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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

QUITE Jrsr.-Dr F was the President
of A Southern College, who proieSsed to be
very grammatical in the use Of his language,
ard therefore expected his pupils to be like
wise. Playing cards was strictly forbidden
on the school premises but, as is always
the case, this law was often violated by the
students without their being detected. \
number Of freshmen collected together in
one of their numbers room, and were enss
ioying good game of enclre. when knock
was heard at the door.
who's there >? one exclaimed
Me ," was The laconie reply.
..Who's me -
Professor p.
..You lie la, ha. la Professor p
wouldn't say me - He'd say, 1T Is sir : y
The old professor turned his back and
went off, knowing that they had him there
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21
VOL. XLVII. NEW SERIES, VOL: Xxx

IHE CAREER oE MACMAHoN.-N iIhout
disrespect to the gallant soldier who now
rules France, it may be said that tn the re-
dOubtable history of Athos, Porth0s, and
Aramis alone might one turn for precise
parallel to many of his exploits and achieve
ments. Here is 4 private who has carried
his baton in his knapsack. Here is an ad-
yenturer who at the swords point has won
his way up the perilons ACTIVITY of promo
tion-not unlike the grand plateau above
Chamouni in trayersing which the climbers
OF Mont Blame are liable at any moment to
be swept from creation by the storm-bolt of
an avalanche. Here is a Younger son who.
sent into the world to seek his fortune. has
advanced step by step to the very summit of
his ambition Entering the military service
of France in 1926. when barely Il, he be-
came in 1893 captain, in 1870 major. in
lS4j colonel, in 1878 general of brigade, in
1852 general Of division. In 1859 he obtain
ed on one dav the c5ronei Of duke and the
baton OF marshal. In 1861 he assumed
procon7ular power n governor general oi
Algeria. In 1872 he grasped the supreme
baubie of dominion, almost reluctantly. when
an overwhelming majority of the Assembly
thrust upon his acceptance the presidency OF
the French republic. dis career is all the
more extraordinary, moreover. b1 reason ol
its startling contradictions. A. sydney
Smith once laughingly said to his brother.
MY dear fellow, we are rCning counter to
the laws Of nature Nou haze risen by your
gravity, while have sunk by my leylty."
so one might say of MacMahon-his brightest
SUCCESSES have come % him ont Of his darkest
defeats lie has fallen to the lowest only to
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

WrIrY Srr,t tL,ruRs RrNm.-Au ri
the wealthy spcculators who for years have
orerated in stocks have been wiped out BIZ
the decline. There is consequently no one
to nrhold and sustain the market OF the
cripnled wealthy speculator~ James Banker
wa the chief Beginning lie a poor boy.
he was coached" by Commodore Wander
bilt until his income became between $500
200 and 100000 annually. lie scattered
his money with most lavish hand making
prineely beque-t. to his relatives and friends.
Ii is moi long ago that he presented to his
sister. Mrs. Judge Hilton. brownst0ne- front
house np town. for which he paid Sl00 600
To-day he is compelled to make over all his
property to Commodore Vanderbilt To insure
the latter against losses brought on hy his
own specnlati5ns. Daniel Drew, who has
operated 50 largely in years gone by, has
been (-o report says) wiped out Richard
Schell. one Of the recognized bulls for years.
has gone under Stoekwe.l. the noted Paci-
fic Mail manipulation. has collapsed. .Iohu
Stewart a king PIN in the speculative ring
has been, report says. cleaned out And 80
| might continue 10 name one heavy specua-
tor riter another that has been swept under
by the present financial storm. The with
-drawal IF these men from the speculative
mart takes large schools Of smaller fish who
have been accustomed Ia follow in their wake.
and have been crippled along with them. As
result. the street Is pretty well cleaned OF
spectators and the brokers predict that there
viii be little or no speculation until an en-
tirely new set ofmen make their appearance
in the market Mar York Leiier.
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FASHION NOTES.
Fonr ,isIets form the only stylish 5oalon-


d'ete and merino, albeit the most graceful
ana thoroughly seryiceable material in mar
ket. will not be 50 widely or 50 iashionabiy
u>cl rs heretofore a cross between cash
ne and camel 's-hair cloth, called camel :
ha cashmere will take its place in
measure: hat still heavier stuff, with
rongh, diagonal reps. ~ finished like broad
cloth, will rank first for all ordinary use.
Very few dresses will hc made entirely of
one fabric a second, perhaps n third, being
introduced into the trimming. Al not else
where This may BE- the result ola mantuan
presoience. that detected IN the distance a
dull season ani the need of economy. At
any rate. It Is a convenient way OF dispoSing
of Old gowns. which. otherwise. would be
condemned tp the rag-lag -N3r I"rk
Ermag Post
The reiingote, though called - tight-iit-
tinr. must not be fitted As Snuglv n those
has.,ues and dre-- waists that are lined with
drilling and furnished with whale-honeS. 1t
must fit smoothly, falling closely to the iig-
ne without 4 wrinkle: but rs the body Is
merely lined with thin silk. or farmers sat
in. or thick cambric. ii must not be tight
enough to draw in the seams oEs 10 get the
garment ont Of shape. Ladies whn have
slender figures, and those who suffer from
cold. line the relingotc waist with flannel
hui this gives thick seams, destroys the
-harclv curves, and makes 2 clumsy gar
ment II is far better to usc thin lining,
and wear over a slecyei wai>tcoat. or sort Of
basque of chamois skin or of soft, dark tlan-
mel. or else of black silk lightly wadIed and
quilted. II would not be necessary 10 add
IL .l 81. f4Yf
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

DO fish hear % Is the interrogation
which starts off an article going the rounds
of the press. And very exciting one it
must be, we think. as even the masses have
got hold of it. Near neighboring pond iS
painted on board Don't fish hear go
which may be the inquiry of an anxious but
humble seeker, or may be the eontemptaous
exclamation Of one who has no patience With
ignorance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

Recently, according to IA writer in Good
Words. a clergyman undertook to inyesti-
gate tins matter, and, on asking the wife Of
one Of his stoking parishioners the reason
that she and her husband absented them
selves from church, he was astonished to
find that she was occupied during the whole
Of Sunday in securing her husband. That
unhappy man, having had no time to wash
during the week, was necessarily excessively
black by the time Sunday came around and
his wife, after devoting the whole day to
securing him with scrubbing brush, was
satisfied if she could bring him to a light
brown color by night
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of all the prominent swindleS and swim
dlerS fresh in our memory, is there one
who has yet been taught that he Is in
famous and an outlaw On the contrary.
who among those who may read these
lines i there who cannot point cut many
who hold their heads high in the mercan-
tile. political OF social world, whose hands
are unclean. and whose regulations are sui
lied past all redemption? These are grow
ing up all around Us. in mercantile, poll
teal and social lille. Ambition TO become
rich or famous l. planted early in them by
the contemplation Of what wealth and fame
can do. Ii we teach them that they can
only become 50 by honorable means, then 20
speak of the " coming man will seem less
like threat and more ike a promiSe.-N.
Y. Commercial.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

.lonN MoRRiSSEY La,rIN Ar,NY The
Hon. John Morri>@ey ~ayS the Albany
knictrjorter got lost in Albany on Satur-
day night last lie arrived in Albany On
saturday evening from New AorS, where
he had collected ; Is. .Oon on election bets ON
the result in the State. With this amount
in his possession he started down town. 4
section of the city that ought 10 be well
known to him lie certainly will never
forget Arch street. the scene Of the most
bitter contests he ever engaged in Yet
John was lost and was found in n bevilder-
ed condition on We>tcrloo street. lie wa>
obliged to call upon citizen for advice 10
find the Delayan House. and. under the III
rection, started on his way reiuising that
he iid not fall into the hands Of such Phil
istineS aS heset him many years ago in Arch
street
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.is proudly uama their names Who hr1yely ssu
l s.eL brave lost u Arctic SHOWS and seas
itrHrr money and bring sh ps. and en- strong knees
,-tv prayers So strong that not one word can ,iI
J.. D. .er-e Gods listening heart
n gid and pale
Tho lost meas bodies waiting, drit and freeze
~ shan tho-r solemn d. .ad lips tell 10 these
I.bo find them, secrets mig ghty g. prevail
OBJ. farther. dIrktr le.er seas.
20
h..ue. ualclped, unIray ed for. ferisuln-
D. - ...-1-. ia realms lf more than Arctic snow
Ms heart .as l-H-ored-
VIII the poor dead thing
I.,...-il 90. -u de- past bitter Hood and foe
4. ...I.l ssI s.re strong heart thump NJ
--SeiSuff'e 7fanfiir.
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Ii is yariously estimated that from 80 900
tosiG 900 able-bodiei lnborers are now out
OF work in tins city. That this number will
he doubled within a month we are. unfortu-
nately, not permitted to doubt ", =.
Mail
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,erli., ia. been rendered in Chicago |
,..,ir-t m. American Exchange Fire ln~u- |
..uce Company Of New York in the case OF |
d policy holder who, after the great Nmcaso |
fire. compromised hls clam ol S+,Vpo against
tIem for 5000. on the representation OF the |
agent that the company could NOT pay more, |
hut afterwards found Tins To be nniTae. ms ,
sal very hsr.y '-uI' 'H '''''--"- '''''i
SUITS
Fourteen yelr- ago Louis Na.dcnherger |
}yI- arrested ia Egg llarb1r city, y d.. ON |
charge of numbering lis child, tried, and |
sentenced % ht hanged. The Sympathy oi |
Ais uriGhh'r} was aroused lhfy ana NOT |
NsIe'e tAat hc was sahtE. lh,- l'e'Ih- was |
strong that ihe c'Hi. COY l'iu'"7 r3til'l'-
rl Al@ sentence i' ihlr'- 'nn'rhl ,'' me III |
these lourie'n years llat h' mas neeh near |
geraied his Wic mas gie'' anu many OIL nus |
trends VINO '''' '''eu 10 secure us iI'''i.'.il
m ber Jc,tb-bel II Is probable that She was
,I. -,ilr, oYs The ipbahitant, of Frg
uorb.r ar,. in1yiur ta secure his release |
len or tbe i1rrmen ,yh, convicted him have |
.;,ne9 tL. r.fiti1u- one of Them i- dead. |
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SHE doc NOT remain -tifiv poised In one pa
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21
DENISG

llARD oS NTHGENSEs 1t is said that the
Mayor OF the Oldest city in Vermont pays
premium OF two cents each for rat-tails 10
keep on hle tie must have something to
lace 10 the archives Boston Globe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

NOBLE CoNDucr or Doc.-Among the
vessels which went ashore during the Au-
gust gales on the Nova Scotia coast was the
schooner J. {. Smith Of Nellheet, which
vent on near Mt. Mademoiselle Soon after
She struck several of the crew swung ashore
on the staysail halliards Four were drown
ed. One young man was washed overheard,
and while yainly struggling in the surf was
seen by large Newfoundland. dog, which
was at the top of the hlufi, fully fifteen feet
above the water. In an instant he plunged
over the precipice and in almost as little
time as il takes to tell it was ont among the
rocks and undertow. He disappeared from
sight Tor several minutes, and when next
seen had gotten his own body partly over a
rock, backwards, and while almost strangl ed
himself was dragging forth with indomitable
grlp me drowning youth. The struggle wa,
successful Both boy and dog were saved
although nearly exhausted when they reach
ed the shore
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

An Illinois granger, on his death-bed,
wouldn't see a clergyman he didn't want
any middlelnen between him and the Al
mighty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

STRANGE AFFAIR The Lima. y Y, r
osrir p gives an account oi a singular shoot
ng afai- that occurred in that village
about II O'Clock last Sunday night. J A
Lindsey, Esd. and his witewere awakened
from -lcep hy pl~tnl-~hot in their room.
Mr. Lindsey Sprang from the bed and pro
ceeded 10 gTapple with the intruder. Be
turc he succeeded in doing 50 a second shot
was fired. striking the bed where Mrs.
Lindsey hal lust left d. The hr-t charge
took effect IN the head Of the hedstead, q
frw inches above Mr. LiQd~iry's head Dur
ing the struggle that cnsued the revolver
Wa again discharged. the ball passing
through the wluld-hc murderer'S hat \
dark lantern used had become extinguished
M the first shot. and when = light was
brought. it was discovered that the attack
was made hy an adopted daughter of Mr..
Lindsey. named Lizzie Ford. The first
words Mr. Lindsey heard were '' Ii You
stir. y1u are dead man She wa- Ii-
-ui~ed in Mr. Lind~ley's hat and vest, and
had on pair of false whiSkcrS. She had
plateah large bottle oi chlo-oi0rm open on
the stand near the bed. and the fumes bad
nearly overcome Mr. Liud>ley when assist
ancc arrived The girl was armed With a
revolver. q Surgeon cItlin with an eight
inch blade. ard bottle OF ehloruf1riH She
states thar these werc purchased Tor her
by a yuuns uau iu Lima Mr. and Mr.
Iind-irV state that Lizzie had been subject
10 attacks ot apparent insanity. and ihat
Sire showed signs of il last SATURDAY,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

VERMONT GoLn The readers ol ;ae Press
are acquainted with the discovery of gold
IN small quantities In the beds oi streams in
Vermont. and particularly IN the marble
region around Rutland \ returned Cali
ioruian assures Is that he has viewed the
locality and concluded ,haJ the rocks are
gold bearing in nature and similar 10 the
rich rocks oi the Golden state. The speci-
mems found are worth, he says. SIC per
ounce. which j. fair quality the pure>t
metal heiu- worth only SIS. and that orii
narilv obtained on the Pacific Coast bring
ing Sl6 Oar miner informant believes
that in time, deposits large enough To be
proitahly wrought will come t. light. in
which case the excitement 1f ~ would he
repeated on q small scale. Surely the rocky
bills of Vermont must conceal in their
hoSoms something 20 compensate the bar
renne~> ot their cxtcri0r< Troy Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

Una Nav ioRE Pass oN THE CrEA MIA
pER> The y. y HrgJ says We cAn no
iongcr trust 10 a diplomatic protest and
Madrid order Oar safety must he 10 the
weight Of our metal and the bravery Of our
sailors For the outrage OF tine murders at
Santiago ie Cuba, probably tor the Illegal
capture of the \irgiuiu~ We must demand
prompt and ample repamtion. The Iaas,
SAYS there i NO need for Indignation meet
ing~ on this subject. The government will
do it, duty and defend the national lag by
auy means which may be justified This
Uor'd says the prctencc Of piracy i too
absurd for serious discussion. But ON any
other hypothesis the Cuban authorities had
no right % NEEDLE with the Nirginins ex
cey.t within marine league vt their own
coast The Sun says the most ample repar
alton must he exacted Tor this terrible out
rA.,c. and If the administration are back
ward and fuil Of Spanish ~ympathirS IN this
matter ~i much the worse for them
Rrrl,Nu.-rhr new freight tcpot ot the
Central Vermont Is fast approaching com
pletion.
Rutland hasa laundry
Lccturr- evidently don pay this season
Mr.. Li,ermurr had hut - people Al her
lecture. Tuesday evening.
The Congregational chapel Vii. ~.''n be
completed.
The following i, summary nl the grand
list of Rutland tor l>43
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-21

MaX,N kILiro GY Bs,E.-A u,'~l lflr-
rihle event occurred 10 Fast Newark ycster
iay An Italian hy the name of EJtocini,
who travels ahou, The country with per
forming hear. hai occasion tn 90 90 New
York Yesterday o. make arrangements Cor
lodging his hear for the winter. His " iir
who went about " .th him. NOT feeling able
% walk 80 long % distance. said she would
wait for him hy the roadside and tend the
bear during his absence. b1l'ciui. although
believing the anima. o. he harmless took
the Vrtcluti1u tI tie i- securely o. water
pipe ON the meadows with strap which
was fastened around IL nose. The Italian
then .eit his ~ lie aul started Cor New ork.
Returuu. ah1at n.1u Ar inant the bear
growing tercelv. ana holding his wife
tightly in its arms lt was with thc W
most iilicully that he succeeded IN making
the animal reiinquish his hold. bat the wo-
man : life was extinct. and probably Lad
been for SOME time. The cruel animal had
torn and tramplei upon the helpless woman
until her whole body was crushed, the
bones in many places pr1tru ling through
ihe skin Al Acr clothing wg- torn of,
and the hloodthil~ty beast had It's mouth
tui. of pieces of hersirc>~. BDt1c!ni, tier
lifting the body OUT of the bears reach. ran
20 the hotel after help, and man who re-
turned to the scene ol the tragedy with him
dispatched the bear. after firing nj him ~ey-
eral times with Iihe. Strange TO say the
animal was not united, neither was his
muzzle of. when he committed the horrible
deed. Il j. supposed that the unfortunate
woman had gone near hin with food, and
that he, being cold and hungry, Lad caught
her in his powerful grasp and crushed her
. death. Nothing could bs more defence
D M.
entirely unarmed aud her ioulest cries
could not have reached human ear. The
husband. who has only been married eight
months, j. wild with grief "a, the thought
Of his wife being torn % pieces hy wild
beast The remains were taken charge ot
bythe coroner of tla: ii-;ricte i.
TrTrrfe N.- i-l
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PEcgMEUlE, COB IHE OYSTER ~ Is well
known. the habits OF this hi1alNe are entire
mystery what 10 eats and how it lives are
questions Not Vet understood. The spawn Of
the OYSTER Aoats around with the action of
the wave and tide aui alhere- To whatever
/. NAV come into contact with. Oy~trr@
taken from a rocky bed are OF superior qua
litv those taken from soft bottom are
comparatively poor in quality. rhou-ands
Of Ioor innocent" oysters die annually from
re-t ting on a soft bottom, fact which should
arouse the -ympthies of all Jender-heartei
people. The weight Of the oyster. aS il
gradually natures. sinks il beneath the sur
face and a- soon rs it Is covered with >edi-
ment or mud it dies. Many people suppose
that the oyster really eats. and kind-hearted
people. buying oysters in the she'll. some
times throw corn-meal over them. thinking
to feed them. The peculiar noise emanating
from them has been supposed to be produced
bv feeding. All ~hell-fsh at times have
their shel- open. and when touched will in
stanllv close them The noise thus produced
has been mistaken for mastication. when. in
reality. it is from fright Most OF the Bal
timore dealers in raw oysters. during the
summer months, transact their business at
Fair Haven, Ct, whittier large beds of Bal
timorc oysters have been transplanted. near
the mouth of the Quinnipiac river. The
beds are 50 arranged that. On the receding of
the salt water tide, fresh water from the
river covers the oysters. il is said that this
lattens oysters better than anv other method
Baltimore american
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Seven years ago LIST June. great broad
tired wagon. loaded with heavy iron boiler.
rolled into Central City, Colorado, and halted
in vacant lot fronting on Gregory street.
That wagon and its ponderous. rusty load
stand in the vacant lot to-day. commemora-
ting. it Is almost needless TO add. n woman :
fckleneSs and a mans despair " hen the
wagon was loaded in Atchison. Kansas, in the
early summer of 1866, the owner and driver
who was 4 prosperous mincr with sort OF
passion for hauling useless machinery across
the plains was thinkirg ol 4 hright-eycd,
blushing girl beyond ;ie desert who lad
promised to share witt him his rough life
anc his rough fortune. We can all OF lis
understand how the image OF this border
Leauty was Ikea cloud by day and = pillar
Of fire by night To this sturdy team9ter dur
ing his two months journey across the
plains. making dusty days short and lonely
nights sweet with snch lancieS a never fail
to solace the absent lover. Bat none Of us
can understand the despair which took pos
session Of the weather-heaten miner as he
pulled up in Central City. only 10 find letter
from the girl he loved telling him that rival
had won her hand. lie straightway unhar-
messed his mules and sold them on the spot;
he left the wagon and the boiler where they
stand crumbling to-day; and, after swearing
a little and dissipating good deal he finally
drifted ont of the mines and oat Of life. It.
is the old. old story In Homer yellowing
page We read Of fair, false face,
that launched thousand ships,
And burnt the tcpless towers OF Hum,
and IN n ire-l We-tern newspaper We find
the same legend. in poorer but not in less
pathetic gui4c-- Boston iirTt,sr.
TlF SicNuieN,E or DN>aG.- "Aisch
wisdom in olives. said Sancho Panza. and.
he might have added, a whole system Of
domestic and social economy. 4 whole history
of civilization in the institution Of dinner.
W bat hopes aud charitie- are born of 4 good
onei Not reason on a fall stomach 90 W hv-
then We reason be-, of all. and il will be 4
good sign when nations and individuals set
tie their differences over the dinncr-tahle.
instead Of over c7uncil-hoarls and lawyers
de>ks. Indeed every one knows that, n
some way or other, Aneio-SaNun politics
have fundamental dependence on dinners A;
they are the national Saarifcial -.icmnitie-,
where amiahle understandings arc arrived
at. and feastiug. instead of fighting. learnt.
Even theolngicallv. We are beginning O. per
,eiyc that the spirit of fasting l. an evil
spirit. inll of all unrca-onahcnr-~ and un-
charitablenc~~. \ good dinner g. tempo
rarv conlcr-iou even bad man g. thr hrt
Ter of il. and when it j. the unyr--a. -H-f
and won" the millennium will Not he iar
of. and men Will learn war no more. Din
ner is the le>;al sacrifice O. household loves,