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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11
POLITICAL.

Grant ays but little, but it is to the point
General Hillyer puts the case nicely. He says
Greeley made speech two thousand miles
long, attempting to say what Grant said in
one sentence, Let Us have peace
The Democrats of Maine are not to have
even the one State Senator which has been
conceded to them, a majority Of the whole
number of votes was not east Tor any one
candidate in that distIict.
This is personal in the most approved
style of the Western papers " Jacob Bum
garder blew into the niuzzle Of his gun to
see if it was loaded. Ii was. Funeral on
sunday
Horace Bubbler has been blowing in the
faces of the people of Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana to see if they are loaded. They
are. Funeral Tuesday, October sth.
\ gushing poet asks in the first line of a
recent eifusion ''low many weary pil-
erims lie?'' We give it up, but there are
a good many-since swinging round the
circle" came into fashion, at any rate.
In the New York Tribune of November
2G. $50. less than two Years ago, Horace
Greeley said ''The Cincinnati Commercial
will be good enough to inform its readers
that there Is no ONCE in the universe that
would BE- any inducemcnt to Horace Greeley
to foreeo or postpone his advocacy of pro-
lection to home industry" Yet Greeley is
mot at all inconsistent" oh no
Charles Francis Adams, Jr, has made a
strong speech against Greeley and for
Grant. The Adamses are now, including
the democratic members of the family, all
opposed to Greeley.
Mr.. Samner peremptorily declines the
liberal nomination for Governor of Massa-
chusetts. and to think of it has made him
sick. What becomes of the unhappy demo-
Gratis of Massachusetts who swallowed him
only to be thus left in the lurch?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11


We know of No words which will convey
to persons residing outside of Chicago an
idea of what has been done in the way of
rebuilding the city, than To say that. begin
ming on April - 1872, and ending Decem-
ber /, 1872. including sundays. counting
two hundred working davs. and each day Of
eight hours. there viii be completed one
brick, stone or iron building, twenty-five
feet front and from four To six stories high,
for each hour of that time. mother words,
the buildings of that size and character com
pleted, and that viii be completed by De
cember lSt, viii average one for each sixty
minutes Of two hundred days Of eight hours
each.
This estimate, which viii fall below the
actual fact does not include the many stone.
brick, iron and wooden buildings built out
side of the burned district. and which alone
equal the ordinary new buildings put mp in
Chicago annually. There Is no precedent in
the worlds history o.. such a growth; no
precedent for sueh energy and bravery By
people who. within the year, bad seen
5000, ,0OO, 900 of their property destroyed by
fire. The statement viii sound extraOrli
nary that. for seven months in 1872. be
ginning the first day the frost was out Of
the GROUND. there was built and completed
in the burnt district Of Chicago brick,
stone or iron warehouse every hour Of each
working day in that time.
The extraordinary achievement in rebuild
Chicago is not confined 20 the number Of
new buildings. but applies equally to their
size and their superiority in construction
and materials. Ii will strike those familiar
with Chicago before the fire that. while
four stories was the general height of bust
ness blocks al that time, the present build
ings, as general thing, are at least one
story higher. thus adding One-hfth 10 the
warehouse capacity. While the brick
structures still bear large proportion to
the whole number Of new ediices, the pro-
portion Of stone fronts has largely increased
that material superseding, in many cases,
the iron fronts Another popularity of the
new buildings is the greatly-increased mum
her Of double .and treble stores; that i
stores having 30 and 75 feet, and, in many
eases, 100 feet front.
Outside Of the burnt district there have
been erected dwellings for this increased
population. together with the local stores
and warehouses required for the increased
retail trade The whole city has put on ae-
tivity, and, 90 where one will, he will meet
the surprising evidences of that increase in
trade, manufactures and population, and
rise in real estate, which are indubitable
evidence Of the prosperity of Chicago. To
the north Of Chicago, extending along the
lake shore, are succession of villages IA
pidly filling up; to the south, extending to
the parks, the same rapid settlement is pro-
crossing while beyond the old western
border Of the city, within the last six
months, population has settled which
equals that of the whole city twenty wears
ago. This will give to non-residents fair
idea of Chicago one year after the Great
Fire
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

.. Oh deep brown eyes, sang gay October,
Deep brown ewes running over with giee
Blue eyes are pale, and gray eyes are soOei
Bonnie brown eyes are the eyes lor me.
Black eyes shine in the glowing summer
With red Of rose and yellow OF corn
But cold they close when the still late-eomef'
Silvery Frost, creeps over the morn
Blue eyes simmer with angel glances,
Like spring viOlets over the lea
But oh, my Grapes, my Wines. and my DaLc's'
What have angels in common with me
Go. Gray Eyes What know We Of laughing,
Giddy with glee from the mere sunshine
Go to your books. What know ye OF quahh
Lucious juice from the riOtous vine,
All the earth is full of frolieking;
Growing is over harvest j. done
All the trees are ready for Tolicking,
Glowing scarlet with rustical fun.
stay, Brown Eyes in the purple weather,
crown Of oak leaves with maple blent
Shall deck your brow, while gayly together
We two will wander TO hearts content
Thus OctobersNyild voice was singing,
While on his pipe he eunningly played
All the red woods with music were ringing,
And Brown Eyes listened, with footsteps stay ed
Waited to hear the the song beguiling,
Listened and laughed through the sunny day
And earth and sky fell 10 merry smiling,
A hand in hand they wandered away
H4rpsr's Magazine for October
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11


The ASSISTANT Democrats have at length
got Christian recruit, and the Tact seems
Co have determined them to turn the cam
palsn INTO religious one - important
dld thIs occasion seem 90 them that the an
nouncement OF 1t wa- not only telegraphed'
bat SPECIAL teieSrapmc dispatches oi great
length were sent from chicago TO New York
ON the SUBJECT
mat Christian. a real ID H., should
come over To Their side seems TO have upset
the inmates oi The othce oi the chicago if-
'nHc. and thephenomenon l. set forth IN hall
column OF display typ. rs II 1t We're di-
'.orce SUIT - extraordinary did 1t seem
lhat q column oi the convert letter was us
patched TO the New York Ir1buns (another
oi the great religious organs OF HreeleN ana
browu) IN advance OF the mail. and by It
spread ont IN staring type. as one OF the
wonders OF the canvass.
And 50 1t Is. We share the astoni>hmeut
OF the two Ir15UqcS. That an eminent Chris
tan Doctor OF DIVINITY should JON the
sham reconciliation movement Tor putting
the democratic party. INTO power l. an event
that must awaken all the christian enthuSl-
asm OF the New York Sun. Ii has stirred
the proiounde~t feelings OF that eminent re-
hSious organ. the Springfield RepHbiifaH
which breaks forth into an apostrophe OF
Mr.. Greeley as Ecce Homo. and declares that
the Cincinnati platform is the Legitimate
out-growth of the Sermon on the Mount. In
fact, this little religious accession has 81 ex-
cited the twin Struggers for the public
offices. that We expect the New York U0rid
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

siderable for market Mr.. \. A. kneeland
and Mr.. J. Holden are the two largest sugar
manufacturers, each usually making from
one to two tons of sugar and syrup.
In the Bradshaw neighborhood, in Berlin,
there are five dwellings within distance OF
perhaps fifty rods. and during the past few
months death has visited every one of these
dwellings. removing, in a majority OF cases,
head of the family.
Canker rash is prevailing in Fayston, and
cases of typhoid pneumonia are reported.
On Sunday last a death occurred in Waits
fell rom the latter disease.
| ! new society at Waitsfield called the
Mad River Agricultural Society, proposes to
hold Fair of two days on the Waltsfield
tr0tting grounds during the month of OctO-
her.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Frank Ingram of Dummerst0n, while as
sisting in driving herd of cattle to Put
ney recently, was attacked by n twO-year
old bull and narrowly escaped with his life.
The animal had escaped from the drove and
Ingram went to head him off, when the bull
turned upon him. and catching him on his
horns threw him into the air. Ingram, hay-
ing broken his club. with great presence OF
mind, when he fell. lay perfectly quiet, and
/ though the enraged beast renewed the at
tack with great fury, he did not succeed m
inilicting serious injury, and made off before
! Ingram companions came to his rescue.
| His escape from a horrible death, however,
was wonderful.
Erastus Tyler of Vernon, has built to-
l bacco shed Is by u feet Farmers in Yer
non are growing nearly double the tobacco
this season that they did last, and the crop
is the best they ever grew.
\ few days since, large black bear came
within ten rods of : Smiths house. in the
edge of Jamaica. and chased his sheep. He
was seen by the household before he succeed
/ ed in catching any of them \ hunt was
| Immediately organized, but at last accounts
| Bruin was at large.
The accidental discharge of pistol wound
/ cl John VI. Jay of Brattleboro in the back,
| two weeks since His son was firing at a
mark from which his father had just stepped
one side. and Mr.. Jay didn't get out of
range before the pistol went off. The wound
was not fatal.
Rather less than the usual crop of rattle
snakes has been gathered on Wantastaquet
mountain this season.
ChaS. McCarty fell from Z staging at
/ Towns New Hotel in Bellows Falls last
week TUESDAY. about 30 feet, struck on hi-
feet. and although heavy man, was not in
/ jurel more than a Sprain.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Mr. Burke of East Barnard. recently lost
a horse. from feeding too freely with oats
after it had been out to pasture.
Mr. Brink, an aged lady of south Read
ing. died suddenly of heart disease on Mon
| day of last week
OrSsn Sargent. Of Norwich. recently
bought a steer Of f. y. Stowel that dress
| eel 500 lbs. though but two years old, and
having had mo extra Keeping
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11
Growing Old.

Across the street, upon the window panes
see the splendor Of the dying sun.
Ger half the earth his matches glory wanes-
The day viii soon be done.
The day that never can return 20 me,
Like all nv years that lie So far behind,
see as one upon the great calm sea.
Borne by a steady wind.
] seem to hear the voices on the shore
Grow fainter rs the vessel sails along
And nov listen hut hear more
Than the seas great song.
Lifr's ocean never was-s0 calm as ncw
This peace requitcs me for a thousand ills,
a joy o. keep my look out At the prov,
For the eternal hills.
% Fame q Love, Work Of bygone years.
would not care again 20 reap and toll,
With leyered brain and sometimes binding tears
TO share the wine and oil.
Tho' work Is blessed. and tho love is sweet.
Yet stu there is a time 10 be at rest;
10 fold Che hands and place the weary feet
And this Go me seems best.
At hal hoods friends have drined from ms sight
% ual Dee they are nearer home than l.
cor landed .aie 10 hail with deep delight
The meeting in the sky.
bad within the past happy dream,
Eui love is inine again on earth no more;
Her skin went with the current of the stream,
And she hath gone before.
My ship goes smoothly on the great calm sea,
My day star setteth IN q flood OF gold
The scenes OF earth are fading last ir"m me,
tur ana growing old.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

A story is told of a worthy sexton Of Chel-
sea who recently purchased a new and very
elegant hearse, and also employed new
driver At the first funeral at which 1t was
used the hearse returned badly scratched
and covered with mud. why he asked
the driver what have you been doing? My
new hearse is almost ruined II don {
care, replied the driver, III be blowed if
| ever allow mourners to get ahead of my
hearse coming home from funeral :"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

all the ridiculous things attributed to
Horace Greeley none is more ridiculous than
his advice to the people of Indiana on the
subject of iron making. ''Gentlemen, -
said the political economist, ''you have in
Indiana a supply of fuel admirably adapted
for smelling iron. and the day is not far dis
tant when the product of your coal mines
will be transported to Lake Superior, where
the ores of that region will be reduced to
pig iron and sent into your market for sale. -
1t requires two and one-half tons of Indiana
block coal to make one ton of pig metal
Instead of transporting the ore to the coal
fields, where the pig iron would find a ready
market at the place Of manufacture, Mr.
Greeley would carry the coal an enormous
distance at great expense, and then carry
the product back to market by the same
route. Every day of his pilgrimage through
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

morning has glory which is all its own.
The instincts of life are then at their truest,
and in the open air beneath that blushing
sky, the man, newborn, does know the vic
tory Of life as nowhere else, and at no ether
time. But he must not think to enjoy this
spectacle unless he have earned itEIf this
banquet Is not spread for him he mffsS not
taste nay, nor even look on. Let him ney-
er dare, by any -spasm Of early rising. to
usurp throne which Is intended for other
princes. His first duty Is to fiji out the
hours Of sleep which he knows he needs, be
fore he attempts the duties of that day.
W hen he has done 50. let him arise from his
bed with the majesty and promptness of a
child Of God, who Is lord Of his own move
ments. Till he has done 50. let him never
think to share the glories or the luxuries
which are not his own f. Hqle IN Old
and Nac.
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4TON. vr FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER IL, 1872.

the country gives additional testimony to
the truth of Greeley's Montreal speech, in
which he declared that an insane desire for
the Presidency was apt to deprive the ablest
men oft their common ense.-MissOUri Demo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

The following graceful poem j. from III
peu Of Mr. Sarah Helen W Whitman of Prov
idence-the Helen of Edgar 4 Poe. Lon
ago. $40 the legend runs. Poe saw Mr.,
Whitman. then a beautiful young widow
and seeing. loved her They were engage
@, hc married and the wedding day was fxet
when his wild iutemperance separated them
But thi, woman. whom poet had loved
has been faithful t. his memory. She ha
published book in his defense. and she re
members only the nobler side of him-tha
highest self SO fatally oh-cured in this III
hy his errors. yet sure 81 its own immortal
ifv:
What bold. l1s dreamy eyes in thrIl.
s -lMhre picture We rd and cold.
That dms tIc daylight morning ruld-
A grass grown rampant. litinr hi.h
Jos r-eda fringe against the sky.
liut lo.t in It's oersladowng gloom
IIr semhlIuer Of llollerin- tomb.
pom tho tablet. side hN side.
Boz pomp or old hera.dic pride.
Two seal lpturcd Il iEuIe- lying stark
Ald dumb thin tho -leamor.ng dIlh.
4 raven 600 ihe moldeTin. tomb.
An rwlct lifting tAr % "a the gluun
\ cold. white. wandering moon that seems
The ghost oi lou--ior-0ttcn dreams
iu the il l-l rampant au odd du.r.
Where night winds enter. lYthinr more.
Why doth .t hoid chime eyes .u thral,
This -.mhre picture 100 the wall.
That d.m- tle dIyli-ht- glad rctura.
And shructh darkness like In uIu1
there within tiy Heart q grave
DER which the winds uf memory rave.
Where, SypuIchrcd iu marble pride
Tbs dread hopes -luuher side hy s.dc.
lost o. thc futures diWuinr i.-At.
And .lfued 'u Mmtmsrial oil. .-At'
Ahl never hope VI Il inc shah ,Ie..
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quielqs upon young man VINO chale' hlAl
upon hi' bald head IN these words
Young man. "hen my head set~ as -'l'
''N N"uI5' can raise haif t' sell
\ colored man was once asked why he did
not get married. Why, you see. sab. said
me- S'' an 'id ihu"deF' an ! iap 10 u' i'l
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\ Meridian man. returning from the clab
few nights ago. got into the wrong house.
and had just pulled on hi7 boots preparatory
to seeking hls little bed when the proprietor
appeared and with some difficulty conducted
him home. When they arrived the inebrla-
ted individual was still 50 beiogged that he
insisted that his friend (who, by the way, Is
a strict temperance mani should be put To
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11
Suckerlng Tobacco.
\ correspondent in Southern Missouri
gives the following delightful picture of so
cietY in that delectnhle reoinn -

\ correspondent in Southern Missouri
gives the following delightful picture of So
ciety in that delectable region -
Driving along the road we encountered a
slender. sallow female. with arms bare to
the shoulders, and not much clothes on, if
we except the eoppers eolored petticoat,
who was working a small patch of tobacco.
The work was that of pulling off the shoots
which are known as - suckers and crush
ing the monstrous green worms.
enquired if we could get n drink of wa
ter. She spat out mouthful of tobacco
juice with :. chirt' and said
- fhar's the spring over yander, and
thar's a gourd in it,
Having slaked my thirst with draught Of
highly medicated fluid, which tasted strongly
Of old horse shoes and old iron, | sought to
strike up conversation In passing To the
spring saw man with very red and
scorched face and two fearfully bunged eyes,
sneaking of in the corn.
- Is that your husband back there - ! in
quired
'' Him Not much, | reckon. Ny old
mans gone down in the bottom TO see if he
kin kill a mess o squirrels, or mebbe young
turkey That's Arkansas Jim, the onarist,
triflinist, good-for-nothinist whelp this side
o the nation lie hangs round and helps
my old man with the HOSES, but he ain I
worth his salt Come out o'thar, We darned
galoot and show yourself Yesterday he TUX
IA cow down 10 Bresh crick, We sold TO Fer
ris. an he got holt o. some whiskey. an got
drunk as a matter o. course Then he got
into fight and the other feller ruther got
away with him, CUES. wish he'd kill
el the blasted beast.
&c What is that truck ?" | inquired inno-
Gently. pointing to the tobacco.
" Well, stranger" she replied, with Il
twinkle in her black ewes, &c You must be
awful green not to know that. Whar You
been liyin all Yer life? Why. that'S ter
hacker. We raise little for our own use.
People may say what they please, but | tell
You terbaeker's great comfort. | couldn't
git along without it. ! say, stranger, hey ye
got any store terbacker about ye2 ] got
plenty o twist, but like navy the best.
Unfortunately | don't chew, hut ohersl
her ~eglr.
~ \ >eegyar, Well. l generally smoke Il
pipe, but don't mind irwin Your seegyar
ie~t for change
She wiped the green gum Of the suckers
ON her peticoat and took the offered segar,
while struck match After n few puhS
she said
Wei. rather ike this. Is one o. them
what they calls lIayanners, amt IT. Mighty
nice tasted, but it don't 20 to the spot like
the pipe say. stranger, wouldn't We like
IA sa. my old man. lest hitch vour hos an
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James Russell Lowell has invented new
beatitude, Blessed are they who have moth
ing to say and who cannot be persuaded to
saw il. p"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-11

In a case of marital separation in Cincin-
uati, the plaintiff thus addressed the court !:
Judge, said she, can't love dat dar
Niger he kicked me in de ribs once until
he loosenened all my insides and when dat
occurred my affection for him vanished -
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REPORT on TAXES.
The amounts assessed and collected on
State taxes are follows
Tax Of $50 30 per cent on 81 ls63l4 g. SIS 57 81
Add tax on cores and unorganized towns, 7G5 70
sj5S, SO ~
Deduct abatements and collection fees. 26 l72 80
sj62693 "a
Accounted for in Isl ,.....-.. Sj5i,6f2 -
Accounted for in this report. 1859 p
sj62,G93 "a
Tax Of ISL, = per cent. on 81 l70729 a. sj269l q
Add tax ON cores and unorganlzed towns, col %
s527 $50 81
Deduct ahatements and collection fees. 23,47 Sc
sjO3, l3I 6S
Accounted for in this report ............ 5O0655 ~
Balance to be accounted fJr.....-...---- S}i49 Is
This balance consists Of halances due from various
towns mentioned, amounting 10 S},4i9 Is