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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20
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Abo-t : month sgo Wi;her5ee, Sherman s
Co , proTrie;ors of an iron ore mine 81 Port
Henry, Missed one huadrci aui fifty dollars
worth Of pig iron. Circums.llOes led them TO
believe tia, Captain Wil.sdury of the cSall beat
Excel, wss the thief. kilograms we're sent TO
ysIious places imQoriuuiug the authorities to be
On the watch fo- Wills5ury, bat r5,hins was
heafd Of or from him until last week, when it
wss learned that he bad LEFT New York with his
b3st 70 come up the river The West Troy pc
lice were notified. aad on Saturday it Vss dis
covered tia. the Excel snl lis captain we're at
tic upper side cut Ds7u,y Sheriff Eoz0n made
= prisoner Of the csPtsin AMI conveyed him to
the Alt-8y jail, where be is Low sssi'inc The
pleasure Of Ni;ielAls. sherman IS &c.
Work has been commenced oa the Whitehall
suI P.a;;sburgh rs.lrosi at Iicond5ToZs Gangs
Of men ere Cuesgei turreiing under the site Of
the oid iost. 4 large force are at work or the
bridge scross the outlet Of Lake George.
The Delaware aud Hudson Canal Company
have lstcly decided 20 connect Lakes ChamplAin
snd George by rail sn1 viii lei the work. To lie
completed az seen IS the New loEk&CsasjA road
is in operation. This read Will en.blc the com-
psuy 70 run through tTsins from New FORK and
Sarstoza to LSke George direct, and VII more
than double the pleasure travel.
Seventeen democrats in ,hc towns of Chester
field, iuzshle anil Perm recently declared for
Grant.
Hon. T. " Totcy oi NoriSh. +. \. Smith Ct
Elizltethtown, SEi Gen. j. H1mmcEi Of CToTn
Point, are delegates from Ez5ax county to the
Seventeenth Congressional District Republican
Convention .snd sre instructed to favor the nom
ination Of Hon Robert s. Hale. The Essex
County Republican Convendoa T.ll be he'd al
Elizabeihtown, Sept. 18th.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

OrEN WEDows At NIGHT. Very much
has been written on this subject, and written
unwisely: the facts are that whoever sleeps
uncomi0rtably cool will get sick. To hoist
a window sky-high when the thermometer is
at zero is an absurdity. The cooler sleep
ing apartment is the the more unhealthy it
becomes, because cold eondenses the carbon
ic acid formed by the breathing Of the sleep
CT. 1t settles near the floor and is re
breathed. Hence, we must be governed by
circum stances; the first thing Is you must
be comfortably warm during sleep, other.
wise you are not refreshed, and Inflammation
of the lungs be produced and life des-
troyeG within a few days. An open door
and an open fire place are sufficient for or
binary purposes in cold weather. When out
er windows are opened it is well to have
them down at the top two or three inches
and up at the bottom for tbe same space.
In miasmic lOcations-and these are along
water courses. beside mill-ponds, marshes,
bay0us, river bottoms, fat-lands and the
like-it is important, from the first Of Au-
gust until several severe frosts have
been noticed to sleep with all external
doors and windows closed, because the cool
air Of sunset causes the condensation Of the
emanations which were caused by the heat
Of the noon day sun to rise far above the
earth This condensation makes the air
'hcavy' at sundown-made heavy by the
greater s0lidiGcati0n of the cmanati0ns By
cold-and resting on the surface of the
earth in their more concentrated and malig
nant form, they are breatbed into the lungs
and swallowed into the stomach. corrupting
and poisoning the blood with great rapidity.
BY daylight these elndcnsations are made 50
compact by the Frotracted coolness Of the
night that they are too near the surface Of
the earth to be breathci into the system; but
as the sun begins to ascend these heavy con-
densations, miasmas, begin ID rise again t.
the height of several feet above the ground,
and are freely taken into the system by cv-
cry breath and swallow; hence the hours of
sunrise and sunset are the most unhealthful
Of the twenty-lour in the localities named,
and noontidc, when the sun is hottest. is
the most healthy portion Of the day, because
the niasma Is so Iartfed that it asconds rap
idly to the upper regions. The general les
sons are: lst. avoid exposure to the outdoor
air in miasmatic localities for the hours in
Guiding sunrise and sunset. 2l, have a bla-
zing fire on the hearth of the family room
at those hours, to rarely and send the MAS
mn upwards. 81, take breakfast before O.
ing out of doors in the morning, and take
tea before sundown; then hcing ont after
night Is not injurious.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

ANOTHER CAyE.-One of the most exten-
siye caves in the country has recently been
discovered near Shutters Corners, Schoha-
rie County, N. Y. A party who visited it,
the other day, report that they penetrated
under the mountain about mile, and found
an immense amount Of the finest specimens
and form ations caused by the action of water.
Some of the stalactites and stalagmites were
a foot or more in diameter, and 80 clear that
YOU could nearly sec through them. a pet
rified stump, similar to those lately found at
Gilboa (the color bcing white,) was found
about half mile from the entrance. Near
the center was a dome about leo feet in
height, which, when lighted up, presented a
most beautiful appearance, it being covered
with stalactites Of all shapes and appearance.
Owing to the finding of water too deep to
be waded, farther progress of the party
was prevented. The proprietor intends to
procure canvas boat for the purpose of cross
ing this hitherto unexplored sea, and expects
to find the principal part of the cave beyond.
The theory is that this cave connects with
what is known as Bulls cave, some five
miles distant. If such be the case, then
there is ample room for the most extensive
cave in the country, Being located some SOC
feet under one of the mcst massive rock fol
nations in the State. The proprietor in
tends to take measures Immediately to drair
off the water, clear out the passage ways
and make it more easy of access. No troubl'
is experienced even now, for there arc onl,
two or three places where person is com
PEELED to stoop a little to get through. Th
entire distance can be traversed withou. any
inconvenience The cave contains minera
spring boiling up from beneath the rocks
the water of which has been analysed an
found to contain iron in large quantities.
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ly having occasion to make any corrections:
Sometimes his faculty Of composition would
fail; then he would quit his bed, attend to
his outdoor duties for days, weeks, and ev-
en- months together, and not think OF VIII
ting until he felt the power had returned.
Then he would 90 to bed, send for his Sec
rotary and resume his labors.
The great Cardinal Rlchelieu, who was
drGmatist as well as prime minister of France.
usually went to bed at eleven, slept three
hours, would rise and write till eight in the
morning, now and then omusing himaelf by
playing with his cats, Of which he was very
fond.
Button, the naturalist, rose carly and
worked perpetually. His great ''Studies of
Nature" cost him fifty years of labor, before
he sent it to the printers. lie composed in a
singular manner, writing on large sized pa
per, on which, as in a ledger, five distinct
columns were ruled. In the first column he
wrote down the first thought; in the second
he corrected, enlarged and pruned it; and so
on until he had reached the fifth column,
within which he finally wrote the result of
his labor. But even after this, he would
recompOso q sentence twenty times, and
once devoted fourteen hoars to find the prop
or word with which to round off a period.
Cuyier, who raised comparative anatomy
to science, never had occasion to copy his
manuscript. lie composed very rapidly, the
proper words falling into the proper place,
and everything being arranged in his mind
in very orderly manner.
Bossuct, the French divine, who left fifty
volumes Of his own manuscripts, rose at four,
wrapped himselfup in loose dress of bear
skin, and wrote until, from sheer fatigue,
his hand refused to hold the pen. Then he
would return to bed, take the sleep Of ex-
haustion, and, on awaking, 60 through the
same process again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

GREELEY NEw YoRK STATE TIcKET.-Judioial
blindness must have struck the leaders who se-
lec:ed the Democratic candidate to run against
Gen. Dix The ticket il not only weak in it.
self, but is positively obnoxious to nesrly every
body in the State outside Of the Ring. The
Tribune commeuds the nominee to the Catholics
ss man Of their own choice. Religion in poll
tics is bad enough at any tine But our people
are not exactly in the mood 10 accept man be-
cause he is bigoted supporter Of the Romish
hierarchy. That psrty in New York felt strong
enough at one time to say who should and who
should not parade cur streets The attempt c
prevent Protestsnis from pSr2ding mp and down
Broadway wss failure. But it cost bloodshed
to defsst it. TIE Catholic religion has been IS
much State religion in New York as it was in
Rome before Victor Emanuel took possession. Ii
took blocks Of valuable land for tecla-
ri.n purposes without dollars compen-
saiion, it controlled every office of pro
fit in the city-from 1889 to 1871 it received
over million and half of money from the
city treszury to carry its various institutions
The Catholics took their children out Of the
public schools and put them in an institution
called the Protectorate, and received from the
city funds in the year 1871 the sum Of S2i0,-
coo to carry the institution On Eighty per
cent. Of all the money expended in improving
the condition Of the poor was spent on Roman
Catholics, and the same parties have received
during the past few yesrs lard from the city
government amounting to several millions Of
dollars. Our people are tired of this oppression.
They have trodden their tsskmasters down aud
they do not propose to be taxed any more for
secisrian purposes. There is = strong majority
in the city and an overwhelming msjority in the
State against suoh abuses. And politician
must be mad who recommends , candidate to our
people whose principal claim is that he belongI
| to . party who has robbed and dishonored tht
city. Shrewd democrats say that Greeley viii
not carry our City. Y. cor. Boston Jour.
! nal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

THE NOBEL NIFE.-Rcv. Dr.. 4. 4.
Willctts, in a recent lecture delivered in
BROOKLYN, described the model wife Of an
cient times. Among other traits Of her
character to which he referred, was her in
dustry. lie said
She was the model woman Of that period,
for this age, and for all aEcs to come Gus
toms and costumes had changed, but all the
essential features of womanly character are
as fitting now as then. The speaker then
read the description Of her in the Book Of
Proverbs, and remarked that ofall that hu-
man genius had labored for centuries 70 en-
body in marble and canvass, or in the pages
Of poetry. or conception Of that which is
true and beautiful and graceful in woman,
We might challenge the world TO bring a pic
turc Of woman worthy to be compared with
this The whole picture was lighted up
with the glow of most cheerful activity. She
not only supcrintended the duties Of the
household. but worked with her own hands.
The daughters OF modern society might here
find useful hint. The idea prevailed now
a-days, to q great extent, among young Ia
dies that work is degrading that it belongs
70 common people. The modern idea Of
womanly beauty IS an ETHEREAL creature,
with fair features and a fTail body, support
cd by whalebone. The hearty, vigorous,
blushing face used to be an emblem of beau
ty, butt is now the lily, even though the
lily-white be made accessory to such re
suit. 1t might be truly said of them, "They
toll not neither do they spin; yet Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one OF
these" The idea of domestic industry be-
ing vulgar is orc Of the conceits Of modern
days Neither rich nor poor are exempt
from the divine law that industry wa:
healthful and proper. You, ladies, to be
model wives, should be industrious
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

CLERK OF THE HoUsE-The Clerkship is likely
to again be the subject Of contest, the sppli-
cants being Mir. Camp Of Newport, the present
incumbent, and Mr.. Newell Of Sheburne, the
let Assistant. Both are well qualified, Sir.
Newell having acted as clerk during nearly all
Mr.. Camps frat term, owing to the isiter's III
ness, and been Assistant Clerk for several Jesrs.
Mr.. Camp is an editor, Mr.. Newell farmer,
and secretary Of the Chittenden county sgricul-
tursl society The lawyers snd editors have mo-
nopolized this Office for good many years, and
now that 50 excellent sn opportunity is present.
ed, the question arises if the farmers in the
House will not seek to honor their clsss by the
choice Of Mr. Newell. Msnifestly it would be
entirely proper, and Mr.. Camp could hardly CON-
plsin, IS he is IN advocate Of the zone term
rule '--Si. -AibGRs Messenger.
Mr.. Newell was strongly pressed by his friends
for the position last year, but withdrew under
the implied pledge that Mr.. Camp would not
again be candidate for reelection Mr.. Newell
has every capacity for the clerkship, experience,
rspidity and courtesy. He is one Of the mOst &C
tive young republicans in the State, and we
should. be glad to chronicle his election.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-20

GUs5 TEox MAIyE-TLe headquarters Of the
Liberal Republicans and Democrats showed signs
lsst night Of coming disaster, the few persons
gathered in the rooms were unGECslly glum.
The coalition had been promised + reduction in
the Republican majority that would give moral
victory % the enemies Of the President Such
reduction would show the Greeley strength in
Maine, snd if reduced 10 5000 the opposition
would thank God sud take courage; but as the
returns came in, freyfulness, complaining and
recrimination began. The Wau. Of money the bal
record Of some men sent into Ma ne, the damaging
charges brought sg.inst Doolit,le and Fitzpatrick.
the sbsopce CT Southern men from the canvas,
were tic cause. - You sent tco many Liberal
Republicans 10 Maine and nos enough Demo
crats.'' '' You Democrats DO nothing but grum-
bic, and stand ready 10 pounce on victory"
g You should let Giants var record alone, you
can't medile with that "Oh, Grants no sol
dier, Grants no soldier,' (replies man in
blue blouse Sc nan who commanded two mil
lions Of men, moved them 10 every direction
without q ui1iake; COMMANDED more men,
fought more battles in four yesrs, took more
prieoners. guns and cannon than Napoleon did
in his twenty years EsT; sncA a man 70 SOL
der % Oh, you 60 to The -" and the sol
der lights lis cigar and walks out The shts
are turned OF eSTly in the Dolly Warden Head
quarters, while the Republicans are shouting
themselves hoarse sc the Star il the East shines
brightly ever them ~. y. Cor Bostoa Jour
nal
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The KEY OF DEATH.-The following sin
gular tradition is related of key in col
lection Of curiosities preserved in the arsenal
at Venice
About the year 1900 one Of those danger
Gus men, in whom extraordinary talent ls
only the fearful source of crime and wick
edness beyond that of ordinary men, came
to establish himself as merchant or trader
at Venice. The stranger, whose name was
Tebaldo, became enamoured of the daugh-
ter of an ancient house, already aifianced to
another. lie demanded her hand in mar
riage, and was of course rejected. Enraged
at this, he studied how to be revenged. Pro-
foundly skilled in the mechanical arts, he
allowed himself no rest until he invented the
most formidable weapon that could be mag
ined. This was a key of large size, the han
die OF which was so constructed that 1t
could be turned round with little difficulty.
When turned, it disclosed spring, which,
on pressure, launched from the other end
needle or lancet of such fneness that it en-
tered the flesh and buried itself there with
out leaving any external trace.
Tebaldo waited at the door Of the church
in which the maiden whom he loved was
about to receive the nuptial benedictlon.
The ASSASSIN sent the slender steel unper-
ceiyed into the breast Of the unsuspecting
bridegroom. The wounded man had no sus-
picion Of injury, but, seized with sharp,
sudden pain in the midst Of the ceremony,
he tainted and was carried to bis own house
amid the lamentations of the bridal party.
Vain was all the skill of the physicians, who
I y,F
ness, and in few days he died.
Tebaldo again demanded the hand Of the
young maiden from her parents,and received
a second refusal they, too, perished miser-
ably in few days.
The alarm tf these deaths, which ap-
peared almost miraculous, excited the ut
most vigilance Of the magistrates, and when
on close examination of the bodies, the small
instrument was found in the gangrened
flesh, terror was universal, every one feared
for his own lie The maiden thus cruelty
orphaned had passed the first month Of her
mourning in a convent, when Tebaldo, hop
ing to bend her to his viii, entreated to
speak to her at the gate. Her reply was
most decisively in the negative. Tebaldo,
beside himself with rage, attempted TO wound
her through the gate, and succeeded. The
obsourity Of the place prevented his actions
from being observed. On her return to her
room, hemaiden felt pain in her breast,
and uncoyering it she found it spotted with
a single drop Of blood. The pain increased,
the surgeons who FASTENED to her assistance,
taught by the past, wasted no time in con
lecture, but, cutting deep into the wounded
part, extracted the needle before any mortal
mischief had commenced, and saved the life
Of the lady. The State Inquisition used ey-
cry means to discover the hand which dealt
these iusidious and irresistible blows. The
visit Of Tebaldo to the convent caused suspi-
cion to fall heavily upon him. His house
was carefully searched, the famous inven-
tion discovered, and he perishcd on the glib
bet
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TIE BoREs WHO PUNcTUATE JOKES WITH
NrDoEs.-Some afflicted person writes 10
Boston paper:
Is it not pleasure to have converse with
YOU, one of these individuals who punctuate
their relation of what they consider particu-
larlv good stories or funny occurrences, with
pokes, nudges and digs in the ribs The
worst Of it is, the jokes Of these funny crea-
tures are made up ofnine nudgcs and thrusts
and one part wit, as, for instance, in listen
ing to the story of n large-headej man try
ing on a small hat, we endured the follow
ing : " BY the by, speaking of hats (pokes
us in the bread basket and stands back as if
to view the effect did You hear the Joke on
BUMPS? (Saps us on the shoulder and
laughs.) Biggest joke Of the season. (Puneh
in the breast bone). Bumps, You see, was
lust coming out of the hotel dining-roOm.
Nudge in cur ribs with clbow.) Well,
he's got tremendous big head, you know
(grab on the lapel OF our coat) so two Of
US hid his hat Twink and punch with bony
index fnger) and put four other fellows
drab hats, Just like his, in its place. Poke
in our shit hosom). Bumps comes out,
tries first one hat (poke), then another
(punch) finally he got mad and (elbow
iam) ia1nmed the third one on so hard that
he split it open. tremendous thrust in
stomach) IIa, ha, ha Jim Bustak's hat
And Bumps had to stand treat-three bot
tles-ha, ha /! (Tremendons slap that took
the remaining breath out of our body.
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seek 10 eyade the tariff dues in the most awk
ward manner a., witness the stupidity Of
hanging nine watch chains about one neck,
with valuable watch ct the end of each
chain. Fan Stumpf said that she had been
told that watches were worn by the passen-
gers, and the officers did not take them.
A desperate looking woman, coming on one
of the English steamers lately, on being ex-
amined exhibited an amusing spectacle, with
a silver cake basket lashed to each hip, and
two huge dress patterns testooned as filling,
there and thereabouts. On being detected
this woman, in terrible rage, drew knife
on the inspee!ross.
Some Of the smuggling expodients are of
course extremely amusing sPirlheHe lit
tie Freuch woman had on her husbands red
flannel drawers, and these were tied in puis
here and there. On being " unpackcd'
there came forth Bohemian glass toilet set,
two dozen salt cellars, three dozen silver
spoons, three dozen silver forks, several lit
tie articles Of bijoVterie in bronze and crys-
tai, ard some fine Swiss wood carvings all
Of which were put up in the finest tissue pa
per and paper shayings, that they might not
strike against each other. When the little
body was unloadol no one laughed more
heartily than she.
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4 aln't no poiiteian-
Bat 1nci I ratcicsi aly
A taiiinx ruund asf rcu-d q set-
A spi1er atting ~,
He dzlcsi and aid. [" lf.s her %
! shouli reI Ice u he
ID shake hansis across ise bioosiy chaan.
And coms ari practice Re-
Cqnclliatloa-ation-
Iha. spider aid 10 ne.
looked on. Of the window.
bird was duttertng r0und
Just where a kukiux cOpperhead
Lay eoiled upon the ground
He smiled little and softly said,
Forget the past" said he,
Its worn out hates ami by gone fsuds.
And learn 10 practice He
ConciliAtiOn-ati0n-
And come and talk with me-"
Just then the fly went buzzing By;
She looked back as she went,
And laughed, GOOD bye. Old spider, /
Don't humbug worth a cont"
The startled blue bird piping loud,
Scared high into a tree,
''Too thin, old Johnny Reb, p she sang,
81 scorn your bogus Re
Conciliation- alton
You can't play that On mo -
amt no politician
But then, il sort o. seems
TOO bad for men Of sense to he
Took il by shabby schemes.
They know les than fly or bird.
Or bug or bnmblebce,
Who don't detect beneath tho mask
The meaning of the Re
Coneiliaiion-ation-
OF Jcf, and Hcraee G..
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when a great mind falls
The noble nasu7e of mans gen'rous heart
Doth bear him up against the shame Of ruin.
with gentlo eensuTe, using but his faults
As modest means 10 Introduce his praise
Fer pity, like 4 devy twilight, comes
To close th' Oppressive spiendor of bis daY,
And they who bat admired him in his height,
Ills al,erCd state lament, and love him faifG.
-.Ioarnl EliElla.
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At the recent centennial celebration Of the
town Of Reading, Gilbert A. Davis, the repreaen-
Rev. DR.. 7. J. Sawyer, Of Tufts College, pro-
nouneed the commemorstion address. and Mrs.
Frances Baker of Chester read lively historical
poem.