming along as fast as their wings VII
carry them. They roll away the dropPlnS7 ol
cattle At once in round pieces, often as large as
billiard balls; and when they reach place hIiei
by its softness for the deposit Of their eggs ana
the safety of their young, they dig the soil out
from beneath the ball until they have quite let II
down and covered it. They then lay their eggs
within the mass. While the Crubs are growing
they deyour the inside Of the ball before coming
above ground to begin the world for themse. YES
The beetles, with their gigantic balls, iooh Ike
Atlas with the world on has back; only they go
backwards, with their heals down, ana push
with their hind legs, rs If boy should fcll
SNOWFALL with his legs while standing on MS
head. Dead birds lizards, AMI all sorts OF uu-
pleasant things are thus got rid of aud made use
ful to the young Of this important little beetle
How CUcKoos C1ERY THEIR EGGs.-A col
respondent of LaHf and U'ater contributes the
following item Of observations on this subject =
Having observed iu a magazine of last year the
mention OF cuckoo having been shot on The
wing, and having, on being picked up, slipped
an entire egg out Of its mouth. I resolved TO M
ouire if there were any natural provision for
securing the egg in the throat while the bird
Is seeking proper place to deposit IT, for
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

The Montgomery (Ala.) State Journal pub
fishes a letter from ian ex-coor ed Democrat"
but unfortunately does not tell US what is the
color Of this Democrat now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

The New York Herald of the 18th inst has
nineteen columns of three-line advertisements of
- Situation Wanted Board and Rooms
&c, &c.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

Tina LAvAs OF VEsUvIUs-It is a remarkable
fact, says the Engineer, that the lavas Of Vesu-
yius contain greater variety Of minerals than,
perhaps, any others in the world. Hauy men
tons that out Of $50 simple minerals known to
him, no less than eighty-two have been found
on Nesuvius; and of these several are peculiar
to the locality. Sir Charles Lyell expresses the
opinion that these have not been thrown up in
fragments from some older foundation, through
which the gaseous explosions have burst. but
have been sublimed in the crevices of lava. inst
as several new earthly and metallic eompounds
are known to have been produced by fumeroles
since the eruption of 1922 -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

extraordinary MEDICAL INVENTION.
Paris correspondent of the Express siys :-"M.
About tells very extraordinary story in connec-
ton with the illness which carried off the Mar
quis de Moustier, and one which for fear Of being
an accomplice in medical puff. should scarce
" have cited from writer of less repute He
saws that one of his friends, Dir. Marcy, a pro-
f.ssor of the College of France who was invited
to Compiegne last autumn, is the inventor Of an
apparatus which he calls sphygmograph, and
which marks upon sheet of paper the beatings
of the human pulse; he has also an analogous
machine for recording with unfailing accuracy
the movements of the heart. The Emperor and
several of the guests submitted to experiments
DR.. Marcy told N. About, who himself has been
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

trees, very small, planted in 1860 measured.
as you will recoleci in your presence fifty inches
in circumference four feet from the ground.
Cuttings Of Lombardy Poplar put in the ground
three years ago are now thirty-fve feet high and
twenty inches in circumference To prepare the
ground and plant an acre OF these cutting.
(Which grow readily would not cost over so.
including three years cultivation Thus IL will be
seen that the scarcity of timber in this particu-
lar section Of country can soon be relieved;
while by the completion Of the railroad we can
obtain a supply Of building and fencing material
direct and cheaply from the magnificent forrest
of Puget Sound.
Very respectfully yours,
4 II Rnnrprs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

Among the business, which should earliest -e-
ceive your attention, is the consideration Of the
proposed Fifteenth Amendment Of the Constitu-
rion OF the United States, the adoption Of which
by the requisite number Of States will, for the
first time in the history Of the Nation, give
reality in fact to the truth ennnciated in the De-
claraiion Of Independence, and incorporated into
the Constitution Of Vermont. that Z" all men are
created equal and will preserve inviolate the
public faith pledged to the National freedmen
The sense Of the people Of Vermont upon this
subject has been too often expressed BY them
selves through the ballot box and by the action
Of their representatives in General Assembly, to
leave the question Of its speedy adoption by you
for moment in doubt, or even open to debate.
IL is a measure demanded alike by Justice, BY
good faith, and by common humanity
Trusting that without the necessity Of a pro-
tracted session. you may be able to transact
wisely all necessary business claiming your atten-
ton. leave with you the Of the interests Of
the State and Of its citizens, again invoking for
your deliberations and your action the divine
guidance Of an overruling Providence.
PETER 7. wASHBURN.
MONTPELIER, October l6, 1859.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22
TIE COUNTRY

is sparsely timbered, and, as consequence,
whatever can be done in producing forrest trees
should be known, and the settlers induced TO act
upon the facts promptly in order to furnish
timber for home consumption cheaply as pos
sible, at least for firewoOd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

Caleb 5. Henry, Ii. d.
VIM. T. Adams.
Col. Charles q Halpine.
b. p. Shillaher.
Mrs. Aders.
Capt. Geo. II. Derby. [.
S. A.
Gen. ID. p. StrOther.
+. Leypuldt.
Mrs. o. J. Victor.
Fuxcruit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

N--- NJ UI-TIE-al. IIAT-1- WIIo EIIf.
Nc ale indebted to Prof H. " Haynes, the
aee.ur..-lel Librarian Of the University. for
several corrections In tha above list and for the
following additions 90 The same. As We now pre-
sent it, it is doubtless the most complete list Of
the Sind SET published
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-22

Charles D Kirk.
Matthew + Whittier.
Mr,.E Robinson Therese
\. l.. Won Jakob.I
Josiah q Holland. VI p.
NJ Eliz'h Stuart Phelps
Samuel L. Clemens.
L. u. Mansfield.
Charles J. Browne.
Scion Robinson.
LL.uNMN.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-06
TO CORRESPONDENTS.


Ciiseu-The son of American parents born abroad
ia natural born citizen within the Ineaaing on
the Constitution, and therefore ehgiDie ior tiie
" y THE best kind of poultry for general use
"a the Cochin China Shanghai, or other large breed
mi ed with the common fowl The pure poods are
Thought 20 be too delicate. 3,
A. 81. F.--New varieties OF potatoes are raised
from seeds of the potato ball. .Schem's American
Ecclesiastical and Educational Almanac Is pub
lished by j. Gerhard. No. - Dey-st, New-York.
Price, 80 cents. .... .....
IT, T. P-Dr Livingstone, the African explorer,
has net vet reached England, nor even the African
coast. Several letters have been received by his
friends in England. but it IS now several months
since anybody has heard from him,
Victsid--A woman can do well by raising small
fruits for market but she must understand the bust
ness before she can make it pay. II would be wise
at the beginnihg 10 hire an experienced assistant
An acre OF ground is little as You should under,
take Strawberries come into bearing the second
wear and most other small fruits the third. None
bear the same year they are set out
Reader-American silks are manufacturers at PateI-
son, n J.. az Northampton. Mass, by the Oneida
Community in New-York. and we believe at Mans
field Conn These works are mostly engaged III
making sewing silk and twist from foreign cocoohs
In California little has been done III the manniac
ture of black silks from native cocoons ana more rs
exnec ted but the manufacture is still IN It's inrancy
r. 0.-Francesco Solano Lopez, President OF Para
quay was elected to that office on the death OF nls
father Carlos Antonio Lopez, in september, loo1
The latter a nephew Of DIR Francla, was eiecsed
President in 1874 From the death OF Dr Francla ~
1870 10 1874 Paraguay was governed ~ CohsnIs
The President is elected by the National Congress
President Lopez. in 1863. declared war against
Brazil because the latter interviewed IN clYl, wal
in Uruguay The Argentine Republic declared Wal
against Iopez because Lopez had seized an AT
gentine vessel in the Paraguay hiV'r' 200
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-06
POLITICAL.


Stephen Buhrer has been nominated by the
Democracy OF Cleveland Ohio for reelection as Mayor
OF the Forest City" -. p. rrfr. ...r.~ta q ---
The Houston Union is out for f. M. Pease,
the Provisional Governor the Republican candidate
for Governor Of Texas at the forthcoming election
j. II. Bunce, the Independent Democratic can
ddate for Mayor of Louisville was elected on Saturday
over John G.. Baxter. the regular Democratic nominee
Gen. Frank p Blair made little speech be-
fore the Hancock Club OF NewOrleans recently In when
he expressed harmony between the Northern
and Southern portions Of tho Republic and said he mad
attempted with the Democracy OF the North 70 restore
the unity OF the North and South" &c Gen Blair may
rest assured that unity will be restored but not exactly
in the manner desired by himself and "the Democracy OF
the North" --.,
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
We compare the new Board of Supervisors
with the present, as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-06
HEAVY BOND ROBBERY IN SOUTH-ST.

During the interval between Saturday night
and Monday morning burglars entered the offices Of r.
p. Buck Co., No. 20 Soutlst, and forced open safe
from which they removed bonds and other valuables
amounting in all TO 500 but the only available por-
tion OF this large amount Is about 81 400 worth OF u g.
$40 bonds and cash. the thieves have not reaped rich
harvest they expected The following is list OF the
bonds and stock stolen $4,000 in shares OF the Peoples
National Bank. slI.l00 Panama Railroad stock,
5000 Registered bonds OF South Carolina,
5000 worth OF shares OF tho Leather and
Manufacturers National Bank, Eew-York; 5000
worth OF shares In the American Exchange National
bank, 1850 Bucksport National bank $4,000 Nassau
National bank $4,000 Home Life Insurance Company,
$1,000 Fremen's Trust Insurance Co., $1,000 Hanover
National bank. n. Y, $40 Of the Fourth National bank
On. " stocks. $4,000 Hanover n X. r. stocks In the
names OF Charlotte s. and Emellne c. Buck $500 Mer-
camille Mutual Insurance Co.. $4,000 Old Corn Exchange
stock 5000 u s. Registered $40 bonds IN tho name OF
the Brooklyn Society for the Relief OF Respectable In.
digent Females, and 1900 worth Of Registered u go
bonds the OF John q. Pendleton NO clue OF INC
thieves can be obtained.