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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

CRIME AS \ Social PRoDUcT.-We are apt
to look upon the inmates of prisons as ex-
ceptional men, unlike the mass of our
people. We find that they are thorns in the
side of the body polite which should be
drawn out and put where they will do no
more harm. We regard them as men who
run counter to the currents of society, thus
making disorder and mischief These are
errors Their characters are formed by the
civilization in which they move They are
ip many respects the representative men of
the country. 1t is hard thing to draw an
indictment against a criminal which is not
in some respects an indictment of the COM
munity in which he has lived An intelli-
gent stranger who should visit the prisons
of foreign countries, who should hear the
histories of their inmates, would get a bet
ter idea Of the inner workings of their
civilization than could be gained by inter-
course with like number of their citizens
moving in more conventional circles of So
ciety. As a rule, wrong doers is the growth
of influences pervading the social system, as
pestilences are bred by malaria Prisoners
are men like ourselves, and if we would
learn the dangers which lurk in our path
ways We must learn how they stumbled and
fei,. do not doubt that some men are
more prone to vice than others, but after
listening to thousands of prayers for par
don | can hardly recall case where do
not feel that | might have fallen as my fel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

The kind Of animals admitted at enter
tainments-white kids.
\ good hotel-keeper isa man that one can
always put up with.
The latest feminine fashion of wearing the
front hair is known as the Skye-terrier
style
" Love, says an amorous writer, 81. is an
internal transport. The same might be
said Of a canal boat.
&c am not myself at all, to-day" said
bore to a wit - No matter. was the re-
ply " whoever else You may be you're
gamer by the change"
After asking YOUR name in the state Of
Arkansas the natives are in the habit Of
further inquiring. in confidential tone,
90 Well, now what was your name afore You
moved TO these parts ?"
Dryden was 50 bound up in his books that
| his wife exclaimed - wish | were a
book that might always be in Your society"
'' wish You were an almanac, 50 that |
could change You every year, replied he
said a tipsv husband to his wife. Sc You
neec-need Mt blaine me Twas wo-
man that first tempted man to eat forbidden
things - Woman may have tempted man
to eat forbidden things, said the wife, Sc but
he took to drinking Of his own accord.
An eastern Journal never known to exag-
gerate, asserts that rural visitor to Augus-
ia, Me. who read the sign, '' Look out for
the locomotive" at n railroad crossing, for
the nrSt time' ciiih'ed 10 the Top oil the poie,
to know where 1t was.
\ pam answer: Nihrou- nave you
seen a deer pass ttiiS way BOY ron know
/ What deer Is IKE: 1okel-" Noa
do9n I. Nimrod-'' w ny something IKE
uonkey with snort ears. nave you seen
| anything answering TO mat description!
Noa' not ull year. come 10y
Gentleman Ny good woman. how
much is that goose2' Market Woman
g. Well. you may have the two at seven shil-
lin Gentleman But only want one"
Market W oman-can't help it amt goin
10 sell one without the other Them ere
go 70 my certain kno"iedse heV been To-
setlAr ior more thirteen years, and am
sOih 10 DE 50 uhieelin aS To separate them
HOW.
\ young woman at Lawrence recently
| lost her husband between his decease and
his funeral she seemed to he quite cheerful,
50 much ssthat her absence of grief was re-
marked. " know" said she, recently. to
friend, confdentialIv. - that ought to
/ have cried a good deal. but, to tell the truth.
| hadn handkerchief that was fit to be
/ seen except one, and that you know mad to
/ keep for the funeral"
4 GOOD ;ole i told in W,sb;r,tor nj tb.
exne6se Of a well known senator who i
nnfor;nrs f,r taliDs, t,ro' ,octtails IN snnce.-
sion before breatfa-t One nnrninr Will
the senator was nroctising at tbe NIetro-
politan bar n friend rut 10 him the pertinent
auestion ..Senator why do Won take two
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

Horse NorEs The famous trotting stall
lion Commodore Vanderbilt has gone to the
West to spend the remainder of his days.
He was purchased by General Singleton, OF
BOscObel stock farm. near Quincy, Ill. Com
modore Vanderbilt is very fast horse, hav-
ing a record of 2:25, made on the Union
Course, Long Island, which is as good as
2.22 on either the Mystic, Prospect Park or
Buffalo tracks lie Is a most powerfully
developed stallion and remarkably hand
some His colts are all fast, the stallion
William Turnbull showingigreat speed in
all his races, and, with a good driver, can
trot low in the twenties. Commodore Van
derbilt will be great acquisition to the
trotting stud of the West.
The California papers state that Budd Do
BILE announces that he will trOt Elmo against
any stallion in that State, and it is thought
that the challenge may be accepted by the
owner of Blackbird.
Henry Noble of Tinmouth, has in his pos
session a stallion sired by Rysdick 5 Hamble-
tonian, for which he has refused $4,000.
Potter Westcott. of Fairhaven, has pur-
chased - Green Mountain Banner" OIL. Il.
Bird of Stockbridge Tam O'Shanter and
other fast colts were sired by Green Noun
tain Banner.
4 match has been made, to be run at OF
tawa, Canada, on the 9th of May (the
birth day of Queen Victoria), between the
brown colt Carleton formerly Logan Bruce)
and the chestnut horse Hampton. of New
York, the stakes being 81 900 and the
distance one mile and half.
The directors of the Cleveland club offer
purses amounting to $50 900, to be trotted
for at their July meeting, which commences
on the 29th and continues four days.
A bet has been made of 50 500 side be-
tween Tubman and Annie Bush, both to
start for the great four-mile heat stake at
Long Branch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

ST. PATRIcK'S DAY II NEW NoRK.-St.
Patrick rules New York in many senses.
Business has been embarrassed, and almost
delayed, for months, by the accumulated
ice, iilth and snow that crowd our great
thoroughlares. All appeals TO the author
ities to clean the streets and make travel
possible have been in vain. But on Sunday
the whole city was alive with teams, and
files Of men, who with pickaxc, shovel and
spade, worked from dawn till dark.
Mountains of snow and ice disappeared
the accumulated dirt of months was carried
off 200 or 300 carts, and thousand OF
two men, working all day Sunday. showed
what the authorities could do when they
chose to move. All this was done that the
st. Patrick procession might have clean
streets to tramp in.
The West Point Cadets, the Seventh Reg
iment, the Burgess Corps, the Second Con-
necticut, the Lancers from Boston, and
other military visitors on the Fourth of
March, found no city government cleaning
streets for their reception. But when st.
Patrlck's came along the whole force Of the
city was put under contribution to make
their treadIng pleasant. and their march
agreeable. The City Hall of both cities
was draped as on the Fourth of July. and
the Bridgets of the metropoli. left their
wash-tubs to look on the pageant. The
Sixty ninth, the Only Irish Regiment in the
city, formed the escort. with full force
Cor Boston Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

BuLBs.-An " inexperienced Gardener y
wishes to know what towering bulbs are to
be planted the coming spring, and what
kinds do best with the planting deferred till
autumn. In answer. we may state that all
bulbs which are so tender as to require
keeping within doors during winter, must
be set out in spring. Among these are the
snowy ruberose or Polianthes tuberosa, the
Dahlia, and Tritoma, sometimes called the
Red-hot Poker. For autumn planting take
all hardy bulbs. Among these are the Snow
drop, Siberian Squill, Crocus, Hyacfnth,
Crown Imperial, Lily, Narcissus, Tulip &c,
some of which, as the Hyacinth, require
winter covering after setting out, and most
of the Others are better for a slight winter
protection Country Gentleman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
Bishop O'Reilly of Springfield, Mas

Bishop q Reilly of Springfield, Mass, in
a recent Sermon; said mothers came to the
priest with pitiiul tales of daughters deceiy-
ed and deluded. and when the priest asked
them, ''Why didn't you take better care of
your girls?' the reply was, 81 couldn't"
"Oh - exclaimed the good bishop, ''this is
the most cursed city | ever had anything
to do with in this way. | believe nine
tenths Of all the people in it will go to he'll
mainly because Of the way in which they
bring up their families. You may think
this is hard language, but | have valid
reasons for it-reaSons that are cutting into
nv heart" \ girl that could not take
care of herself before she was married,
couldn't afterward. Il wouldn't trust a
woman" said the bishop, "the length OF
my finger, who had not been pure up to the
hour Of her marriage He also had some
thing TO say about temperance. He had no
confidence in temperance societies destitute
of the religious element.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

COMMON SENSE IN THE HoUsEHoLp.-
Common sense and practical ingenuity
sometimes put to shame the learning of the
doctors. Two instances of the kind are men
toned lately in medical journals. One was
the case ola child from whose nose several
surgeons had tried in vain to remove a cher
ry stone when the village barber volunteer
cd He administered an cmetic, and, when
vomiting was about to begin, capped
handkerchief tightly over the child : mouth
and the cherry stone flew out Ike the charge
from pop gun.
A correspondent of the atlanta Medical
Journal tells quite as good story of
southern practitioner who was called to see
child with foreign substance in its nos
tril. which had held its position in spite of
efforts for its removal directed by the pro-
fessional skill of all the region round. -
On the way the doctor was saluted by an
aged negro woman, who asked him ifhe was
going to see that child. On receiving an
affirmative answer, she said 'Put yer fin
ger long side the nose, tother side from
the thing, and with yer own mouf over the
child's mouf, blow hard, and it's bound to
come out" lie followed her directions.
and the result was as she had predicted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

low. men have done if had been subject to
the same demoralizing influences and pressed
by the same temptations. | repeat here
what have said on other occasions, that
after long experience with.men in all con-
ditions of life; and having felt, as most
men, the harsh injustice springing from the
strife and passion of the world, have
learned to think more kindly of the hearts
of men, and to think less of their heads
HOrntiO .SelnnOnr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

KISSING THE BRIDE.-A stalwart young
rustic, who was known as formidable oper-
ator in /" free fight" had just married a
blooming and beautiful country girl only
eighteen years of age, and the twain were at
party where number of young folks of
both sexes were enjoying themselves in the
good old-fashioned pawn-playing style. Every
girl in the room had been called out and
kissed except Mrs. B, the beautiful
young bride aforesaid and although there
was not youngster present who was not
dying to taste her lips. they were re-
strained by the presence of her herculean
husband, who stood regarding the party with
look of sullen dissatisfaction. They mis-
took the cause of his anger, however; for,
suddenly rolling up his sleeves, he stepped
nto the middle of the room, and in a tone
OF voice that at once secured marked atten-
ton, said:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
Two.

One sang all day, more merry than the lark
That mounts the morning skies;
One silent "a l. and lifted patient eyes
One heart kept happy time. from dawn te dark,
With al glad things that be
One lis:less throhhed alone u memory.
To one all blessed knowledge was revealed,
And love made clear the way
one thirsted, asked and was denied alWay.
To one a glad brief day, that slumber sealed
And kept inviolate
To one, long years, that only knew to wait.
-OueridHd Monthly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
The Test of Friendship.

once had an intimate friend,
So dear
His calling cannot defend,
! fear:
For he sang bat one song
The weary day long
Twas
" Anyumberellerst0m mend
Anyumberellerst0Dond
But though his profession is such,
| know
Ia not his acquaintance for much
FOregO:
Meath his ragged old vest
Beats a heart in his breast,
Which
Human misfortune can tOueh-can touch
Human misfortune can touch.
For once when by show'rs was caught,
My friend
Was prompt an umbrella, unsought,
To lend
And from the very loan
Shrank the best friend I've known,
Save
mberellerstomend-to mend
Anyumbei ellerst0mend.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

BEEcHER on THE NAUGURAL.--Mr.B Beech
er, in the Christian Union, expresses him
self much gratified with the sentiments. re-
Communications, and temper of the Presi-
dents Inaugural. He avouches firm con
viction that the. President means to do right.
and to seek, by faithful performance of
the duties of his high office, to promote the
peace and prosperity of the nation, 50 far as
they depend upon his counsels and action.
The hopeful confidence in the maintenance
and diffusion of republicanism. the explicit
declaration in behalf of civil rights and
mental culture for the blacks, the lust SEN
timents in behalf of the red men. the firm
" expressed determination to secure purity
and fidelity in the public service, are all re-
garded as so clearly in harmony with JUS
tice and the best interests of the nation,
the Union feels renewed confidence in the
forthcoming results of the next four years.
The wish is expressed that, instead of allud-
ing to the virulent and scandalous attacks
upon himself in the late canvass, the Presi-
dent had invoked, in general terms, more
tolerant spirit in the conduct of our politi-
cal campaigns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

The New York Times calls attention to
the danger of overworking children in our
public and private schools, as follows:
There can hardly be a question that,
taking the country through, parents are do
ing a serious injury to the physique of their
children by requiring excessive brain-wOrk
and too many hours in close school-rooms.
We hear complaints on every side in regard
to the pale faces, nervous habits and liabili-
ty to disease of children of good healthy
stock. Instances are not uncommon Of
children suffering under that malady which
ought to belong alone to that period of life
when the vital powers have been over
strained-we mean insomnia or sleeplessness.
Extraordinary nervous disorders are also
appearing among our little ones, and eyi-
IDENTIFY foundation has been laid for worse
disorders in later life. The physique of the
whole nation is apparently injured by this
excessive brain-work in childhood. And
the extraordinary development, in the last
few years, of various forms ofneryous dlsor-
der among persons of mature age, such as
the powerlessness of the voluntary muscles,
and various kinds of brain diseases and para
lysis. are the fitting results of the careless
ness shown a generation since IN the treat
ment of childhood live only had more
truly scientific medical profession, our ply
sicians would not alone eonfine themselves
to the cure of these diseases. but would seek
to trace them to their legitimate causes, in
the bad habits taught to children, or in the
oyerwork demanded from them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

The New York Nation fears that good
many of the minority who voted against the
salary grab consider that they have thus
discharged their obligations to virtue. and
that they may now pocket the money along
with the Butterflies and i. trusts constitu-
eneies will do all in their power to dissipate
this delusion, and that the neighbors Of re-
turned legislators will make them under
stand that it is as disgraceful to take the
money as to vote for it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

MARcH.-An old saying tells US that
% courage and strength in times Of danger"
is the motto for March. Well, if hluster-
ing, blowing, snarling and the most dis
agreeable disposition under the sun are the
eounterparts of courage and strength, then
March deserves her motto. To say nothing
of invalids. TO whom it is the most cruel, !,
torturing and relentless of months, it robs
the well Of their good healthy feelings and
leases the best natured of our race into
chronic distemper and peevishneSs. Fitful,
cross-grained and ill-tempered. March is an
hateful. unbearable seold. IL there is
grace, a beauty, or an apology for the un-
even, unprovoked, irritating temper of this
month, we should like to know it. OF all
affective dispensatiOns Of weather, March
bears the palm. From this and all kindred
dispensations our prayer is, - Good Lord
deliver u.s. -PrOr Journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

The SORROWS or A SERENADING LoyFE.-
\ few nights ago. a gentleman Of this city
was going home at 4 somewhat late hour,
when he heard in the distance sweet strains
Of music. or. at least. what he supposed TO
be music, but what proved To BE- principally,
" stnining. and other dismal sounds that
seemed to come from bosom mcked with
anguish OF a stomach overloaded with green
fruit. Softly he drew near, and at last dis
covered whence the sounds proceeded. 4
youth whose upper lip the barber could not
have slipped the back of his razor-hlade more
than twice, stood leaning over the gate post,
with his eyes fixed upon chamber window
in the second story of the house before him.
In his hands he held a guitar, upon which he
picked with the air of one who l. not certain
he is on the right string, while from his
parted liIs came the following song
have lo-hovcd the-he Zula Zo-houg.
F0-hor th-hy life was all q -o-h0n-;
Wa-wa has all a chc-hcer-ul SMILE,
Wa-wa has -u-hunshne all the while.
Here the Young man paused TO -pi., and
fill up again with wind. and then struck into
the chorus
Oh, Zu-hula. moulder-hins Zu-hula,
Si-hileut Is thy silver se-hon-,
Oh Zu-hula. da-harling Zu-hula.
De-hear departed Zu-hula Zong-oug-ons.
The singer here took rest ola few sec
onds. looked anxiously down the street to see
that no policemen We're in sight, then,
throwing peculiar plaintive sound in his
voice sang;
When the mo-hoon is shi-hi-ning DER the la-la-ke.
Oh. the-hen I'll think of thee-he-hee.
Oh. the-hen. oh-h the-he-hen III thi-h!-h.-ink Of
thee-ee-eei
Here the front door being suddenly open
ed. a sepulchral voice said &" Sick him, Ii
ger' and out bounced dog about the size
Of a hour-barrel and with a good set Of natu-
raj teeth. The singer turned a back somer-
sault out of the gate and with the dog nip
ping at his coat-tail at every jump, disap-
peared down toward the heart of the city.
Hereupon the gentleman who was witness
to this serio-comic drama, turned and left the
spot but not until he had seen a middle-aged
man in a single garment with an abbreviated
narrative, rolling over in hallway, conyulsed
with mirth, and saying, whenever he stopped
laughing long enough tosay anything Oh
the-hen-Oh-the-hen I'll think Of thee
The gentleman had walked several squares
from where the scene occurred, passing n
broken guitar that lay in the edge Of the gut
ter. when he met dog returning. with an
expression in his eye, and pair Of suspend
erS and portion of a coat tail in his mouth.
" Y Era.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

A strange injunction is reported from
Rockingham county, n. H., man being
enjoined from cutting tree on his own
land. The land was coveted for school pur-
poses, and the owner, who had been notified
that the county commissioners would meet
on a certain day to decide upon taking it,
resolved to cut down a certain tree on his
lot. Parties interested, however, wanted
this tree for the school grounds, and apply
ing to the superior court, got an injunction
to prevent tine man from cutting down his
own tree.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

A Cincinnati woman cowhided Judge
for sending her little son to the work-house
as a common thief.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04
St. Patrick's day witnessed the eightieth

st. Patrick's day witnessed the eightieth
birthday Of the well-known venerable Dart
mouth ''washman," Uncle Port Rogers
A good story is told in which his ready
Hibernian wit proved lone better than a
too inqnisitive senior, who, meeting the old
gentleman on his accustomed Sunday route
thus accosted him "Ialloa, Uncle Port,
what do you think will become of you for
collecting your washing. Sunday?' go
to the bad place, s'pose." Every likely.
But what do you expect to do there?"
"Jist the same as here to be sure-wash for
students ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-04-04

vernon man accompanied by Massa-
ehusetts man has just returned hale and
hearty from the woods of Canada. They re-
sided there for over FIVE months in house
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-06-12

If you do not wish your system poisoned with
AntimOny, Arsenic, CalOmel, and other Mer-
curial preparations employ DR.. I. T. MoNAHAN,
the only physician in Jackson who does not
use them.
acute or chronic-or your system is tainted with
poison from the effects of disease improperly
treated, consult DIR. I. T. MONAHAN, whose sue
cess in the treatment of all diseases far excel
those who break down to build up, and who
use calomel as the base of all their treatment
If you wish surgical operation performed,
you need not wait to get Army Surgeon, DR..
/. T. MoNAHAN can perform any operation in
Surgery that any Army Surgeon can.
If you wish large bills, protracted sickness,
wrecked nerves, irrita1ed tissues and a life of
misery and wretchedness, employ those physi-
clans who saturBte the system with Calomel-
giving rise to pain and disease every change of
weather.
If you wish small bills, short sickness, strong
nerves, and life of happiness, throw aside all
prejudice, and employ a physician who will
treat you upon rational principles, always
from the system without destroying or break
ing down the tissues of the body.
If you want the DR.. at night, knock on the
Isham House door, fronting the Court House,
or ring the bell at the front door, Main street.
If ladies wish to consult the Dr., call in the par
IOr ofthe Isham House.
If you wish Drugs and Medicines, Toys and
Perfumeries, you will find them at DIR. 1. T.
MONAHAN's Toy and Drug Store, front corner
room of the Isham House.