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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26

ANECDOTES OF MAzzIN1.-An interesting
anecdose about Mazzini appears in new
book just published in Paris under the title
of &c Dernier des Napoleans." Sir James
Hudson, then British Ambassador at Tulcn,
once requested Cavour to give an audience to
an English traveller who had lust arrived.
The Minister received his visitor very carly
in the morning, rs was bis custom. After
the usual courtesies had been exchanged, the
''Englishman described to Cavour deep
laid plan which he had conceived for the
restoration Of Italian independence
Cavour was astOnished at the boldneSs and
thoughtful foresight shown by his interlocu-
tor, and expressed his regret at not being
sufficiently conversant with the English
language TO enter fully into all the details of
the scheme. The stranger then went over
the whole plan in the purest and most elegant
Italian. As he was taking his leave Cayour
said to him "You talk politics ike Mae
chiayel and Italian like Manzoni. i'll had
countryman like yourself would gladly
give up to him my place as President Of the
Ministry. Pray tell me what can do for
you. ''lt such man | were your cOun-
tryman, was the reply 'you would sen
tence him to death. Ii you wish to show
your appreciation Of my advice, carry It out
and liberate Italy. So far, at least. the
protection Of Sir James Hudson will suffice
for me- The stranger then left the room.
first handing his card to Cayour, who read
on 1t with amazcment the name Of Mazzini
Ahother story of Mazzini is told by a cor
respondent of the London Spectator. who
says:
81 well remember taking friend of mine,
ar unrumantic Scotch lawyer, to Mazzini
Never had heard Mazni 50 cl0ouent as on
that day. The intense ieryor of conviction
which he met one or two objections which
my friend put forward, so touched the latter
that when We LETT the room he turned o. me
with flushed checks and eager voice, and
begged me 20 bring him again soon lie
often loved to speak of those with whom he
had worked in hIs different struggles. and
remember his dwelling with special delight
on the services and sacrifices Of Ssnor Pctro-
nj (the same, suppose, who Is now one Of
the chief writer's the Roma Gel p0polo)
and winding up with. That is q man whose
llle must be written some day. In spite of
the hercencss ofhis attacks, in writing, when
they were needed, never heard him speak
bitterly IN private conversation, OF auy one
but the Nap5lc1ns-the cx-Empcr1r auI
Prince Jer1me-auI even OF them COR
temptuousiy rather than bitterly"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26

ANOTHER MAsroDoN.-Thc New York
state appears to have been the home Of the
Mastodon. Only few years since a skele-
ton of one Of these monsters o! 4 past age
was discovered at C0hoes, and now Otisville,
Orange county, is the scene Of excitement
occasioned By the discovery Of almost the
entire skeleton Of a mastodon, which has
been picked up piece-meal in that vicinity.
The account says:
The skeleton has been put together, and is
now on exhibition in a barn. The main por-
tion of the head weighs i00 pounds, and
measures three feet seven inches across the
top, there are four teeth in the upper Jaw,
two on each side. The back teeth extend
seven inches along the jawbone, and are four
inches across. The openings where the
tusks have been were three feet eight inches
deep, and eight inches in circumference The
yertebrs was found in forty pieces, but lying
together. while the pelyis was taken out
whole and uninjured. The channel where
the spinal cord lay when the monster was
alive Is five inches in circumference. Among
the missing bones are the tusks, the lower
iawbone, and those of the hind legs. One
bone of leg that has been found weighs
alone over three hundred and fifty pounds
When the skeleton is reconstructed it will
measure fourteen feet from the bottom of its
feet to the top of its head and over twenty
five feet from head to tail.
A singular incident connected with the
skeleton is that in its stomach was found a
quantity OF undigested matter. Among it
were fresh looking and very large leaves, OF
odd f0im and blades of strange grass of ex-
treme length, and looking as if freshly crop
ped from the earth.
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From the Lamoills Newsdealer.
Our Representatives in Congress.


Next to Morton, the Z" War Governor" sts nd
Senator Elmunds SIS one of the strong men here
who support the Administration Of Prtsiden
Grant, although not gifted with smbrosia
locks " and winning ways, which chsraoterz;
the great Coakling OF New York, l doubt if there
be Senator IN Congress who has more influence
and is more highly respected than Geo. F. Ell
munjs Of your state. Not being honored with
" clifsc titles,'' he never deals in "spread
eagle oratory yet what he has to say is to the
polut and tells. Schurz with sll his conceled
keenness is not his peer, except it be as an ora
tor for as Euch it is admitted he has no equal in
the Senate Chamber. Each are really for any
emergency, and their remarks are rarely resd
from dry manuscripts" Both are young men
Senator Edmunds being one year the senior of
Schurz, and if their lives are spared they are
destined to occupy a very prominent position in
the future Of our country. Mr.. Schurz is the
greater schOizr, but EimUnds possesses keener
perception, coupled with cool Indifference, which
enables him to be the champion in debate
Senator Morrill, has been a member of the Ma
tional Legislsture for nearly eighteen yesrs,
having servei u years in the House He is No,
fluent speaker, not often iniulginc in the "noite
and confusion - attending debSte, but his Opin-
/ ions are always received with careful c1nsiierE-
| ton, IS coming from = candid man, he ia now
/ sixty-twO years q age. AMI Is one Of the most
high-rl.niel and ipcorruptible members that
c)lstitu;e either body Of Congress. Courteous
to all, he has carmel and receives the respect Of
all parties
While in the gallery of ,ho House, short
time since wss asked by a stranger To tell hin
who tha: tall, dsrk-eyeI. wh;te-heliel gentle
maa was, with the brass buttons. the blue swal-
l0w-tsil coat, AMI side Whissers, who so much
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Facetlae

night clerk who was cSllei Up by woman
who wanted to buy" cents worth of nstches, -
in Lowell drug store, politely tod her 10 90
wnere birthstone was free.
George. dear, - said lsly, just before the
marriage ceremony, | hsve several chaps on
my hands; what shall do 2" " Show 'em to
me, and I'll kick 'em out doors' - Oh, you
heaT''
4 western paper Gays thai twenty-five cent
diamonds are becoming 90 plenty among rail-
roai brakemen that they are compelled 70 wear
a piece Of carpet over their shirt bosoms after
dark. TO avoid giving lantern signals when mc7-
ing shout at stopping pl.ees
The Lockport Journal s,ys that there s boy
in Lower Town ~ bright that his mother hss to
look At him through a piece Of smoked glSse
The Orleans Democrat scornfully rejoius: ''Thst
ia nothing; we have quite number Of boys in
our town whose mother can't look at them when
they take glass and smoke
An English clergyman recited a poem on the
sickness of the Prince of Wales, in which oesur-
red this liGe: When the English nation pros
trate fell upon their knees to pray" That
would be an interesting sad someshat impossi-
bic position and the author omitted to men
tion whose knees the nstiOn was to take such
liberty with.
man once put on bis gate pl.csri bearing
the legend - No Admitsnce." Two gentlemen
passing by, one Of them remarked, " cannot
understand hos any one in these days OF geoe-
raj education could DO thing like thst- " ON
it's all hit enough replied the other. The
man thought that the beat way to keep the peo-
pie cut was to put evil spell upon his gate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26

\ ST. ALEiNs RAuER.-A STRANGE AND
EyETfUL HisToRY.-1herc was buried az
Louisville, Ky, recently, Charles NJ Swa-
ger, who died at Paris, some months ago, at
the age Of twenty-nine, and whose career
illustrates the strange ups and downs in
mems lives TO which our war gave rise. lie
was the son of an influential citizen OF Louis
vile, Capt. Joseph Swagcr, and upon the
breaking out Of the war had his heart fired
for the rebel cause, and at the age of nineteen
enlisted. After participating in many battles.
be was wounded at Yorktown and so after
mustered out of service, but was captured at
Cumberland Gan while on his way home
lie was taken to Camp Morton and, Of
course, heroically refused his mothers en-
treaties to take the federal oath lie was
exchanged in September, 1862. fought on the
rebel side at Murlreesboro, ChickamGuga,
Mission Ridge, etc, until he was wounded
at Dallas and again taken prisoner. On his
way to Camp Douglas, he managed to slip
cut Of the car in Chicago and dash into
clothing store before the sentry saw him. lie
begged for clothing to cover his confederate
uniform, and finally got an old linen wrapper
by threatening u have the dealer arrested
for abetting his escape. With this disguise,
be found a friend in the city, and by his
! help went to Canada. The ST. Albans raid
was just being planned, and into it he enter
ed with great spirit. lie rode to St. Adams,
shared the good fortune OF the other rene
gades in escaping from the hands of the
Canada courts. and then went 20 Europe,
becoming u correspondence clerk for the
banking house Of Morton & Co. at Paris. lie
atterward retired to a provincial town to
learn French, and for that purpose took quar-
ters with a priest. Gen. 0sterhaus, our
consul at Lyons, having incidentally men
| toned his temporary want of a capable
young man, was directed by Morton & Co. to
Swager, and Immediately appointed him
/ temporary consular agent at St. Etienne
In course of time, the regularly appointed
agent having declined the commission, Swa-
geIlto hssupprise, himself received the commits
sion from the state department, which was ut
terly ignorant Of the treason Of which he had
peen guilty. After the proclamation of Sep
tember I 1867, he came home, but his health
compelled him to return to Paris in June.
1870. Then came the German war, and the
siege of Paris. During the bombardment
shell penetrated Swager's room and inflicted
a terrible wound in his leg. Amputation
became necessary and was performed by the
American ambulance. bHt it was too much
for Swager He died February, 1871, and
now bis remains have been brought home and
his story told.-SPringfeH RepubAcan
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How the prohibi;ory law works iu Nsine Is
smu.ingy toll by the Portland .4rgus Of the
81 inst. This last liquor law is rigiily enforced
AlI the Sheriff has notified the isslsrs in Port
land, AMI they have promptly &" shu, down -
Many amusing scenes have occurred. We quote
the following:
e Fancy roast ani elAss Of lager, - taiI Gus
toner in an oyster house.
No lsger, sir "
" Well then make it Sle'
" No ale sir,-S4erii notified Us today"
. Never minl-ciye me glass OF cider 80
" Can't do IL, tir-uct allowed" "
" Whist not allowed 10 sell 90 Innocent 9
beverage as : glass Of cider the harmless pro
due; Of thousands Of good homes; Maine far
mers
" Them's the orders, sir, and they say i.'s
the law"
IS Well then, says the customer cooIy, O. il
7 can't have sss # cider. no lager. nor ale
with my oysters, woul Int give a--for them -
and he stalks away, With prayers for the repose
%. the sou!s Of the authors Of the present law.
Another SAWS " Well, e; them 20 IL. can
get what rum want al home. | shall order
s1me from Boston tO-mlrrow, but | don't like
10 take my g-0g N the house,
One Of the uost suggestive scenes occurred At
one OF the principal hotels An Eesteru trslsr
srrive1-aashed himself ordered hot supper
sHd, being weary, thought little Whiskey and
wSter wsuli sgree with his constitution.
Cant have If" ssid the clerk
" What -
The situation WAS explained
What time does the next train le.ye Port
land
' Pullman train goes west II midnight"
- Put me down for carriage for thSt train,
please"
\ man comes into IN sp5thecsry store A
pint Of your best brandy"
d" Can't sell II to you
" But must have IL
% Go to the City Agency"
d" That is closed "
Wait I'LL to-rorroR'
" Can't DO tiny little girl is terribly sick
With typhoid fever, and Dr. . who is now at
the house. told me abe must have brandy 70 keep
her alive
- Go and get prescription frora your physi-
cisn," replies the man Of medicine, % snd will
let you have It but Am violating the lsE, and
shall be iiAbe to 90 to jail for it."
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has troubled nc in troubling you. Ii Is not
anything have done?'
You God bless you, no. 1t is because
you are so true and good to ne, that this is
the harder to bear. No wonder You DO not
understand me; how should you?' Eleanor,
don't look at me SO, or | shall forget myself
and what | have to do. When You recall this
night aiterwa1d, think Of me At my best, not
as Of late
l felt he was going from me. that great
tTousle was hanging over ne.
Stay with me only stay with me Be
indeed my guardian as you always have
'Guardian What a guardian bave been
70 you. know you viii not soon forget me;
but think Of me as loniently as you can. And
tod in heaven bless you. dearest Flea
nor
One moment / was drawn to him, one
Ass was on my mouth, then he put me down
/ very teudcrly and was gone Gone The
/ thought was so bitter that | could not at
/ fret accept 1t. J SAID over and over in dreary
/ repeutloni lie has gone he has gonen
Early next morning came letter from
him Ii was dated at midnight Of the night
before, and itsaid
Since lct5 You, Eleanor, ! have been
/ trying to frame the words That viii tell YOU
what You must know could not have great
/ er punishment than 20 write y0u now these
words have ruined You spcculated away
al, yog7 father leiI You in my care, in the
vain hope olincreasing it. Yet ] meant it
lyr the best; try 10 believe that lt is weak
% leave YOU now. 6ut cannot stay and
see yau wnom have 30 wrongci, J shall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26

CH.Fr IN CATrLE's EYEs.-Prof. Low gives
this method of removing the chaif from the
eye Of an animal:
''The best way is to pick it of with pair
Of fine pincess, the head being held steadily
by an assistant having hold Of the nose, and
the eyelids held open by the opposite hand.
In the absence Of pincers or forceps, cover a
pin with single layer Of soft handkerchief,
and scrape of the chaf with the head of the
pin so protected. The eye will suffer much
more from the continued presence OF the chat
than from pretty active scraping. Keep a
wet rag over the eye for day or two after
removal, then touch it daily with feather
dipped in 4 solution of lunar caustic, five
grains to the ounce of distilled water
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iii come ai4 B -.as.,-a l.. llt sign
a" .'sl'' -'--' aiai 'i--'-5
go 8 -- 'i i-' A." =
lte appeared very pleasant % mc. E.tau-
ur Earr5nne. as slt considering it's d.Glr-
eut possibilities the morning after my re-
turn from school. Il isart % seem SD o. girls
U. eighteen, witha sufficiently pretty face. a
sufficiently rrct-v fortune. auI ulta known
care.
Icit ul orphan at eight vllr- ola. had
been ever since under the care OF my maiden
aunt, who came at my fathers death TO take
care uf little INC. and the ga1ldmu be ha4
appointed This wa-a 81 man good deal
Younger taau my father. but whose true and
noble qualities outweiehcd yhc objection of
youth some would have raised agan-: Mark
Anderson. Under my Aunt Iucv'- immcli-
ate careaud his occasional direction. Dad
quietly passed my childha0d.an f- the last
tw0voafs had been AZ o l.rre b.arIiu.--scb1oi
had as much education a- Urls with such
experience usually acquire. natural taste
for drawing aui music. and an .irqu-r.r.
mind
Reaching home at last. ] found NV auut
unchanged She was OF tie Kind whose =of {
brown hairncvr grows gray. whose mild
blue ewes are un8immci by ave. whose
-,
- - -, I
account of mv educational doiars. Je,i,bte5
, - - 'l "1.7-'-
--1 sa,,I va '''- i.I -'l
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nii1'i 7'i' CANT i.-'i "'' 7ol' "''I ''I +"
i'u5 siIe' a-- -'-- '''" ID ''al=
= ''il ''.,l1 -'.'1' s'.1'. ''9 'l' 'l l' W
s'icl's'H '''i- t'o'---,'n '''' was -t'-l my
Sl"i Hnu leCi-I1- s'@' "''' met 4.'
anu nil 'l l i-l' ol ny """ quay A5-il
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Strong, cioar-cut features, dark hair.
hinu eyes; Ielned hands and Iec'- 4 man Oh
'-i''y 5!'Ain- l--s "-e- ...
Anu is '"-s ',e "-,.e --. 81" lass
wv ~, -l 81. '..-s
And is tins the grave guardian / reemcin-
Der with such awe ? II have grown oid,you
nave grown young 10 nee- ne
4 have not rcuoCradcd mueA- rs You
who have grown up 20 me. L.eanor, you are
line e. II you are as honest as the LITTLE gr.
was II Will not hurt you TO hear 1t.
i hope have kept the good QUALITIES "
little Eleanor ana added lnuumcrl 'ic ones 10
the grace that comes With growth.
Before we had talked much longer &c
cided that this guardian OF mine was sI-en-
lldly unllhe most people. BOT 10 the small
way winch ELECTS cccenLrciIy' mi-tASingI II
Tor Strength nut 10 such Mays as strong
mind might indulge IN. ltlout seeming L.
question me, he YET drc" from me all about
my sehoo--llie. ana Whatever his thoughts
On ITS superh'ial history he Kept them u
himself. ll'd he assumed The oll'e " me"l'F
Would have hated him at once
have d"ct upon tins evening because
I "as the commencement oi an ac4HAin1ince
life.
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POefi'fy.


se'oHa Review orthe r~ud Army
Ur BRIT atEns
road l4s; ni-dt of hs Gs4ra TeY ov.
In Nashin Etoa's cIiei-St ave-d---
Two hundred tho-sli ! i-cu .a r.uc
think they sii1 vas he aul..
Tili seq, ed o hear t,eir ..ama r -r.-
Tic bU-ics hat ana the uItu'- -44.-..' 'h.. 3
The Htter Of hoO's il ths sro-y .t-,.e-
Tbs cheers CT the people vhl "a . q. 70 .sr-.t
And the thousand detai s. il4t 10 r~l,es.
Would only my verses encUmntr
TIL fell n revery sa1 and sweet
And then to fIl slumber.
When. 10 ! in yisien seem to stand
In nalaue.y capitol. Ca each hand
far stretched the pnrtcO, dim and grand
tscoiumus ranged Ike a martial band
OF shccte1 spec.Tes, wncm some command
Hath called 10 the last reviewing!
Ana the streets o. the city wers white and bare.
No fuuusll echoed along the square
rut out oi the misty Midnight air
} heard ia the distance q trUmpe. tlsra.
Aud the wandering night winds seem q belr
The sound ut a i4s sattG0.ng.
Then held my lse3tA ln fear AID dread
Ear into tine square wl-u a orazea tread
There rode q d cure. Who's stately head
p.or.o0- ed the f,yiew that ~ ruiur.
20 never bowed from irs frm-sot seat
When the living column passed lbs feet
Yet nov rode stately up the street
To the phsutlm's bu.le warning
Wllitruaehe1 tho capitol sq uare and heelod.
AMI there iu the m unliggt stood revealed
= weu-known 1orH tiat II state and field
Had Jed our palr.0-s.Ics.
whose face was turned 90 tine sleeping camp
A'a- through tls rirci' 's lu-- anu damp.
That showed 100 flicker nor waning lamp
Nor Elste- s.seJac i're-.
And Is.a phantom army come.
NIL TeFeru sound oilio w drum.
Blt keeping le C. @ tlrlatIug hem
Olwfilllz a.l !amcutatgul
The ml-;yre- lcr.cs oi Malvern ull.
OiGc-ty ystur- and ChGucelloTsgiIiC
The men whose wasted figures tll
The PARROT graves of The nation.
fni taore clm7 the uainele-s deaf, the men
Who persisted M fever, swamp sld fen,
The SLOW y ss.r.t. II the pris 70 puu
AUl ,larcaln- nl-l-s the others
Came t.e UurhF martyrs q Pillow fight
Ni-h linus ellr4uclised and bearing bright.
ltaOg-lt-pe peraaps 'tsas The pa.s moonlight
IAe5 Hahs- rs white as tier tr0iAers.
And SD. ri night marched uouat.sn'sGsaf
VIII never a 'sanner above them spread,
Na- 90 tal-a. nora mot % h-au1isae1.
NH iAAtk--aFe tae hare uncovered le-I
o. the s. ext bronze rcvlewer,-
WIN uetc 2n arcl save tlo yaultgd sky,
WItu never il1Nrr save those tlat De
Nn tle distant graves for love could buy
'H -Iit tiit a-- .u-ur .- t.u.r.
a1r-. i-.t .ol- .y-'.- t..e s,rtus1a-ris.
So ..I I. Dos long -I.. Rae aIl-Lil- -ray
W fc.cs '.r Hae Who ial pas-eI away,
" .ta a r. .-e tare aud wuuacr.-
Vui r.u- as9 waved ia The 5tA'n.o- ao.
Alf Lues tnst ae shH t... Li4 ot r-.ar
lt tl COME all -las., ,-snt d. llltsl-u
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Modern invention has been nowhere more iu-
dustrious than in the creation of titles for vsrie-
ty performers We have among them, - Z.m-
pilarostation - and Z.mpilserostatics,' - " We
locipedean Curriculumists, '' Prestidigatorial
SpeciAlizations,' 's Teutonistic Immensitiss, -
Pyrotechncalities, Osseous Contortion-
ists'' and Athletic 0iympiads.'
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NEwsFArER.-Somc people estimate the
ability OF newspaper, and the talent OF the
editor, by the quantity Of original matter the
publication contains. The Literary Journal
truthfully says :-''It is comparatively an
easy task for irothy writer to pour out
daily columns Of words-words upon any
and all subjects His ideas may ilOw in one
weak, washy everlasting lood, and his
command of language may enable him 10
string thom together like punches Of onions,
and yet his paper may be meagre and poor
concern Indeed. the mere writing part Of
editing paper is but Il small portion OF the
work. The care, the time employed IN
selecting, is far more important, and the
tact Of good editor is better shown by his
selections than anything else; and that. we
all know, is half the battle. But, as we
have said. an editor ought to be estimated
and his labors understood and appreciated by
the general conduct Of his paper its tone,
its uniform, consistent course, its aims, its
manliness, its dignity and its propriety. To
preserve these as they should be preserved, is
enough to oscupy fully the time and attention
of anv man. It to this be added the general
supervision OF the newspaper establishment,
which most editors have to encounter, the
wonder is how they can find time to write at
all"
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A man with shrewsh wife declared he would
move to Mormondom and get an exir. one
"I'lI tear her eyes cut - exclaimed his wife
Ah," he replied, - but III make it point to
get one th.t'l tear out yours" There has been
peace in thst family ever since.
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Theodore rlton, of the Golden Age, cxclAims !:
" Save me from q God who dams " We
should like to do it, my boy. but the thing ia
impossible Courier Journal.