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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16
Poetry.


taenttpwsm 81 tAr eid school.
She d~slt. knos 10; wle-". nor rad
II iay her lin n uO~u, a-i-
Nor II on laI-ii So fasa.sDo 'e'.
Or rfu a ont
To but = fs- her worth .gss snoTr4
She ever livel AnaOg hef Wa
And dreaae rot to be aloue,
Her name was 'Qhet
Posts her praise have sung % faes
.simpatica where nefer uAse
OfCSnic's art could find place,
But love lay heaming;
Upoa her lips and iaher eyes
A thousand kindly sympathies
Told with what measureless supplies
Her heart was teemng.
Her dress YOU would not caro- to see;
No- nun nor courtIy dame was she
She shrunk ON singularityi
Yet flowers vernal,
Lass daintily their hues combined,
Her dress hut imaEed forth her mind
Such order reigned, such taste refined,
And grace suDerual.
Her talk now sober was now gay.
But little did she have 70 say
Upon her neighh0r's faults. The way
To life immortal,
She oft surmissd, was rough TO al,
And some must slip, an1 some would ial
At Heavens high portal
Her ma ners I could s,arco define
No studied grace had she, 20 shine
Among her peers was ne'er her line
On pure thoughts feeding,
And yet a SUBTLE power had she
Which few could e'er w!thstaud-.he Tree,
Strong bona Of Christian caurtesy,
And highest breeding
To her all living things were dear
The Ieveret al her call drew rear,
The squirrel halff rgot lis fear,
Meath her caressiag;
And rweet niris ctrolel on. thelrlay
And lanbEins round her feet would play,
Submissive 90 her gentle sWay
And timely blessing.
She read aud thought-an1 ye. To rage
had she for controversial PAGE
Tac hollow clamnr OF the age,
She ilincd not in IL.
some s,orned-and she would pity these
Some doubted wiki dehalt ease,
She slugnt the truth upon her kntes,
Nar failed . whit
and think not that she iailoi to fad
Some pastuss suited 10 her mind;
Well c0uid she minzie with her kind
For genial pleasure;
Her voice rose clear il round ur -lee
IN dance the spriEhtiiest aye was she,
with c.urssg lee., Ger mo0relaud free.
She roamed at leisure.
She had her love tale, it was said
But the calm retiseuce forbade
To prone ler 1mans heart, aud st-l1
Rude Cd ye7 Tor pryigg,
All wdely instincts she night own,
Though loyc were f-tt=rel on the throne,
And ID nor ceased, wneu Worth hsd a0wn,
Aud Faith WIS dying.
A true. yet art oss woman she.
Her mirtl n.'er sank 20 lesify-
Hers was the srscsiwhIch cnlValry
Could feel apd honor
Her ete sought not the tale Ol shame,
Her girihoO1's blush unbidden came.
should lppant t1ugu It's light les fame
Au1 thrust upon her,
10 those old days Ewes daughters iair
Moved win cam, u1ruths1 air,
They met old axe ithout desplir.
OF touch oi raucOr.
'Iis said a wider sphere troy res1
To-Day and Toll for Other need
Tnan owe. nor care 10 s.aekeu speed
Ere cls1inr a-clsr
If this be So. then, as i8maet,
We Zip the bitter with the sweet.
The face Of Change we h0w to greet
At Visions fat.
Yet tender thoughts OF thee we have,
And humbiy here peImlssi crave
To Jay wreath upon thy crave,
Dear Lady Quiet
Ch-u1tr's Jlt.rH I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16
.isiSceIsaReOWs Local .SesCs.

VERMONT HIsroRICAL SooIETY-At the even
ing session at st Adams. en- Tuesday. Henry
Clark, Esq, offered the following resolution.
which Was adopted
Res0iref, That Hon Lucius T. Chittenden,
OF New York, be requested to deliver an address
before this Society, in the month Of June next,
on the grounds Of the old fortress al Ticon-
deroga, ami thai the Committee Of Arrangements
extend to him this invitation
The following gentlemen we're elected mem
bers of the Society;
Hon. Warren G.. French, Woodstock; d. C.
Gilman, Montpelier; Ira W. Clark, Middebury;
". r. Towle, Franklin; Rev G. F Wright,
Bakersfield; Hon. r Il. Hoyt, Rev N F. Put
nam, II. FArnsworth. A G Stafford. j s. D.
Taylor, DR.. R R Sherman, E 3 Whiting,
Frederick butcher Hon. j. H. Brsinerd, Chss
5. McAllister, Lewis L. Fairbanks, Henry C.
Green. John W. Newton, Aaron s Benan, Ed
wari y. Smith, Edward A Sovles. DR.. S. s
Clark, Of st. Adams
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

A HoGGIsH AMUsENEyT.-The Troy PTsss
SAVE that a new winter amusement has been in
augursted select company Of the male
gender assemble and guess ST the weight Of a
hog, paying SO much guess, according TO the
value OF the animal. The man that gets nearest
takes the hog, and it is served up at some popu-
lar restaurant for the company, the one who
made the poorest guess paying the expenses Of
the treat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

HIsroRIc Iron The Oldest pieces of wrought
iron now known are probably the sickle blade
found by BelEoni under the base of sphynx in
in KarnAk. the blade found by Colonel Vyse en-
bedded in the masonry Of the grest pyramid, and
the portion of crGss-cGt saw eEhumed at
Nimrood by Mr. LaysFd, all Of which are now
in the British Museum. A wrought bar Of
Damascus steel was presented by King Porus
to Alexander the Great. and the razor steel Of
China for many centuries has surpassed all Euro
pean steel IN temper and dursbility OF edge. The
Hinioos sppe,r 10 hsve made wrought iron
directly from the ore. without pa.ting through
the stage Of wrought iron, from time immemori-
al, and elaborstely ornsmented wrought iron Of
huge dimensions are still standing in India,
which date from the early centuries Of the
christian era.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

Artemus Ward Was on slow California train,
and be went to the Conductor and suggested that
the COW ketcher was on the wrong end of the
train, for said be, - Yoa will never overtske q
cou, you know, but if you'd put it on the other
end, il might be useful. for now, there's notbin'
on earth to bender . COW from wtlkin' right in,
and bitin' the folks 30
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16
How MODERN wHrsKEY Is CONSTITUTED

How MODERN WHIsKEY Is CONSTITUTED
We are informed, on good authority, that
quantity of whiskey recently received by the
State officials was thus constituted, the recipe
having been preserved Ten gallons of kero-
sene. three pounds Of potash, an ounce or two Of
strichnine, mixed together with soft water. To
make gin, the oil of juniper was sdded.-.Nsw-
ton Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

The Natonsl Convention at Cincinnati is de-
termined to have a recognition of God in the
Constitution. We hope this determination will
not prevail AT present nobody disputes the
authority Of Jehovah, but just as sure as its
recognition is embodied in another amendment
Of the Constitution. the Democratic party will
all 20 over to the devi-.N Y. Commercial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

BRIsToL.-Nesrly all the sufferers by the
late FIRE have found places to start business
again.
NJ S Wilis 4 Co, have opened up stairs in
Holley's Block
A. E. MAnum is in Bissonetts's building op-
posite his old stand
DR.. Hssseltine is fitting up rooms at his re-
sidence.
DR.. McAllster, Dentist. is going in to Me-
Cones house on North street
R. I. Hodge, groceries, al his residence
Dixie, Bi1by * Co., are cleaning away the rub
bish preparatory TO building ASSN.
Our citizens now see the need Of a well organ
lied FIRE department We do hope that some
measures will be taken soon to provide some pro-
lection against fire
There is some talk of building block to cover
the whole ground burned over
Nothing definite arrived at yet as to the origin
Of the fire. The belief that it wss the work Of
an incendiAry seems to be gaining ground Su,-
pcion rests upon a certain individual in this
town, and investigation is going on
As c. H Harlow, Of this village, was coming
doEn from Lincoln last Tuesday, with lOsd OF
stsves, his wagon tleEed on the ice, and wagon,
horses snd al, went over the bank towards the
river. Both horses were badly injured, and the
wagon broken.
Wiiber Whitney hiss sold his furniture rooms
to Mr.. Hatch, Of Richmond. He has taken DOS
session and commenced business
Samuel Gilbert sawed his thumb of on a cir
eulsr saw 10 HoEien, Boswor,h & Co.'S sash
factory. last Friday. The wound was dressed
by Dr.. Z. g. Prime
The nasons are holding their meetings in
Duushee's Hall for the present.
W. B. Dunshee has sold the Roberts place, in
this village. to John Prime. for $500 Dr.
Prime Is to occupy it.
4 Mr.. Place, living on Bristol Flats, killed .
bear last week weighing 1856 pounds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

The concert to be given at School House Hall,
on the evening of the 18th. BY the Queen City
Band, Burlington, Ell 7. Paige, Couduc;or. will
be a rare treat to the admirers Of frat clsss mu-
sic The programme embraces operate selec-
tions from the Bohemian Girl, Lucretis Borgis,
L'Africaine snd Sonnambus. and piano Duets
in which Miss Wing sni Prof. Moore take part.
This is = strong card, aud we anticipate good
house and a cordial reception for our Burlington
friends - VergenHes VermoRteT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

A ludicrous incident occurred recently on a
San Francisco horse railroad. The conductor
got out to assist very stout old lady into the
car over some very deep mud. Forgetting her
exceeding weight, she sank bodily into his arms
and as consequence the conductor sat down
quietly in the mud, and the passenger fell over
obliged to 20 on his way, leaving the old lady
to wipe the mud of her clothes with poke,
handkerchief, ami breathe vengeance against
the compspy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

A woman in Northampton. Mass, gave birth
to four children on Thursday, and st last ac-
counts the mother and all Of the children were
doing well This makes seven children which
she has had in thirteen mouths
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Idle words.


-rLA C.. H uoRR.
].
OuceIstd,
Seeing two soft, starry eyes,
Darkiy bright as midnight skies
Eyes prophetic Of tie power
Sure 10 be tiny woman's dover,
When thy years should crown thea queen
Uftherealm as yet unseen
ssSCmetlmcs. sweet. tnuso eyes slall make
overs maI for their sweet safe
IL
Once SAID
saai,y re,ses. golden hrown,
In a H7i,r. 1t shower falling down
over reck and BOSOM fair,
A. yor sculf7 -ured angels are-
oi1rous tres. es, dropping log
o'er a forehead pure as snow
s,Snrnetilues. sg Ncts IN thy solt l-lri
Love shall ret a shining snsre!'
i'll.
Once ! said,
Seeing lips. whose crimson glow
Mock the ros' wet with dew
Warm. sweet lips whose breath was balm
Pure. proud liUs, serenely calm
Tender lips. whose smIllng grace
Lit with So end0r all the lace
sweet. for kiss of thine, some cay
2feu viii barter souls away
u.
Idly 2.tt
sod hath taken care ofau,
Jov OF PAIN that m gat neitll-
Lover lips shall never thrill
At thy kisses. soft and still.
Levers heart shall never breaE
In sore anzui i-h for thy sake.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

These curious facts about the Bible were ss-
esris:uli, It is ,s.l, by convict sentenced 90 a
long term Of s.litsry confinement: The Bible
contains 4, ,5o5 4,3 lettsrs, 1862 words. 81
l75 verses, l1st chapters and ot b5okr The
word l-l occurs if "a times The word Lord
occurs 1853 times. The word Rsrsrssi cc,urs
but once, waich Is IN ibe gih verse Of the lllth
Psslm. The middle verse Is the '.h verse OF the
llsth Psalm The list verse q the 1th chsp'er
o. Ezrs contains AL the letters 10 the alphabet
except tine letter j. The finest chspter TO real
is the -'tl chspter Of the Acts Of the Apostles
The lsll chapter of II kIacs sni the 37th
chapter Of Isaish are alike Tze longest verse
is the 2;h verse Of the Sh chspter Of Esther
The shortest verse ls the 5aih verse of the llth
chapter Of ST Joha The b. 18th, rs: ami
3lst verses of the 10Th Psalm sre alike. Each
verse Of the l55th Psalm end slike. There sre
no words cT names Of more than six Fylstlcs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

nal at Geneva, and, as it may be called, to pre-
Judice or overcome the jury through clamor and
passion. then the sooner that fact is known the
better for all parties concerned. am reluctant,
Mr.. President, to believe that either OF these al
ternstives exists, but, in view Of the known his
tory Of these Affairs, it is almost impossible to
imagine any other, if, indeed, the whole report
is not newspaper cansrd, as, | trust, in the in
terest Of peace and honor, it msy be- If, how
ever, upon obtaining this information, which, l
hope, we shall ask for, it shall appear that these
reports are true, it will be q subject for earnest
consideration, and steps of preparation and pre-
caution should be taken in order that our honor
and our just rights may he upheld
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

Oar readers viii remember the atrooious
murder Of the members Of the Psrts family, in
Clark county, Indians, last summer, and the
subsequent hanging Of several ne-roes secured
Of the murder, by an excited mob Al Indian
Auolis dispatch furnishes US 4 sequel to thoFe
horrible tragedies. Il now appears that the man
who was the mos; clamorous for lynchius the
negroes, ami the most Seiiye in the work Of
hanging them, IS tue person wLo mmitie1 the
horrible crime OF which they were acou.ei
Here !, striking commentary On mob sni
lynch law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

NERGESSEs s-FOr weeks the saw ulill o. NJ. J..
y. Hawley, on the falls. in this city. ha, been
running night and day. Not less than e, 900
feet per week have been sawed, which at SO so
per thoussnd-a fair sversge-makes = very
handsome weeks income, from one saw
mill.
The young gent Of this city who was the for.
tunAte recipient Of two offers of marriage from
aimiable young marrisgeSbles, last week, is in
the most unhappy state OF betseenty He finds
himself quite unequal to the task Of deciding
which OF the fair chsrmers to choose
Butter was too cold to be active last week
Quantity light and prices unchanged. There is
no variation in the general market figures, with
the exception Of eggs Owing to unusual iber-
atty on the part OF the BrsmAhs. in view of a
wsr with England, eggs have fallen to % cents;
very generous in view Of Lent
The mail for Ticonderogs snd the towns north
Is now carried over the Addison County road
from Leicester Junction. IL makes a material
difference in the amount Of mail matter to be
carried over the route from Vergenues to Port
Henry, which leaves Vergeuues Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Quite a quantity OF brick are already de-
liverei on the grourd. TO be used in the erection
Of the new Catholic Church in this city,
We understand that the ST. John Baptist So
eiety Of this city have decided to celebrate the
2i'h of June in Vergennes, in honor of their
patron saint
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

1t is heart-sickenins to mark the hippancy
with which ZONE Of the public journals speak of
a probable war with England. A half million
graves are yet moist with the tears Of those who
we're bereaved OF sons, brothers. husbands and
fathers by the rebellion. Until the sad memories
Of the recent past thall h,ve been Modified by at
least a generation of time, we pray God to avert
from US a repetition Of that harvest Of death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

The MY Herald says that the Rev j. Freemsn
Clarke preached last Sunday in the church Of
the Messiah, from John ix, 8: As long as an in
the world am like the world" That is ur-
doubtedly the way it read in the Herald Bible !;
but there is slight variation from this reading
in our copy T. Independent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

TIE BosroS Posr-OrFIcE TmEF.-Tbe case
Of young Laws, the CLERK in the Boston Post
Office. detected in stealing from letters passing
through Jhst office, is peculiar oae He is
tsenty-six years OF age, unmarried, and hss
been employed three years in the msi.ing de-
psr;mear, on e Ealary Of 5000 4 year. He
served hree years in the late war in tbe United
States naval service, AMI hss always borne a
good character. He wss quiet and orderly in
his habits, punctusl IN attending TO his duties,
spending his evening at home, having 10 bad
companions, and spending but little money on
himself or others Unlike the usual mail
plunderers, Laws wss careful 10 take no single
letters, but bundles and packages Of letters tied
up snd in transmission 70 distant Offices These
packages asa usually wrapped in paper and Sc
ozrsly tied, which furnished ready means Of
oonceslment whea once in Laws possession. He
appears TO have stolen only such packages Of
these letters as would be handled by other clerks,
and none Of these coming through his division,
and thus drew suspicion on many Innocent par
ties and of from himself The Post-Ofice De-
partmeut bas been for many months subjected
to innumersble complaints Of lost letters for
war1ed from New York and the West 10 Maine.
New Hampshire and canada, and MIR. Charles
Field, Special Agent Of the P0st-Ofioe Depart
meat, bss had the case entrusted TO him for exam
instion. After trip through the principal Offices
Of Msine and New Hampshire, Mr.. Field, liking
his suspicious upon Laws, commenced constant
watch upon him, and worked it out 70 5 sue
cessful result. Laws Wss detected with a
package Of through-etters for Montreal, soI1e
thirty 10 number, ami through-package for
N0vs SCOTS, some tEeniy in number, which he
hal placed in his pockets, preparatory to taxing
them to his home in Roxbury On being ar
rested, Laws stated that he hal pursued his
depredAtOns constantly for more than two years
past, that he had taken bundle sfter bundle to
his house in Roxbury. and after opening and
taking out their money contents, had burned
them up in the furnace With the proceeds Of
his depredations he mad built three dwelling
houses in Roxbury, upon which he had paid
SIG 600. and he had also deposited in various
savings banks $4,000 or $4,000 more. THIS
money and property he turned over to Post
MASTER Burt, Of Boston The amount IN the
hands of General Burt to make restitution with
is at least $4,000, which will probably be
found to belong to parties in sums varying from
81 10 SO, and belonging to 10000 or 10000
people Laws states that about 5000 belong
to E. Allen 4 Co. publishers. Of Augusta, Me.
No money WAS obtSined from registered letters,
and this case Is a fitting commentary upon the
habit Of the people Of transmitting money in
ordinary letterE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

Mas. "DR." BURLEIGH AND HER NlCTIN1.
The tea OjSerrer says Of the murderess
Of Mr.. Hall and her victims throughout the
country:
at must not be supposed that the news
papers are publishing all they know about
the woman who is now in the bands of justice
Not half is printed Consideration for the
innocent victims Of her blaekmailing opera
tons prevents. Some of the revelations
which are obtained affect people in high
station people who are dead as well as those
who are living. Black as her career is, and
dreadful as is the crime for which she is de-
tained She has always escaped. When she
shot, she had calculated the chances. She
expected TO become a heroine and to escape
after brief detention the consequences Of
her crime
The Albany Times also remarks
'Since the tragedy at Utica, last Weinos-
day morning. in which this notorious woman
is so frightlully implicated, strange develop
ments have been indicated concerning her
relations with some prominent men of this
city If the facts in our possession were but
divulged, it would create sort Of social
earthquake in this city. il is TO be hoped
that the ends Of justice may not require the
publicity Of their names.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

loon, cleaying the air like mighty bird. At
length it looked like a mere speck in the
clouds. Opera glasses and telescopes were
brought into requisitiOn, and by their aid
Donaldson could still be seen performing his
gymnastic feats. After rising to a tremend-
Gus hight the balloon hung for a few mo-
ments seemingly suspended in mid-air, and
then sailed off in southeastern direction.
When the balloon was a mere speck in the
distance, invisible TO the naked eye and almost
through powerful telescopes, the man with
nerves of steele and the heart Of a lion re
peated his daring trapeze feat by hanging
head downward, suspended by his toes. Such
a scene was never before witnessed in Norfolk
and seldom anywhere in the world. The
description of such a scene reads like rom
ance, but the reality far surpasses the most
vivid powers of ''word painting and we
desist from the vain effort to depict it. When
the aerial ship had reached an altitude of
about half mile, and struck the colder cur
rent of air, the 9ronaut was observed to
climb up to the hoop, and get his suit OF
thick clothes Descend'7g to the bar he
dressed h imself, and the resumed the gym
nastic display-exercsin. himself to keep
warm. Those who were fortunate to have
telescopes saw the balloon gradually descend
ing Occasionally the serOnaut would throw
down bag Of sand to enable the balloon TO
rise--the country probably not being suited
for descent. Late in the evening it was
rumored that Donaldson had descended safely
near Kempsyille, In Princess Anne county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

These cjsl statistics ought to suit every one,
when the thermometer is i've degrees below
zero. Young ladies who are talking Of getting
married should read them. On Taurslay, John
H. Draper & Co, in New York, offered At sue
ton l2) 900 tons of Scranton coal, and the
Delaware Lsckswanns, and Western Coal Com
psny, sold 900 tons Of the same coal
q What did thoy &c, for it1'' " Not Sc, 81 or
S. as they uset to get itst winter, but Lump
WAS first sold st 50 35, then rcse to 50 ~ T..
and recelel to $40 The frs, lot Of stesm-
boAt went for S3s5. the balance for sa7O.
Crate sold st S3.75, SO G5 and S355. Egg
tluctuated considerably, $3.50 being the highest
price obtsinei, and it gradually went down to
S3,4j but sgain went up TO S5 50. Stove also
ductusted considerably; S4l0 was obtained for
the first lot, then it touched S1lj and S4l7
-, and then gradually descended to 81 o. -.
Chestnut frst sold for SO 45, vent down to
$3.50, sni foaly sold for 1892 -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-16

TERRIFIC POWDER ExPLosIoN-FIvE POWDER
MILLs BLOWN UP-FoUR MES KILLED.-Five
powder mills, belonging to the Miami Powder
Company, and located between Xenia and Yel-
low Springs, Ohio. on the Little Miami Railroad,
exploded at ten O'Clock Monday morning. The
explosion caused terrible shock, so great that
in the adjacent towns and cities much conster-
nation ensued In Dayton, children rushed out
of school, the fire bells were rung, and it was
generally believed thst come great calamity had
occurred within the city limits. In Troy and
Tppecanoe, houses were shaken as BY an earth
quake. The first explosion occurred in wheel
mill. This communicated to a building where
was powder in course Of manufacture and con-
tsintd in canvas bsgs. The double dry-hous,
fifty feet square, containing vast quantities Of
dry powder, came in next. From this the
flames spread, and the other mills exploded in
quick succession. Two large double dry-houses,
three glaza-mills, one cRnning-mill, two press
mills snd one paoking-houte, were anIhilatet.
while the remainder Of the cOmpany's works
were more or less injured. The following per-
sons we're killed Arthur Nero, David Conley
(colored), William Hobbins and John Ballard
Henry Duncan (colored) was wounded, and will
probably die samuel Rainer was blown across
The mill-rsoe and his hearing partially de-
stroyed, while others were badly stunned, barely
esosping with their lives All the men killed
had families. From twenty to twenty-five tons
OF powder ezpl0iel The compsuy's loss is
estimatei at ,00G.