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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

WHAT COMMON DUsr CoNsI,Ts or-Mr
Dancer, by washing out with distilled water %
cubic test OF arr, from the city Of Manchester.
England, obtainei about $50 drops Of Hquid
in which the microscope discovered 80 organic
beings IN the one Fhousandth part Of a drop, or
some 4O,Ouo,0VO IN the 1870 drops These had, Of
course. been taken up by the water f.ou the -
cubic fee; Of air, which is only the small GUAM
tity inhaled by one man in ten hours Besides
these beings, there were also many other solid
dust particles The scientific oficers Of the
Poard Of Health in New York have lately done
the same thing with air obtained from the
streets. from the theatres. etc They took sim
ply the particles Of dust settling on glass, and
this showed y microscopic examination that the
street dust is the finer the higher it is collected,
and consists of sand from quartz and tield-sPar,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

During a storm at Cairo, III , on Monday last
the lightning struck group OF seven men st
work on the railroad, instantly killing the fore
man and injuring another man fatally. Only
one Of the seven escaped without injury.
A smaller area Of Msne will be fSsnted with
potatoes this year than for several years pre-
vious on account Of the unsatisfactory prices
More wheat will be soWn this year than any
other previous year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

-.rt little valley,
Iaa he -rass is fresh and green,
esrlv morning blossoms,
80. .i5sir petals in the stream
-re meadow-lark is singing
NA--s b the orchards, white with bloom
4,Ha -entIe breeze Is stirring
AW.r4 wreath Of glad perfume;
Tra cottage, brown ana low,
Lives our gentle Clara Snow.
There +. neither pomp nor splend0r
Round tlat humble rustic home,
r9ttic roses love to wander
n.er that autlqUated dome
Fs-Iy. 70 the halmy morning,
Clara fragile form is seen;
S.els neither gay nor dashiDg,
Att they call her little queen -
Fsire-t Of the flowers We know,
Is our gentle Clara Snow.
You have seen the little maiden
Where the flowers were rich and rare,
Seen aC- lace 0i brightest sunshine,
And lI wealth 1i golden hair.
She Bras Let thc- slEs nor levels
she is Hf modest mieu.
She al- neither throne nor sccptre,
! et they say She IS @ queen 30
Strangers whisper as they 20.
There is gentle Clara SNOW
You must know he- q1eenly tide,
WIS amid the flowers SO lair,
She l- called the puresl sweetest,
To the Kingdom ri.l a'3 rare.
J .u must know why Others love her.
Why lgr memory .-s --r"-Lr
Why 10 blossom IS above he-,
Where she rei-ls little cuer-
She has never known -r
Gel,lg- patient, ara snow
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carbon from coal or lamp-black, fbres of wool,
cotton etc, of different colors. epidermc scales,
granuels Of starch, wheat, tissues Of plants,
hairs o. down, and different kinds Of pollen.
tungl were very abundant and when water
was added, and the contents exposed 70 heat and
light for half Day Thousands Of animalculas
made their appearance, while the fungi sproutei
and multiplied, and formed a perfect micro
scopic aquarium, fun Of vegetable and animal
life
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

FAILING OF BEiuCE rs FoRr ruyIsGroy.
Y-Ln Monisy afternoon last, As Nr. south
wick anu ~ifs. = Bombay, With a -pln f
horses and double wagon, were crossing the
bridge over the L'tiIg Salmon River. IN ihe VII
lage Of Fort Covingtou. the supports oi the
bridge su1deuly gave way At botb euds and the
whole structure, together with the horses. Eag-
gon and it, occupants, fell distance of twelve
feet into the river beneath Fortunately the
water was shallow, and the bridge descending N
mass and keeping right side up, seems 10 have
broken the fall, 50 that serious injury result
ed either to the occupants Of the wagon or 10 the
horses oiherwise the results might have been
faial--Nai0He PJiGdiHm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

TIE DEArH PfNNrT.-Under the old prOyin-
cal laws Of Massachusetts, no less than tbrtceR
distinct crimes were punishable with death.
These were - idolatry, witcherstt, blasphemy,
high-tresson, h murder, poisoning, concealment Of
the death Of sn illegitimate child, burning a
dweilng-house, meeting house. store house. or
ship, aud piracy, sud three others These are
enumerated u an act passed by the General
Court. October 29th. 1892 This act, however.
was iisaliowed by the Prvy Council, Aug -,
1885 on account Of the articles relating to witch
craft, blssphemy, &e., being conceived in very
uncertain and doubtful terms - not, il would
seem. because there was any objection TO the pu-
nishmeut inflicted Indeed. this provincial law
was merciful towards criminals, compared with
English laws of about the sane period The
number and variety Of crimes punishable with
death in England as late as l824-9, was very
great. Nearly 500 criminals were executed in
England alone between The years 1870 and 1880;
though this WAS an Insignificant number, COM
pared with the times Of Henry VIII. during
whose reign of 3S years, no less than - 600
persons were executed for various crimes. We
believe treason and wiiful murder are now the
only crimes punishable with death in England,
while wilful murder is the only crime punishable
with death in Massachusetts,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03
TIE FE.v'S.T.T R.HEB
The Battle of Richard. Farm

The Battle OF Richard. Farm.
CANADIAN ACCOUNT.
We copy the following account Of the action
at Richards farm from the Montreal HI ess
of Thursday afternoon
FREDERICKSBURG, May 18th, i:l5r. N.
On the 45 line. five miles from Frelighsburg.
Wednesday, , o'clock-This is written within
sight of the Fenians and 200 yards froiu the
boundary line.
The Volunteers have had their first skirmish
with the Fenians. The latter mustered before
noon, about 800 strong, just opposite the line,
two miles from Cooks Corners, on the road
leading from the latter place to Franklin Centre
and at the Old Felan camping ground
The United States Marshal crossed to the Ca
madam side and informed Col Smith that he
had no troops to prevent the fenisns crossing.
In half an hour afterwards the FeuisAs open
ed fire up0n the UGtn iattalion volunteers I'M
der Col Chambeflin, aud the Independent corps
under Capt. Westoyer.
The volunteers returned the fire with spirit.
The Fenians were sheltered by "A group OF
hou on the boundary line, but they left their
GOV. ard a company dashed across the line in
TO l.la and the next minute volunteer bull
let lad a dead Feuiau across the road, thirty
yards from the line
The skirmishing and firing was continued at
irregular interval r half an hour, when Caps.
Gsscoigne. who ha4 at the beginning Of the fir
ing been dispatched to Stanbridge village for
assistance. arrived with the Nct1rias IN d0ub.e
team wagons, followed by Captain Mlirs troop
Of Cavalry.
The cavalry iisuouu,el 90 % bin overlooking
the Feuians and the }ia'oriss ied.ed sud open
pI skirui-liUr fire from H.u0ug fue rHeE-.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

TrLLN1 TALEs Orr or SCHOOL The WASH
ington correspondent Of the Cleveland, Ohio,
Herald says
The gambling iens are not broken up in
Washington many are in full blast, and they
reap their hsryes; during the sessions Of Con-
-ress. and it is lamentibe to know that many Of
our law-masers, who stand nigh at home with
their constituents, are addicted to this notorious
vice 4 few evenings since two Western mem
Der. parted with $1,000 At the boards, and It
rumorei that they understood very well the in
side workings Of the Whiskey Ring. Il is said
of former Northwestern member, that he got the
votes Of nearly all the Metholists in the district,
he was such an earnest exhorter among the
brethren in that denomination He also man
aged to get a cool share Of the votes Of an op-
opposite class ty frequent libAtous to their
health in whiskey When be got here the gam
blers stripped him, and the Whi-key Ring sub
sequently built him up. l. it not tine that the
people make inquiries info the mo-s, character
Of the men they send here 10 represt-, Them
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UUNIoEsOsIE.

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pleased ul amy husband Tor ten miles r'inl.
Motto for the u0u try -eC-s-ce.-.ar.
pi.lraclars ,iis-rurzs. a crowd
y-....:.-.t tf..4 p-....t-..-
When case is said g. lie 10 t nutshell, il .
ought 60 be decided iu a crack
d. Wbv. So asked a covcrnesy Of her Htte
charge, Sc do we pray God 20 give us cur daily
h-ellt Why don we ask for four days, or five
days. or week " We want il fresh Pee
piled the ingenious child.
A r7.,o., man who had been rt-r,.f1- -s-1e.t
bi. a1., wonderful EXHIBITS t a crowd .. .ur-tr-
one l4v. vas tbus realtei bv au OH c1I-sr
a-,.r, he listeners. ., Y.,.r- -..t1. air-t ,al
osL,,S.l +atsrl s, when rbare are older ana
qfTsr liars tbs. Yourself On the -r5uri
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too.
A reporter nee wrote " The procession was
very fue. as was ais. the grafton If a. elHt-
after fue, '' ami nearly rF0 ui0- be- -n-.a.
forgetting taat this Ilrlse also .et---ll 3" Tie
Grafton.
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Tryer B.. AZ the moment tho ra''tau.1 -.r- le
saw us IN the tran. viii prove -hl- ne were
lacked nm I'm +ta s+4-..r-t house. -r 4 .t.-. .f r-
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seems % me i T looked Ike you. J sl i.- e
greatly tempted 90 kil myself
Us-.-. r-s f.+s.- st,-- from Paris a.Ir.--
ss-.,- t.t,eesr -,,, friends on the B.gr-e. ..if.r
,-s g.r, g. N.t as ,r,.l -- MIGHT f.- q. So
-1.f tts worse. rbs- bsv. v5e been doing
-I..+r I...l--f .5a-, van 1ers-vs ..f ll.e y e
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all f.- I have got q c55ger-e f.ra 7,i.e-- 90 50
,--reb fi.a worse. Sc Nlra- aI f.- her lowry
is .il.UHu francs $50 much -l. better.
B.. Not sal. for ri-keI the money %. l..ay.'
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i.ghrei 90 S uu-a ID. ra...-- 90 N.- 81
al. Joy MY banker has sb--Hai-i So. mach
the var-e.' d" Not at sd. i.r any VIE has -.a.
with him..
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+b--.. 10 IA vs-v d.#.ult tbfr- t.- fs 8 ..1.I
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colorel chur;h in New Jersey disagreed on
Sunday in regard to administering the commu-
Mon, and induged in free fight, which the
police had to quell.
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CtNSintLIsTIc CoRBEsr rISuESr.-Ninkird
has not forgotten the Herald correspondent who,
on a voyage up. the Nile, saw ilcks q jsckals
lowering IN the air. he s still 10 the and Of
fhe pyramids, and our readers viii be pleased TO
know that be not only discovers fresh mar7els at
every step. but mas now conferred a boon upon
the race by the invention Of new gastronomlc
ir!icacy. To travel through orange groves
and forests Of lemon and cirron trees, he writes
in his last letter, " % p'uct O. ripe m1Hdarin
1Hd eat IL IN The cool siafe, Is exquisite ENJOY
meut. particularly at Erment on the Nile Irav-
elers who Do thu. arc wise. auI have heal thful
appetite for g1oi things \ traveller who does
this must have hearty appetite. Al any rate, es-
pesciallv if he eats = whole one But why should
,n4Di,rins taste better at Erment on the Nile
than anywhere else W dare say there are
people In New York who would ike to try one,
II the prsiuiices Of society could be 50 far over
come a. 10 allow i.--F J. Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

THE LAST KANSAS DUEL Many thrilling
stories have been told about Kansas duels. ana
the one now TO be added will keep up the char
acter Of the record Two worthy citizens Of Mon
ticello were drinking together, when suddenly
some trivial quarrel arose They could think Of
no other way of arranging the affair but bv fight
ing duel IN dark room. One Of the belhzer-
ents was armed with a knife, the other with a re-
y0lyer. Presently the eager crowd who we're
waiting outside heard pistol shot. They rush
Ell 10 AMI found Jhat the gentleman with the knii.
had cat his antagonists throat, while the gentle
man with the pistol hal shot his man through
the lungs This exceedingly satisfactory termir-
alton Of the quarrel gave great delight to the
people Of Monticello, who have since been occu-
pei in drinking TO esch others healths in the
hope that another quarrel will give rise TO an0th-
er duel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

The Hon. j. C.. Hammond having presented
An ryan 70 a church il Sheffield, Conn. At Its
I .iie1ti7n the following astonishing verse was
sung By full congregation
Praise he 10 Him who lives above;
Ne shows his k.nduess and His love;
Tses mankind Ilis Wori 10 preach,
Reached forth His Lsud touched J. G. r..
Cru-ed him g. give, IN willing mood,
rIis 1rsan o. the friends cf God.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

GrsTAvE FLoURESs. - This ultra-denocrstic
reyouuor-tis, strange 10 say, the eldest sou Of a
p-er Of Frsuce-one who WAS moreover a scholar
and philosopher. Gustaye appears TO have had
a e. Institutional taste for revolution. AT four
sud-twenty he went 10 assist the Poles IA 1862
AZ fve-aud-tWeuty he lectured III the College Of
France. aul was the IDOL Of the huding atheists
II that institution year later he was surrug
up tie fierce democracy Of Belgium; still later
ID VAS campaigning 10 trete after that ne
turr9 up Boo ltaly, which he soon made too hot
FIR him, aad returning 20 Paris tSo years ago,
he be-an that errsuc career which eliminated
iu the great episode of the sword, the pistol AM
the flight NJ Fiourens Is thus described 10y the
correspondent O.. London paper, who recently
visited um in he retreat in that city. On the
entry Of the correspondent and his American
friend - he rose 10 receive us-a 1.-the figure,
rather over the middle height, face fun Of
frankness and INTEL lgence, features thin, regu-
lar snd deicatelY cut, bald, high-arched fore
head. with hght-broWn hair behind, long aqui-
line rose. advanced post to + small forest Of silk
en- sandy beard Such was the man when he
smoke his voice was clear, unhesitating, and mu-
sical, aud his manner in perfect keeping with
look aai voice, unreseryed, manly, modest We
smoke with him-of revolutions, sss4sslDstions,
tres.ons snd .tralasems7 No; We came solely
10 see the man to take his porti ait and his meu-
,al measure We would be unjust 10 him If we
did not confess he impressed Us as sn honest en-
tbusisst. unconscious of fear and incapable OF
flsehooi. but evidently Of temperament most
sang,iue and imbued with blind deyotedness
TO The EXTREMIST Of political theories-out We
forget, these papers are social and no wise po-
liacal
ro,, o,.r ron V,v-E J Burch, ChicAg 20,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

E,cuING SCENE IS A CoUKr B0oy.-An old
ms0 namei Stowe was on trial in Janesviiie
Wis, last week, charged with the murder Of s
Young man namel Rluerts. Ga thursday an
exciting scene occurred at the close @. the speech
Of the District Attorney. Mrs. Roberts, the
aged mother Of the murdered man, who had been
a quiet and attentive listener TO The argument,
arose and said that she desired 20 make a few
remarks 20 the jury. The judge requested her 10
sit down, hut she wss persistent. aud the sheriff
vas compelled % interfere. Sne took her seat
for a moment. and the officer steppei away,
when she again sprlug 70 her feet, ezclsiming,
90 lie killed my sou and wiu Kill him - rushed
upon the o.i man stowe, aud graspng him by
the throat AMI head csu-ei the blood to flow
from the wounds she inflicted The sheriff and
his assistants r,ertsrei, and she WAS forced from
the court room. still declaring that she would
Yet accomplish her purpose
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

TuE EGRNoNTFB> Is CONGRESS- While the
Tariff bill WAS uLier consideration in the House.
Congressmen Smith and willard succeeded
in getting the duty on cattle raised from twenty
to thirty per cent There did not seem 10 be a
willingness to allow this protection on the part
Of the Committee, but Mr. willard showed so
clearly the injustice ami want Of statesmsuship
in protecting one class Of articles AZ the expense
Of others, in demanding the highest protection
for the product Of labor in Massachusetts, and
Pennsylvania. and denying il in Vermont, that
the increase met with very little opposition He
said that they heard much less Of the farmers
interests than Of that Of the manufacturers, be
cause they did not keep lobbyists there The
Washington correspondent OF the Freeman
says
In the Senate, the other DAY, Mr. Morrill,
made powerful speech on the tariff, which
every one is praising. Mr.. Morrill, is recognized
rightly as one of the most clesr-headed, cor
rect, practical political economists in the coun-
try. He has very few equals, no superior. lie
does not make such an impression Sc Nj. Ed
munds by being always ready to talk on consti-
tutionsl law, but wien he d0es venture any As
sertiOu, OF offer any advice, It Is always sure to
be true and sound, and in the end proves 10
have been the wisest advice to follow. Though
not giftel with the elOquence Of some Of his
peers, when We strip their speeches Of their dis
guise, pluck the e p0sies. and reject the worry
CAB, their speeches seem fat and stale beside his,
and their notions crude and unsatisfactory
Vermont could never be better represented in
the Senate than by such fnancier, and such a
lawyer as Eimunis-one Of each, FIR better
Than that both should be either lawyers or fnan-
ciers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

Do not be in too great hurry to cast your
woolsn garments. Or, if you must sail under
canvas, keep woolen next the body. Flannel IS
an Indispensable material for underclo,hing in
changeable climate like ours Those who wear
it the year round less liable to take cold than
those who do not.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

FuNuIsI OUTRAGE IS kAN-As-SrN VILLAINS
SuYW,nILY DIsro-Fn or.-On Tuesday seven
men. either Texans or struggling outlaws from
the Indian territory. came 20 the town Of La
dore few miles south Of Fort scott. Kansas
sui after lrrb.H- au day, they went to the
boarding house OF j. =. Roach and asked 90
stay all night, and being refused ON account Of
their drunken condition, one Of the party
knocked Roach iu,eusite with a revolver, and
then went to a bel occupied by two daughters Of
Roach, aged % end T. and feloniously assault
ed them Bosch revived after time. but
feared to stir, knowing that he would be killed if
he did 50. He described The cries and eutreaies
Of the girls AS hear. rending. \ quarrel arose
among the demons, and one Xls shot dead. At
daybreak the party det. one Of them taking
with him % the WOODS the youngest girl. The
town was Immediately aroused, and parties
started in every direction in search Of the denis.
One with the girl was soon overtaken and hurg
TO tree two others were found Secreted IN the
town and we're hung 10 the same tree. The re
manning three sere also captured. Two OF them
we're hung. The other at last accounts was in
custody Of the citizens but will probably share
the fate o., his companions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03

There are in New York city 30 Protestant
churches, with a membership Of 1000. There
are also 40 Protestant missions, with Sabbath
schools, etc.-Mr j. C.. Baldwin Of Madison
avenue Presbyterian church, in New York, gave
~1f',Onp TO various bene7oleut objects during
the last II years Of bis life ami by his will
gives 1000 TO various benevolent societies.
and makes Williams, ash, Mililebury and
Hamilton Colleges, residuary legatees The
Methodsts have a Metropolitan church in Wash
ington that has cost them 500, 900 The Cen
gregstionaiists have one equally as large. but
less expensive The Jniversalists are engaged
.n raising 500, 900 for d centenary church
The Lutheraus sni the Christians are believed
TO have similar projects IN hand, and the Uni
tarians propose 10 raise So. 900 outside OF the
city for a similar enterprise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-06-03
NUMBER 40.

4 NOvELrY IN RAIROADs.-Th plan Of
building railways Of only between two and three
feet gauge is now attracting great attention
among European engineers. \ line in Wales,
called the Festiniog Railway, has been operated
with locomotives for six years past with gauge
of foot II - inches, and recent investiga-
tons show that 1t has not only been economical
in the matter Of construction, but also in It's
running expenses The total length of the line
which extends from Portmadoc to the Festiniog
slate quarries, is II - miles. Its total cost.
including mile Of breskwater, half mile Of
tunnelling, and no end of rock-cutting and en-
bsnbments, and with locomotives and 900
cars, has been only e6,O00 per mile and on this
cost 1t pays y - per cent. annually. The
regular speed Of trains is limited to Y miles
per hour, but they have been run at 30 miles,
and could be run if required at 80. The line is
full Of sharp curves-some with radius Of ! 20
feet-and Of grades of in 50. The success Of
the narrow gauge in this instance has lei to its
adoption in Norway with satisfactory results,
and it is proposed 10 introduce it into Russia
II seems as Though American railway engineers
might also stuiY it with profit.