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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

The Catholic Church for the past four
years has had no reason to complain Of the
administration of Gen. Grant. lie has not
caused. or allowed. to be taken from it one
iota of its freedom or placed a single impede
ment in its way. lie has placed men in
power irrespective of their religious belief,
and retained them there, spite Of the bigOts
who called on him to cast them aside because
they dared to worship God after the dictates
of their own conscience. Nor can we forget
that when fanatics would change the con-
stitution of our country, 80 as TO make II
include recognition of Christianity, Gen.
Grant, though himselfa practical Christian,
steadily refused to cOuntenanee such thing,
because he knew such change would open
the door to religious persecution OF the
worst kind.
Looked at with impartial eyes, and not
through the mist which SANDER has raised
about it, the administration of Gen. Grant
has been in the main a grand success. W hen
he took his seat as head of the government,
he found the country in frightfully demon
allied state. Thousands, nay tens of thOus-
ands Of sinecure office-holders were living on
the fat of the land. at the expense of our
people: the nation was grOaning under the
weight of an enormous debt and national
credit at the lowest ebb. Setting himself
10 the work of reform, the President ousted
the the sinecurists from Office, lowered the
national debt three hundred and fifteen
millions in thirty-seven months, and made
our credit as a nation better than 1t ever
was before.
There Is not an abuse from whiskey rings
TO polvgamy that he has not attempted to
remedy and his attempts at reformation
have been in the generality Of cases crown
ed with success. These are reasons why we
shall vote for Grant, and they are drawn
from an attentive consideration of his adj
ministration. We need not refer TO his mill
tary record-the world knows and America
ought TO remember that Gen. Grant was the
chief instrument in the cleansing of our land
from the. horrors of slavery, the one dark
spot on our starry flag.
Opposed to Gen. Grant in this campaign
is a man. honest, if you will, but whose ut
ter unftness for the position at which he
aims Is so notorious that when the Balti-
more Convention headed their ticket
with his name, people were INCLINED to
consider the thing stupendous joke. The
| Hon. Horace Greeley has been prominently
before the public for thirty years or more,
| and in all that time he has not single act
to entitle him to the greatest gift in the
hands of Americans to bestow. His politi-
cal life is failure; his inconsistencies are
notorious, and his character is such as to
make him, despite the good intentions he
may have, plant tool in the hands of de-
signing men. We cannot vote for Greeley,
and. as we hold that man traitor, who, in
his country's emergency, does not vote
either way, we must support Gen. Grant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

London adyices state that the failure Of
the potato crop in England, ireland and
Scotland Is now certain, and great suffering
bv the poor this winter, which is expected to
be very severe. Is anticipated. The foot and
mouth disease threatens to spread among the
cattle, and the coming Of winter i looked
for with no little anxiety.
The Losses on ninety-three plantations on
Warrior river. in Alabama, in the recent
floods, aggregate over 100000. of these
fftv-seven met with q total loss Of every
bushel Of com. every hale of cotton and
every item of stock and Improvements only
eighteen having saved anything whatever
and even these were only able to foot up a
trihe snatched from destruction, in the way
Of such stock as could be hastily removed
The second crop of grass in New Hamp-
shire this year will, it Is said, be equivalent
to the full crop of hay made in the State last
year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

and does not seem then TO have been new
art. A fragment Of the tenth of the Roman
tables, $50 B. c., has reference to the burial
of any gold with the dead, except that found
around the teeth. Herodotus declares that
the Egyptians had knowledge of the . DIS,
eases of the teeth and their treatment 2Ooo
re. In Martial, Casseilus is mentioned as
either filling or extracting teeth, but he
specified that he would not polish false teeth
with tooth powder. Lucian mentions an
old maid who had bat four teeth, and they
were fastened in with gold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
The ORIENTAL SrUDFvTs.-A party Of -
Chinese students arrived in Springfield Mon
dav. and the Tnion thus describe. them

Chinese students arrived in Springfield Mon
dav. and the Union thus describes them
The party consisted Of 81 students, I
guardians, ladies, 2children and 5servants.
The guardians are Yung Wing, Chan laisun
Tseng Lanpin. and Yeh Yunsin. The ladies
Of the party belong TO the family Of Chan
Laisun, who has already spent several years
in the country, having graduated from Ham
ilt0n College in the class of As. After grad
uation, be returned to China, where he has
since devoted himself chiefly to educational
matters He i a gentleman Of fine qualities,
firm. courteous and afiable lie speaks a
pure English. and with rare ease and fueney
for a stranger His family are also familiar
with the language, and make themselves
easily understood in it. Neither Lampin nor
Nunsin understand the language, and are To
apply themselves in acquiring it Immediately
The students are from Shanghai and Canton,
and come entirely from the families of mer-
chants. gentlemen and officers Of the govern
ment They are from nine to fifteen years Of
age, and very sprightly and intelligent. Their
dress Is uniform and quite in taste. Each
one wears very handsome gown or frock Of
purple color. which hangs a little below
the knee. \ tightly-ftting cap OF black
silk is worn, and the hair a Ia Chinese. They
all have shoes Of native make, which reach
only little above the ankle. while the pants
or trowsers are fastened by means ola buckle
Just over them. The outfit as whole Is
quite unique and pretty. The party will re-
main in the country several wears, and will
enter our highest institutions of learning.
Yale and Harvard Will receive the most OF
them, as they offer greater advantages than
other colleges can for some years to come.
Princeton and Williams are also spoken of,
and NAV draw some Of them. They have
come here for our highest training and best
culture. and will spare neither money nor
pains to secure them. The ladies Of the
party were plainly dressed in black, without
Show of extrayagance. Earrings and some
other articles of jewelry were worn, but moth
ing for the mere purpose Of attracting atten,
ton They were fair in complexion ano
thoroughly modest and self-possessed in con
duct, and in word presented the appear
ance and demeanor of genuine ladies. The
servants were active and energetic, anC
worked with will. They were dressed in Q
manner to indicate their rank and position
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

NEW BAIT FOR BAsS-llow IT WAS DIsoov-
rRrp.-Our towu-man. Seth Green. the IA
nous piSciculturi-t. i in the constant receipt
Of letters from acquaintance and strangers
far and near. who write about fishes and
fishing. as well as other things. and they
oftentimes communicate facts and discover
ies Of interest. He lately received a note
from Mr.. Van Wvck. lifelong resident Of
New Hamburger, on the Hudson. who has
love for angling. and takes an interest in
everything pertaining 10 fish gentleman
of leisure. and skilled in throwing the fly. he
indulges in the Tastime. He writes that for
some years past. at certain seasons, fish have
been noticed PLAYING about a reef in the NV
er near his place Of residence. These fish
were known To be bass, but how TO capture
them was the question. Many devices were
reSorted to. and bats tried. but all without
effect The most cunning angler taxed his
wits in vain 10 find the bait that would tempt
one Of these basS to come 10 the hook. \
few DAYS since Mr. Van WICK made another
attempt to capture a bass on the reef He
tried various expedients, and, failing, he
laid down his pole di.heartened and was
about to surrender Taking from his pocket
some tobacco put in sheet Of tin-toll, 1t
occurred to him to offer piece of the shin
ing foil to the fish as bait He cut the foil
in strips and attached it to his hook and cast
the line. Instantly it was taken by a bass,
and one after another he landed fine speci-
mems Of that variety Of fish until he had
taken all be required. Having captured the
bass. he sought TO know what they were
| feeding upon when seen in such numbers
iumuinr about the surface of the river on
the reef. An examination Of the stomaehs
proved that Young shad was the sole food.
The tin foil had the silvery appearance Of
young ~had. and they mistook the halt for
such. This may I've useful information To
those who are seeking to capture bass else
where. Rochester Union
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

road has inst been opened from st. Adams
acres the county to the extreme northeast
corner: vet it Is believed by many that the
advantages of accumulating the dairy pro
ducts in one place for sale are such that most
NJ them will still be marketed here.
AZ points where there are no such con-
trolling influences as the railroad exerts at St
AIbans. the farmers should themselves take
the matter in hand, and enter into an ar
rapgement. pledging themselves 10 bring
their products together at some point at
stated times, and not to sell at any other
time. and they can easily enough secure all
the advantages of a market organized and
Governed by the most rigid rules. The diff
entity. however. where this experiment has
been tried, has been found TO be IN the
want Of backbone in the farmers them
selves. say it in sorrow rather than IN
caviling spirit. but it Is the lamentable fact
that among all classes of business men there
are none who are 50 10th to do anything fol
the mutual good of the class as farmers
They rarely combine for the accomplishment
| of any such object as the fixing of a market
dav. and when they do, will not resist tho
/ formulation Of schemers who prefer buying al
| their houses to buying in the market, Il
break up the combination, and it shortly be
comes demoralized and dies. So far a. my
observation extends, fair, honorable DEALER
are not averse TO the arrangement, and II
some eases are its most earnest advocate
themselves.
There are in Northern Vermont seyera
other lesser - markets. which are, IN
sense. of-shoots Of that at st. Adams, am
are attended by the same buyers. The CIR
cumstances of their appointment, if not tn
| same. are analogous to those at st. Adams
and the results are equally beneficial. II
one instance a single buyer, Of good repute
bv positively refusing TO look at paekas
Of butter at any other time, was enabled t
fix the market day in one Of our larges
| towns.
have little knowledge Of the - Boards
Trade" springing up in various parts OF Ne'
/ York State and elsewhere, but ! cannot Sc
anv good reason VII, they should not be ad
vantageous. upon the principle that systeI
is always better than the want OF 1t, thong
it sometimes Is q little expensive getting tn
machinery to working well. All the corr
lumber and produce and stock exchanges !
the great commercial emporiums, are mode
upon which such boards may be safely ionn,
ed provided only that the farmers can see
for their interest TO conform strictly to III
rule, and regulations. 1t l. Of no use 10 e
tablish rules TO be lived up to only when
Is convenient to do So. o. s. B.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

DAyMcHT FlREwoRKs.-TheJ japanese have
fireworks made expressly to be let of by day
light. \ recent festival in japan, at which
display Of these ingenious toys were ex-
hibited j. thus described in the Yokohama
Herald The second day was occupied with
exhibitions Of the ingenious daylight fire
works. Of tie manufacture Of which the Jap
aue-e auuear to be the sole masters. A.
usual. these consisted mostly of bombs,
which. exploding high in the air, discharged
sometimes various colored Jets Of smoke, and
sometimes closely folded packages Of wire
and raper. which unfolded themselves into
parachute- Of great bulk and symmetrical de
/ sign. They were sometimes fish, which swan
leisurelv through the atmosphere to the
/ ground or snake, which writhed them
| selves away over the tree tops or great
| birds that lowered kite-like and motionless Tor
an incredibly long time. Occasionally they
/ took the shape of cottages, temples, human
( beings. magnifed crests Of daimios. trees and
/ A5werS-almost anything that lively I'M
agination could suggest. The smoke figures,
1 however. were the most amusing. One OF
the most frequently attempted was cutie
fish. with body Of thick, fuliginous black,
aud arms Of lighter hues. OF course the IL
fusion was very brief, the wind not allowing
the smoke TO remain undisturbed for more
than few seconds but while it lasted Il
! was perfect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
hill TIE CrRouo.-Say~ the Country

Kill The CrRUuo.-S Saw the Country
Gentleman
During the year, that have given Us the
greatest numbers Of the curculio, we have
caught and destroyed between four and five
thousand in season. The year next after
the entire failure of the crop from winter
killing. we found only four hundred. The
present year. after the small crop Of ISL.
we found only about one thousand. The in
-ects have rather increased in numbers on
the whole a. the trees have become larger
and although all have more or less Of crops
this YEAR. there viii undoubtedly he a differ
rnce in our favor another year. as compared
with those who have given them no atten-
ton. 1t costs but xix cents Per tree, and the
best way Is to make regular yearly work
Of IT, II Is now many years since we began
this regular protection Of the plum crop, ana
we never failed. with the exception of two
seasons, in obtaining heavy crops. The tirst
| failure was some years ago when the cold ol
winter killed all the fruit buds and the see
ond was last wear. when the fruit set poorly
everywhere.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

IIorEl LIE N ST. LouIs.-I am attached
to my quarters. and vet I'll have to leave
1t i altogether too lively for a quiet man.
There are about one hundred dining room
Urls. and the corridor on my floor has, by
mutual consent, been selected for the ground
for the nightly settlements Of disputes. The
cat fight begins between two, about anything
or nothing. and in short time involves the
entire force, including clerks, stewards and
landlords. 1t was exciting for the first ten
OF a dozen nights, but it j. getting monot-
onous Besides this, there Is pretty d.
vorced woman on the same floor, and her
discarded cutthroat-an Unlocking dog, with
murderous grey eves-still fancies it Is hi>
duty to exercise sort of supervision over
the goings. and comings, and doings, and
savings Of Madame This meddlesome
scoundrel hangs about the hotel catechising
the servants, and INDUCES in threats Of cut
ting hearts out If he learns that his ex-
wife has paid a visit TO the ice cream saloon
in company with male friend, his feroci0us
appetite for hearts l. stimulated. The other
night the lady was guilty Of playing a game
or two Of chess with 1.-The Doctor and the
cut-throat Is hot on the trail Of the medical
heart. threatening to scoop out the noble en-
trail in It's entirety Of auricles, ventricles and
pericardium. The doctor has changed hi-
boarding house, and | think I'll change
mine-not that ii : anything 10 me, only the
heart-cutter Is liable 10 make mistakes in his
emotional insanity, and don't care about
bantering that portion of my yiscera for no
thing.-G {. Harding IN Cincinnati Cam
mcroiai
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

japanese Fash SIMMER time the
climate Of japan i generally moist, hot and
oppressive. the air on the hottest days being
not unfrequentlv stagnaut a. well; the con-
sequence Is that the use Of the fan Is uni
versal. and in bamboo and japanese paper
are found materials most admirably adapted
for the purpose of their manufacture. The
artistic faculty of the japanese embelii-he-
their fans with designs that commend them
selves bv their exquisite fidelity to Nature ;
few simple touches realize pictures which
many foreign artist could not approach :
the .Jaranese are born craftsmen, and their
sense Of the contrast of colors intultlye !;
hence even the very commone~t fans are gen
orally very interesting TO look at. and are
almost never vulgar. The excellence Of this
branch of native manufacture. and the ex-
cessiye cheapness of production, says the
Jaran Herald. are fast securing a foreign
trade in them Of no magnitude; Within the
last year one commercial house shipped some
three millions of them TO America. and an
other firm i just shipping away. IN one ye>-
~el. q million more To the same country.
where 1t has become a common practice 70
deposit a fan In each sitting in churches and
chapel-. for the Use of members Of the con-
grecation There are some extensive iacto-
rie> at Nedo devoted tofan making. giving
employment u hundreds of hands. The
fans being wholly produced by manual labor
no machinery is employed,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04
A Song.
pyxRs. RICHARD 5. GREESoreH-

ny MRS. RICHARD 5. GREENou6H-
Soft IS this messy hank
sweet Is the birds low song
Tenderly lie the clouds
The auirering sky along
Gently the suns last beams
Rest on Won far of height,
whilst the eneircling sea
Trembles beneath their light.
son are thy kisses, love;
Sweet is thy pleading tone
Tenderly lies my head
Thy throbbing heart upon
Gently. al let me rest,
Rocked by thy deep-drawn signs,
And watch the evening stars
clean from the deepening skies;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

The secretary of the national republican
committee has bulletined the estimate of the
November election, giving Greeley Della
ware, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

EARLY DENTISTRY. practice of den
tistry can hardly be included in the modern
arts for as early as 500 years B. c., gold
was used for filing teeth, and gold wire was
employed to mold artificial teeth in position,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Sloan that knits up the raveled sleeve OF care,
The death Of each days life, sore labor's bath
Calm Of hurt minds, great natures second course,
Chief nourishsr in LIES feast. -ehskspsare
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Texas and Virginia putting Alabama, Loul,
siana. Missouri, New Jersey, New YORK ana
West Virginia as doubtful, and giving the
resi- TO Grant The committee say their
preparations to prevent fraud are complete
and they hope for an honest vote, unless inc
democrats devise some new plan
An affecting incident occurred in the Jei-
ferson market Police Court, New YORK, on
Tuesday morning \ woman named IRAN
ces Doyle had been locked up the night De
FIRE for drunkenness, and the officer who ar,
rested her stated that she and her husband
were confirmed inebriates. They have two
children. a girl aged ten and boy aged
EIGHT wears, who support them. Inc boy
makes pen wipers and the little girl sell'
them in the evenings Tuesday morning the
! girI went TO Jefferson market, and, gong
IN TO the bench, said, in pathetic, tones
sJudre. my mother is locked up, and have a,
no money to pay to get her ont; this IS all
have (handing him pen wiper), 'anI
! Il Won will take il and let my mother out,
will bring You a bundle of wipers As soon a
we. George and | can afford them; Judge
| Cox. touched by the appeal of the little one
took the wiper, gave her bill to buy some
thing TO eat and lay in a stock, and thel
discharged the mother. With tears IN hel
eyes. the little girl thanked him, and le'
her mother away, it Is to be hoped to lead
better life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

Extracts Of Roots and le-h- which H---
Invariably cure the following -1i-l
Dyspepsia. Heart Burn Lieer ".aI
and Loss Of Appetite cared Nl taking
bottles.
Lassi'',de. Tow Spirits -..I stalking
sati0u cured ~ once
Fy7sptfOis. PimDIes. I10.cno=. srI lI
purities of tho blood. bursting through O.
skin or otherwise. cured rc4l.lE lt l..-.
ing the directions on The 1oi--t-
Eidnev. Bladder and Urinary Ta..H.-
ment invariably curel- one bottle "---
vince Tie most slcIt-c..l-
HORNS expelled from tie system 1 .
out the least Qiflculfy. Patients -.-.s
from this prevalent disease viii --e 81 -
cd change for the better ln tl.-- c0n.
after taking one bottle Nora ollr
are more prevalent than i7 generally
posed In The Young. ana il.r WALL -a
Quaker Bitter- sure RENE r-
Nervous Dific'sl;ies. NelrI- g.
speedily relieved
RhesflHGti7m. SwcTlel Joints ami l
fniar Affections removed ar
hevel ly- this Invaluable medicine
bronchitis, Catarrl. Coavu' ar-. a-. i..-
stories curel or much rC-------
Difficult BreafI ing. Pain in Tie Inns.
Side AMI Chest aim 1S- invariably
taking a lew bottles OF The & -----.- A...s.
Ill Difficult FcI1ale uern-sue---.
most invariably car sea l. "a y -..-.- ut
organic laws.l So prevalent 90 tle s.
ladies Weld readily % this l.v-.ll-. -..
cine-the Quaker E-t-crs.
III Impurities Of thc Blood cH- diseases
incident 10 The same always ..-.
Quaker Bitiers- Il taken aue.- -|
directions.
The Aged Gnl in tle Quaker I---a-- a--
the article they stand il uccl uf ia -.
Ginning years. lt Q-ieis0us Tie t-a.. a-
cheers the mind. and plvGs -Le
down tho plane Inclined.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-04

SHOCKING MowING MACHINE AccIDEST-
A RoY's NERvE-From NJ. b. Cline, ESD,
we learn the particulars of an appalling ac-
cident which resulted fatally to Charley
Fesler. a son of Jacob Fesler, who lives IN
Washington county, just over the johnson
county line. Yesterday Charley was usinga
Rnckeye mower on VIM b. Ford splace, and
was alone in the meadow, when the horses
were enraged by an attack of bees and ran
away. Charley kept his seat until the
spring Hereunder next the sickle bar broke
and threw him upon the sickle.
One of the guards, those tooth-hke pro
iections in which the sickle plays, stuck
into his thigh, be was dragged under the
sickle bar, the guard tearing its way down
the leg until it caught and held trmly IN
the tendons of the heel. the sickle hanging
the limb all the way down. In that posit-
ion he was dragged about fifty yards; when
the lines winding around the machinery
the horses were stopped. Now came the
trial of the poor boys nerve and vltality,;
| All alone as he was, he released himself
from the cruel imprisonment, unhitched
horse. mounted and rode him nearly mile
to house. where, in spite Of all care; The
poor fellow succumbed, and in hall an houi
| he was dead.-IOtra Gig Press. Sept. H.
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D7. Z. S. FLINT ( CO., Fsc=..-=-.-.s,
PROTIDENCE. L. L
sold at wholesale hy Henry g. o..
and 20 retail hy u. =. >tearr- s. &C. F. F"
Vincent & Tan q. p. Jones Lur
N.r-