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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Froude has been engaged to write
series Of historical papers for ScrijRer's
Monthly. This magazine has also in hand
for the April number another story BY SAKE
Holm, whose short stories have given it
brilliant reputation. called " The Elders
Wife, "A sequel to '' Draxy Miller's Dowry."
The March ScriJner has curious
article on the son of Napoleon l., with sew
eral portraits, an article called /" Christ's
Miracles Scientifically Considered, Z" and an
other story by the author of " Surly Inns
Trouble" Fannie L. Hodgson.
There has been such demand for DR..
Holland : " Arthur BOnnicastle" that new
editions, sometimes three, have had to be
printed Of every number containing it.
\ New Yorker stung in vital part by
the assertion that " Mother Goose was a
traditional bard Of whom nothing certain
was known, states that the coed woman was
a verify, living in Boston. early in the last
century When she became a grandmother,
her son-in-law, editor of the Ueekiv Re
hearsai, half distracted with her endless
nursery ditties, finding all other means fail,
tried what ridicule could effect, and actually
printed a book with the title Songs for
the nursery, or Mother Goose Melodies for
Children, printed by 7. Fleet, at his print
ing house, Pudding Lane, Boston. Price ten
coppers."
The German Government. which appears
resolved not TO be browbeaten by the Nati-
can, has given warning to the newspapers
in Posen and konissberg that if they pub
lish the utterances Of the Pope against ter
many in his recent allocution on the Carlli-
nals they will be Immediately seized
Victor IIugo's only surviving son has
life of George Washington in pres.
The Scottish Law Of Libel i NOT only
savera Lr+ erc,rcol Tho Mi B-,t,rJ
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Hold On, father Time, you are going too fast
Pray, what is your terrible strait
You must be afraid that your mistress OF maid
VIII scold you for being too late!
Hold on, YOU old spendthr.et, and answer me tins
Does Mother Time loiter about
To pick up your stitches, the best of your riches
A fast as you rayel them ont
Why couldn't yOu stop for an hour OF two.
And give US a chance 10 take breath
And not 90 at this pace, as u life were race.
And you must be IN at the death
Those dear little minutes are tired, know,
So long and so steady they we run
And the seconds-tek, tick, goes their sNt double
quick
Are wishing the drill was most done.
No matter how early or late may toll
No matter how hish may climb,
The DAYS will 20 on ere my duties are done.
For can't get ahead 0f old Time
Then III not waste the moments by couatlns the
hours.
But III work and i play with viii
But how DO ] know but 10 chaos we'd 60,
fold Father Time should stand still
-JossptiRc PJHard
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

Preserving SuNoLEs.-A correspondent
Of the y Z. Farmer supplies that paper
with the following
Vt this time, when comparatively no old
growth pine lumber can be found from which
70 manufacture shingles, it behcoves US who
have buildings 10 keep in repair. [, ascertain
what i the best substitute far that vorie+,,
Of lumber, and what process can he cone
through with TO make the second r-6,rrb
pine a iit covering for our roofs The paint
ing Of roofs, as generally practised. Is not
commendable, but condennatorv practice g.
for unless each course Of shingles Is uainted
as laid, it is a positive injury. and works far
more damage than good to the roof. The
application Of milk Of lime (whitewash) to a
roof Is a valuable means Of preserving il. as
is the sitting of lime over m0ss-coyered roof.
when wet. This last named operation, II
performed annually, viii keep the shingles
Tree from mos, and prevent them from de-
caying. Zinc paint or red lead should never
DE used on roof, nor as first coat on the
buildings where exposed to the weather, for
IT form sort Of shell on the outside, while
under it the wood will decay much more
rapidly than without it. Where white lead
paint is first used, the above kinds of paint
NAV be more adyantageously used On the
roof Of building and on the sides we need
something to form a coating on the surface,
and at the same time penetrate the surface
OF the wood. From several experiments and
many observations, am led to conclude that
pure white lead ground in linseed oil is the
most desirable of anything ever substituted
In place of it in this vicinity. From the
many testimonials from sources that have
always been reliable, infer that the Averill
chemical paint is good article, and in
ienl TO test its merits soon. Although this
Is only hail as expensive, Yet it is claimed to
be more durable than white lead paint, it is
far more costly than process now very much
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The FUTURE,oF SPAIN.-TnE LATE SEcRE-
TARY STASToN's PREDIcTIoNs. - Forney's
Chronicle Of Saturday prints conversation
which Col. Forney and Gen. Sickles had
with Mr.. Stanton Immediately after Sickles
was appointed to Madrid The ex-Secretary
is represented as saying "We must make
no mistake about Spain She is one of our
Oldest and ablest allies, and behaved splen-
didly TO us during the rebellion, refusing to
open her ports to Confederate cruisers, and
never plotting through her ministers here,
like England, against our cause Spanards
area proud. peculiar race, and we cannot do
any good for liberty in Cuba by hasty
action. Their prejudices must be respected,
their interests must not be invaded, their
traditions must be remembered. Things
are moving in the right way at Madrid. |
know this, gentlemen. There is a new
Spain, and you will both live to see a solid
Spanish republic there, if we can only
restrain our politicians About Cuba, that
pear IS ripening, and will fall as soon as the
days OF kings are ended in SPAIN
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SENATOR PATTERSON s DETENCE.-liaying
published the untayorable facts and con-
clusions in Mr.. Patterson's case, it IS only
fair that we should give his own statement.
1t is as follows:
First-I hand Mr.. Ames $4,000 to invest
for me- He takes my money and purchases
thirty shares in the Credit Mobilier, but
never transfers to me the stock, or even
mentions it. He does not ask for authority
to hold it in trust, but holds it without my
knowing that he has even bought it.
Second-He comes TO me some months
later, and says: 81 have sold your bonds, "
and pays me some money, for which | re-
ceipt, without giving any heed to the char
acter Of the receipt written by him. This
he repeats. From all this is left on my
mind the impression that he had purchased
for me securities in the road, and not an
interest in the Credit MObilier.
Third, in Pittsburg, in his suit with
McComb, Mr.. Ames, as was generally under
stood, had sworn he did not hold Credit
Mobilter stock in trust for any one; as he
had delivered none to me, haQaright TO be
confirmed, as was, in my impression that
| owned none.
Fourth, in my Senatorial contest Mr.
Ames denied both in conversation and in
letters, that | was II stockholder in the
Credit Mobiier, that | ever received any of
the stocks or any profits on any stock. Had
not right to the belief that any one would
assent to the same? Then came on this
''comedy of errors called an investigation,
in which Mr.. Ames testified that | had
bought thirty shares of stock in the Credit
Mobilier, and that it had been transferred
for me to Morton, Bliss u Co. of NewYork.
wrote to Mr. Morton to learn the facts, and
afterwards, on my way through New York,
saw him in person. He SAID that they had
never held any of that stock for any one.
Thus was led into a false impression of
the facts of this case. never spoke with a
profounder sense of the truth of what
said than when before the committee of the
House; and if in error, | now protest that
the Credit Mobilier belongs to the others
and not TO me. have made this statement
with the frankness which would character
ize such a communication. If | have mis-
judged it was in supposing that my owner
ship of stock in either Of the companies was
compatible with the exercises of my legisla-
tive obligations, and as 10 that | shall bow
to your determination, though must hold
my own opinion to the contrary.
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POLITICAL


One Of tie reserved sovereign powers of
Georgia. Of which even reconstruction has
not deprived her. was that of making Rob
ert +. Lees birthday legal holiday-and
She has exercised IL. of course, this was
meant 10 be very naughty, but then ii
amuses our southern brethren and doesn't
hurt an body else. .- CtHoHHafi Tunes.
Congressional servants Of the people may
take fair warning that they are 20 be held
to a m re strict accountability. The time
j. gone by when they can hope % cover up
their shortcomings with tie mantle of the
party.-CEciuna'i inns
The Manchester. q. H. Mrror thus
allude- to the Credit Nobiirr inye~tiga-
tion
Americans have a certain amount Of re
Spect for a bold-iacei, open, and successful
swindlcr, bat they have neither charity nor
excuse fora ShirkiuE. swindiing. lying thief.
When the case Is made up-let the axe fall.
Ii It strikes those who have stolen into the
Republican party Go steal lis good name
and tarui-h BE- lair fame. s., much the hct-
ter.
William A. Gaham % North Carolina,
an old Wing who was Secretary Of the navy
under Fillmore. and ran for Vice President
On the ticket with Gen. Scott in lSj2, and
who opposed secession until further resist
ance was useless, has had his political dis
abilities removed by act Of Congress.
The Albany Era4ng Journal gives a two
column history of the effort in that State
during the last two years. q" to defeat Tam
manyiSm, whether in the Democratic or in
the Republican party In 1870 the pros
pect was 50 discouraEins that Senator
Conkling seriously thought of resigning his
seat, but be and other republican leaders
finally resolved 10 enter upon the warfare
which has now been crowned by such signal
success.
Whatsye- may be said OF Pomcroy what the
Cincinnati Gazette says Is true, as follows
- \ law Of Kansas To punish legislative
bribery that would subject Pomeroy to pen
atty and let York go would be a mockery Of
law The Missouri Republican learns that
by the advice of astute lawyers York " fixed
himself for that interview with Pomeroy.
lie emptied his pockets in presence of wit
neSses just before entering Pomeroy'S room,
and Immediately on leaving the room he
handed over the " second installmcnt -
s. ,0O0-to these same Witnesses.
The Pittsburgh Commercial. speaking Of
the Republican party, says
" In its willingness to drag corruption to
the light consists one Of the strongest as
surances Of the perpetEity Of the Republi-
can party, as well As Of one Of the happieSt
auguries for the future of the country.
Nothing, perhaps, could more fully demon
strate the essential integrity of that party
than the direct and personal interest it is at
present exhibiting in the exposure of wrong
doing and the punishment ofwrong doers. "
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asked by a robin to explain their purpose.
g As yet, in the infancy of science re-
piled the woodpecker, . | am quite unable
TO do 50. Some naturalists affirm that
hide acorns in these pits others maintain
that get worms out of them. | ende2vOr-
ed, for some time, to reconcile the two
theories, bat the worms ate my acorns and
then would not come out. Since then
have left science to work out its own
problems while work out the holes hope
this final decision may be in some way ad-
yantageoEs to me; for at my nest have Il
number of prepared holes which can ham
mer into some suitable tree at moments
notice. Perhaps | could insert few into
the scientific head"
. No-o-o," said the robin, reAectively,
" should think not. A prepared hole is
an idea don't think it could get in.
Moral 1t might be driven with steam
hammer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

The debate in the House on the report of
Judge Poland's committee, which will
open as soon as the report is printed, is e1-
pected to be one OF the most heated debate.
ever held in Congress. We Judge that the
chances are against the adoption of the
resolutions of expulsion. A letter received
by US, from well informed source in
Washington, says it is evident that an i'm
preston obtains among the members that
the report either goes too far or not far
enough-that the logic which would expel
those named would also include several
others. 1t is understood that Gen. Butler
will be the special adsocats and defender Of
Ana.
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a Man WHO MAKES HIMSELF FELT.-I
have spoken Of Ben Butler Whatever
topic | run upon, an liable to speak Of
Ben Butler, for the ramifcations of his
Mephistopelian mind extend everywhere
He is a power here, say what you will. Not
because be is generally popular, not be-
cause he is even liked, not because he is
looked up to as safe counsellor; but be-
cause he has brains, and knows how to use
them, ,'and how to make people afraid of
them. We may sneer at him, doubt him,
denounce him. lie will deserve it all, no
doubt. But for pure brain sharpness, he is
the ablest man in the American Congress
to-day. 1t isn't his brains that gives him
this reluctantly accorded influence so much
as it is his executive power, which is
marvellous. lie has a thousand differ
ent things on his hands at the same
time, and he attends to each as though it
were his life work. He employs three
clerks, besides keeping constantly busy
himself He has dozens of confidential
agents here and elsewhere lie keeps up
his law practice, which is one of the largest
al AAAN NfAhA4 iiI hAi1t7 AlA1 tuAhAtltNs
whose name Is legion, and every now and
then he gratifes one of them. lie looks
into every measure pending before Con-
gress, and understands its merits and de-
merits as few Others do. lie lays the wires
which are TO be the future helps to the
qualification of his boundless ambition.
For, though he did not enter the Sena-
tOrial canvass for the about-to-be-vacated
seat of Senator Wilson. his ambition is alive
as ever, as growing rumor hath 1t. No
pent up Massachusetts,. with its Governor
ship bauble, Is Ben's ultimatum. lie would
like to be President of the United States
before he dies. You laugh at that; but
you laughed when he said he was going to
be Massachusetts, next Governor, and a. the
canvass progressed, it got to be no laugh
ing matter. lie has an idea that he Is
popular with the masses, and that he might
rush into the Presidential chair, if he
once got fairly started. with wild hip
and hurrah, on the shoulders of the work
ingmen, as sort Of peoples candidate,
with or without the aid of the Republican
party. as the case might be. He would be
more successful at playing the no-party
game than the late Horace Greeley was,
and would have more positive strength as
the leader of another guerilla campaign
like the last one.
If Butler hates his enemies. he is faithful
to his friends, and watches for their inter
ests through all yiclssitudes. If he were
not so faithful TO his friends he would not
now be 50 bitter against the Civil Service
Reform. The rules of the Curtis Commits
sion have barred the doors Of the depart
ments against them Butler threatens,
expostulates, entreats. 1t i of no use.
There is now no entry into clerkship save by
passing successfully a competitive examina-
Wash. Cor. Troy Times.
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''JN A FEMALE As Vas EfxasALLr TIRED.
from . a"'a'esione IN R ion Churchysrd England
Ere rests poor omen - always varsf.eI
r"r she lived in ou~e vherr ',ls ',ss not ,irel
Ii iast No,is sri'- Ffiriis. flFo ys veil. ats
To place vhef. tiere'. ,t.t,i,.s q, ? -,.ti -
sewin. - '''N
Then weep MT. my -rerIs when death shall ~
h1S u ave nice tins, hin dom notbiu f,reyer
on everything there is hex ct 20 iny vishes
Since there they dOa't heat, there's no vins,,, ,
dishes. 'P'"
The cOurts With sweet bsnthens "a eo,.t,r,f,.
rins.n'
But 'avin no voice, shall -ct clear o. the sn,in'',
She folded 'er harms vith er latest hendeavour,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28

TnE WINTER CHARHs or FL1RInA The
ancient city Of St. Augustine /, really
having resurrection to new life. IL
genial winter climate yearly attracts
wealthy people from the North. and some
Of them, Ike Mr.. Aspinwall and Mr.
Howard. two New York nubob-. are haild-
ing elegant mansions here The Sisters Of
Mercy are about to build n convent and
hospital, and the colOred people are 70 have
an asylum erected for their benefit. Thy
city fathers are also awaking from their Rim
Van NInkle sleep and are filling up the
bog-holes in the streets, and even conten-
plate the making of a shell-rIad one mile
long to be the grand boulevard Of the future
wish 1t were possible for me to describe
the loyeliness Of this climate, and its heal
ing effects upon invalids. Saving that the
thermometer stands at so. and that the soft
air is made inyigoratins by contact with
the ocean, does not convey an adequate tx
preston of it, virtues Recent letters from
friends in the south of France. who spent
the last winter here. say the climate there
i not TO be compared with that of St
Augustine. The city Is now quite full Of
strangers, and soon every place Will be
crowded. The band plays every afternoon
on the piazza, calling out the crowd in hap
pieSt mood, and at sunset the stages drive
in from the depot. blowing their hugles,
the arrival of northern mails,
as well as passengers. The orange trees
are now hudded. and will soon he in full
bloom. \ few peach trees have also opened
their delicate flower buds, but they are 4
little in advance Of the seaSon.-St. AugiH-
fiHe letter IN Springfield Republican.
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buked him severely for his old-fashioned in
reference with the attempts to use the pub
lie funds for other purposes than those for
which they are accumulated. But it will
not do. President Grant is not to befright-
ened by empty words The members of
Congress, remembering the old maxim in
case of failure at the first attempt, have re-
peated their efforts three times, only to be
met each time by curt No from the Presi-
dent. 1t seems as if even the average Con-
gresham ought to be able by this time to
dimly catch his meaning. If, however, the
Congressional understanding is yet dark
ened, we venture to say that President
Grant will do what he can to enlighten it
at the next opportunity Y Erening
Post
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Regrets

\ cherished bunch OF iaded hOWefs,
4 tangled mare OF sunny hours
streams that have ioined the dissiat se1.
Voices that long have ceased 60 be
q. for some w.zard's cunning lore.
To wake these ia their prime once n'-r
Vain. alb. how vain the deepest -lis
Ghosts irun that past can never rise
sons. kisses. teaTs. last words once -pri.
nu life ua more their FRA sralcc shed
No echo floats from that far bourne
Where sleep at peace mans love. Tnau seuFn.
Yet sometimes Fancy weayes her SPELL
Dreams golden dsys bring back too well
Kind Memory on restores the face,
That LEFT no rival in It's place.
And dulls the accents Anger spoke.
At which a heart-too iaithfu!-br0sc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
VIM me RrrrgncAN PARrr VIII D.

NHAr THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL DO
The Albany ErHng Journal says
A year ago some ofour cherished leaders
left us; now a few of those that remain are
placed in equiv1cal positions. Then, the
party suffered nothing, because party and
leaders were entirely distinct, and the lat
ter carried the former only 50 far rs they
We're faithful to it and represented its best
spirit; now, it will equally suffer nothing
II 1t be shown that the unworthy men do
not in their dellections represent the party
and are not sustained by it. If the deser-
tion Of one group could not cripple our
power, neither can the fall of another. 1t
only needs that, in the one case As in the
other, the party shall not permit its spirit
to be mistaken, but shall vigorously assert
itself and its high purpose. If there have
been wrongs in the Credit MObilier, the Re
publican party denounces them. If any
Republican leader has involved himself in
offence, the Republican party has no shield
for him. Its own lofty character has been
illustrated in its great work 1t has al
ways gone steadily forward in the perform
ance OF its high duty. 1t has never hesitat-
ed to repudiate those who proved unworthy
OF its confidence. And it will not hesitate
now to condemn all who have Justly forfeited
their positions. Its own honor will be
maintained at all hazards.
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We fear that Queen Victoria is another Of
those women who "never read the newspa-
pers." She has directed Sir Chichester For
teseue to keep her informed of all that re-
lates to the steamer that sunk the North
fleet. Now, if she would look into the Ne,rs
or the Times, she would find out more
about it, and learn the news sooner than Sir
Chichester can tell her. If her majesty is
going to set such an example as this, the
women Of England will never be fs for the
ballot IN this world.-Hartord Corrans.
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PRESIDENT GRANT AND TIE PUBLIC Mon
kfs--President Grant stands guard over
the doors OF the Treasury in way ealcu-
lated to excite the unmixed admiration and
gratlheation Of every one who believes that
the public moneys ought t, be used alone
for the public service. We have already
emphatIcally declared our opinion that bills
approprlatlng the govern rnent moneys for
the rellei oi private persons are, as a rule,
nothing but respectable forms of beggary.
President Grant has now for the third time
taken the same view. Congress. however.
differs from the President. on this question.
and q committee of the s;enate recently re-
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Pleasant riding swiftly gliding
Over crispy, hard-packed snow,
All IN hutter in our cuttcr
.,, I p the avenue We %.
lIotung. pacing. running. racing,
inward onward no delaying.
"a, " seorIing words Of warning
Bless me this j. jolly sleish.ng.
s'.iSn-be.ls tinklc, cares unWrinkle,
=. possess healthy GLOW;
"oil forgotten, stocks and cotton
Nah compete today with snow.
Hsli OF nus ness feel tbs q lxKinrss-
1utl WIKI their gray .ocks Is playins
"I,,4s u, - ,.ie ulacln- ar hey ia-ius,
IN 'he hns' rare port % slei. il..
"histle. boTea5, Yea make Glorious
Muse 90 the ears @. lover.
While a whiteness-hlintiD- tri..Ltrt..-
All the frozen surface covers
tioaked and erIr Irinsd, wore d-trrrn med
To Withstand the hiasts-d spt,,Iu.
SINE assurance, much uudautnr-.
And passionate love rl s!eislt-n.r
Talk o. howers-li summer hours
Neither these nor days " leisure
Worth a thought Is while " two f,.t... 80
Dash US over roads og pleasure.
ptshifs, racing. lettering. pac.u-.
Inward onward no delaying.
Tally scorn.ng words of warn'n.-
Bless NE this is pleasant slei .hfu.s
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LYNcu Law IL CANADA.-TwO men re-
Gently quarreled in shanty in the town
ship Of Abbinger, and the one who got
worsted arose in the night and stabbed III,
opponent. The rest of the Shantv men
tried the murderer and hung him. Twelve
Of the lynehers were arrested and taken to
Rellerille for trial.