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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-11

Among the most interesting revolution
airy relies in our State are the two brass
fcld-pieccs taken by General Stark at the
Hattie of Bennington, nearly hundred
years ago. Bennington. a. most OF our
readers remember. was depot of military
supplies for the American forces General
Gursoyno sent to capture them a picked
force. consisting of 500 IIessians, with two
pieces of artillery, some Canadians, corps
Of pro,ircial> and leo Indians. Stark at
tackled them in their intrencheG camp with
three regiments of New Hampshire militia
and Green Mountain boys. The battle. as
Stark said in his famous letter to General
GATES. was " one continued clap OF thuu-
der-tho hottest I ever saw in my lie,
and it, result was the utter TOUT OF the
British. who left in the hands of the Amer
leans their commander. Colonel Baum.
MORALLY wounded; Colonel Pf>ter, the
leader of the tories, also MORALLY wounded A.;
two hundred and seven killed on the spot,
seven hundred prisoners, four cannon and
seven hundred stand Of arms. Two of the
field-pieces thus taken were placed at the
Capitol at Montpelier, where they have
been carefully kept for two generations.
They bear the inscription Of ancient date,
Taken from the Germans at Bennington,
August Is. III These noted relics have
been brought fr-m Montpelier to add inter
est to the celebration in honor of the reyo-
lutionary patriot, Ethan Allen. They are
in charge Of Colonel Peek. and viii appear
with an appropriate escort in the line Of
his regiment tomorrow.
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INSTITUTION or BURLINGTON LONGS +. Is
\. NJ AND INSTALLATION or Orricfr>. -
Burlington Lodge No. 100 wa. instituted
and its officers installed Tuesday evening. A
Nrand Lodge was formed a. follows
District Deputy h. \. Stevens. EsssS Junct.a... .-
,, Georsc o. Tyler. Burlington. o.. peput, Grai
n. charles 2. TLayer, Burlington. as Grand senior
Warden
n, Andrew NcGaaey. Burlington. s.. Grand Junior
Warden.
urcr.
T. O. Wires, Burlington. a. Grand Sc-,e,arv
Theodore ;. Peck. burlington. Gr.nd Narsiiai
u H. Lan-don. Burlington as Grand ChaplsfB
Daniel G. Barber. Burlington, Grand Srewiri
who proceeded 10 institute the lodge in due
and ancient form and install the following
officers:
Homer VI. Phelps. ". Vi.
A. h, Cole, ;. "
NJ, H. Tyler. ]. W
George d. Wright. Treasurer
T. II. Tan, Secretary
George ". Hopkins. 5. u.
{. p Currier. J. ID.
George II. kinsley, Steward
j. 5. spaGlding, Tyler,
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CHA>cls At NIAGARA.-A correspondent
OF the New York Erolmg Post NOTES yiSi-
bic changes in the contour of Niagara Falls.
Tie Horseshoe Fall, he says, no longer de-
serves HAT name. 1t is, in fact, now a tri-
angular fall, the point lying up tie stream
and the two SIDES stretching downward 1t
would appear that the weight of Tie water
is breaking away the rock to such am ex-
tent tlat narrow chasm l. Ia course of
formation. into which tie water will fall as
from two opposite walls. On the other
hand, the American Fall. instead of having
its former Straighinr>s. j. coming 80 eiag-
ged ard uneven. with deep indcntaiion~
and r,ctding cui,c>. wlerc the rock has
fallen piece ly piece. These changes, how
ever, all Sem To lc confined 10 the bed Of
the channel, and never oncroach on either
shore This was the conclusion Of Prof.
Tyudtll, tie last scientific visitant. a. well
rs of Prof. Cunning. who carefully inve-ti-
gated the whole subject The tremendous
force of the water make, it cut directly
downward in H. own clahuel The latter
authority thinks that the progress mp
streamo the falls averages about xix inch
e. per Year, and HAT they have been at least
7l,0C0 Year. in making their way up from
Lewiston
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Among the soldiers of 1872, who were in
the procession and on the platform Friday
was the venerable Capt. Nm. T. Clark OF
Rutland. Capt. Clark j. the son and last
living representative of Col. Isaac Clark
of Ca>tleton, who went by tile name Of
odd Rife " in the war of lsl2. who.
among other exploits went from Burling-
ton, at the first outbreak Of the war, with
n force Of 100 men, attacked a much supc-
rior British force at St Armand, killed
and wounded % Of them and brought back
to Burlington lei priSoners-a prisoner for
every man Of his force, and whose name j.
among the distinguished and honored names
on the record Of Vermont in the war Of
1872. Capt. Clark, now 50 years ofage, l.
one of the comparatively few survivors of
the MAR of 1872. in our State. He was the
gIest o.: our townsman II. c. johnson.
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THE DINNER .

Commencement Dinner followed the pub
lie exercises, a. usual. The company filled
the capacious dining hall of the American.
The dinner was served in the best style Of
that popular hostelry, and was excellent in
every respect. \ veteran diner at corpOr-
alton dinners at a number of other colleges,
was heard to declare it the best Commence
ment Dinner he remembered. To show that
it lacked not for variety, we subioin the bill
of fare
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GcRfiontcr u fhe Graduating Glass 1t is
expressly declared in Scripture that in these
latter days, young men shall zee visions.
This l. one of the priv ileses, AMI one of the
greatest privileges of youth. 10 Won truth
comes in the tinted and glorifie forms of a
vision, rather than in the dry light of
philosophy. Therein lies for Won the posi-
bility of enthusiasm, and &c nervous faith.
and noble ambition. During these wears
past. while you have been IA thfullv accom-
plishng the formal and preceptive part of
your education with such guidance and
help as we could render. the Divine Spirit
mas been carrying on anot ner part of it, in
which We have had no STARE. opening the
eyes of your spiritual un lerstanding to be-
hold truths far ont of reG.c Oh of Your natural
powers. And now that you have satisfac-
torlly endured all our lestiOning. and have
ialrly won the academic hOnors which YOU
are soon to receive. the re is another question
more important and f;lr-reaching, which you
must answer to yourselves and 10 God
have You obeyed the hes yenly visions?
1t would be wrong inference from what
have been saying to suppose that your
long and labOrlOus education has give Won
no advantage over otf er men in the i1and-
ling of religious truth. 10 stop the m ouths
OF lntdels and scoiler :, to remove objections
10 the truth IN the iInds of the candid and
thoughtful, to persuade men to come out of
the darkness Of vii doing into the Light
where Gods truth shines-these and other
possible services v i'll always occupy and
dignity cultivated intellect. And here and
there over the land where the proyid snce
OF God may place you, We shall expect 20
hear that every one of You Is rendering
good service in this cause. You NAV al.
ways be sure that. the old college will not
lose sight of you, and that we shall be
proud and happy when we hear of your sue
cess. But, after all, remember-and espe-
elally because OF the temptation to intel
lectual pride, remember-that as tn G sun
rises and shines on gentle and simple alike.
so the light of saving truth beams as direct
ly upon the sim plest and humblest OF Gods
children as upon You. Do not.
therefore, be ashamed of obvious truths.
DO not reject them or thin k Won
must amend them because they are common
to you and to inferior minds. Be not
ashamed of Jesus Christ because the moor
believe IN hira and some of the rulers do
not. The most obvious truths are often
the most important ones. Do not set
your scientific intellect to Ike en- watch
and ward against all truth that comes not
that way. Open way through your heart
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lllAtiNli- lll illNllt
NJ. II. BUCkuAN.
T.. j. PnELrS. 4
g.. C.. BENEDICT.
II \. p. ToEgrY, 4
l.. g.. W ARE,

Commencement Day. was perie,t one.
in respect of weather. It was free from
dust, thanks 20 the Gnr rain of the previous
night. The air was clear and tine. the tenn
uer;iture lust ri.rlt
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REPORT OF TIE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
We give herewith the report OF the COM
mittee to investigate the affairs OF the trus-
tees and managers of the Vermont Centrai
and yermontand Canada railroads, emitting
only the joint resolution of the Legislature
appointing them, and the recital oil tne
facts Of the employment of counsel, ana 'i.e
days and time occupied by them IN the"
labors. The report. after these reeitalS'
commences with the subjert OF
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The annual celebration Of the Associate
Alumni, took place ON Tuesday afternoon.
The church wa, well filled. After music
By the Band, and prayer by Rev. c. c.
Parker. u. D. of New Jersey. the President
Of the Alumni, Hon. II. y Iibhlrl of
Chicago. introduced the orator Of the oc-
casion. Rev. y. e.. Clark. y. D. Of Boston
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Phi BETA Kappa.
At the annual meeting of the chapter OF
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To regard to passes the committee inl that in lc-
cordaugc IS ia their custom passes had been issued
iu exchange vs. th other rug--to state and Nat .au-
al officials. and % sums prom neut men not ell-
nected With the Ilaul- cement. How this record
compares th the practice Of other roai-. We have
no means of knowing We would. however. recon.
mend that the whole system Doe ahol she'd. When
"a lroad managers hestow pass they part with 81,
much property 90 the road. and quite as often a-
othcrw Sc The cons deratou is more persnaItl tl.
officials than advantageous Co the Interests of tl-
management.
Its tenae--y IS o. create privileged class and 80
undoubtedly tends % give IA lruals au undue no.
lticll 'ufuet co..
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Considerable testimony was introduced in rrs.--
enee To secret service iund set apart BY the trus
tets and Managers II was charged that such a 6,,l
was set apart. and we were requested to make in
quiry into the fact as To whether ii was dome g.
corrupt purposes or not, and whether any cnrr,fnt
agency. ''0
That there was fund set apart under the diree
ton OF one OF the trustees. J. Gregory Smith AMI
was CHIEFLY under MS supervision and control tl,sr
Is no question Il was stated BY him that il w5s -,
apart ipr detective purposes, in order thai ths.,
might be sum Of money that could be used in s,eh
TO whom paid, the service rendere, NV a.
tnat II u was not necessary il at least expedert
that such course should be pursued for III taa,
,n.srests OF tne trust IN the management of their
suen mnd' and while We do not believe il wa. set
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-04-24
The English Wheat Demand

IL mas been ascertained that the act.
uai consumption of wheat in the
united Kingdom during the last six
months was larger than was estima-
tea, while the supply will be consider
apiy less, making a difference OF 49,
ooo,ooo bushels. The Liverpool Co,r-
'o estimates the quantity of prospec-
i've supplies Mt 100000 bushels,
ana adds that to all present appearan.
ces we are now worse off with refer
ence to our probable supplies than we
were six months ago. The estimate
then formed was carefully made on
what appeared to be reliable data. 1t
was smaller than some of the estimates
put forth at the same time; unfortun-
ately ii threatens TO be in itself too
large. But that orr wants will be met
there Is no doubt. They may as neces-
sity be somewhat curtailed by hip her
prices, but highe. prices will bring
what is needed. The visible supply
OF wheat in America on March 23d, as
published in the GloJc last week. was
7,4l3,5s9 bushels, against 6,273,1lO
bushels as compared with the same in
1872. The prospect Of good prices will
place in the market every available
bushel of grain.-Bosfon Globe.
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The Louisiana Massacre.

The savages Of the Lava Beds are out
done by the savages Of Louisiana.
The treachery and cruelty of barbarism
Is exceeded by the brutality and fiend-
ishness of civilization. The massacre
OF General Candy and his associates
must pale before the horrid butcherv
OF Q whole community by the human
devils who mock humanity in the
South. We expected that the highly.
coiored accounts of the difficulties in
Grant Parish,wouTd assume a different
phase when the truth was known. but
we were unprepared for tale Of such
utter inhumanity as comes to US this
morning.
Itappears that the colored men to
the number of a hundred or SO, took
possession of the Court House at Colfax
under the direction Of the Sheriff APP
pointed by Governor Kellogg, and
held 1t as q posse. They were attack
ed by the whites under Shaw, the for
msr Sheriff, but held the place with
out loss until the house was fired.
They then desired TO surrender, and
did so, when they We're shot down
like SO many dogs. A number were
driven back to the Court House and
burned alive, while thirty-four of the
number, after having surrendered
| were marched to the river bank in
couples, shot, and thrown into the
stream. In closing his dispatch Mar.
shall Pickard says: "When the cir.
cumstances of this massacre are known
1t will be found to be equaled only by
that at Fort Pillow" Probably true
and that was in time Of war, when
passions were infiamed and excuses
were expected and yet it caused a
thrill of horror throughout the civil.
lied world. There is no language "a
characterize such deeds as these. There
Is no remedy for them save in leaden
bullets and cold steel. If this act q,
unparalleled atrocity is permitted to 90
UNPUBLISHED then indeed is iustire dead
and law CHASTITY farce in Louisiana
Inter Ocean
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wEEKLYMARKET REVIEW.
Marker,

Triton, APRIL. a, 1873.
AND STOCK.
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BUCKINGHAM, April Is, 1878.


GEO. w. BARCLAY:
Dear SRI have received through
Col. Shane an invitation to be present
at Upton on the oath of May, of which
| avail myself ii other engagements do
not prevent.
The questions now agitating Iowa,
and the West generally, require very
careful and extensive study. The
whole country is suffering because the
West is crippled in her production OF
staple products necessary to the JUDI
cious rotation of farm management
through the insufficiency of our trans
portation lines, aud the discrimina-
tions practiced on what we have.
Then, although there is an active de- |
mand i'm England for the cheaper /
breadstuffs, aud balance of trade OF
sixty millions against US the past
wear; and, although that amount
could be very easily added to our ex-
ports FROM this State alone, yet corn,
barley, cats and rye are practically
prohibited from being raised because
they cannot be transported. Then we
are at fault ourselves. We do not
practice raising enough of'the higher
,riced products. We buy too much
# what we should manufacture at
lome. We have too few of the de-
Of the farm in successful
peration. ] look to the present or
Of the farmers TO reduce,
trough discussion and interchange of
fought, Iowa farming to a science,
I'D purify present political parties by
lsisting on attention to our wants
trough carefully selected honest
en-. Very truly.
JAMES WILSON.
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In accordance with a resolution
adopted ct the farmers meeting held
IN January at Des Moines, Iowa. Gov.
ernor Carpenter has addressed a letter
70 the Governor Of Missouri. asking
consultation as to The wisdom of hold,
ing . convention Of the States WING
between Lake Michigan and the
Rocky Mountains, and take into con.
sideration the wisdom Of calling =
convention to urge the improvement
q the Fox and Wisconsin Rivars sna
Huron and Ontario Ship Canal. Gov.
ernor Carpenter, in his letter. snosa.,.
me propriety Of enlarging the scone ~
u. cs.i % g to comprehend a mora
sx.endsd confederation Of the ou.st,on
OFT o. tr.nspo1tasio and to thi. sns.s.
10y fpsfs should b . favorable 70.
-. The cause Of the farmer. and
|osns1s interested in TIL. matter 4 4
nmon one. and anything that tends
relieve one Of burden helm. tie
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SHERIFF SALE.

by virtue OF a special execution to me d.
rected, issued from the office Of the Clerk or
the Circuit Court. in and for the County of
Cedar and State of Iowa, IN favor of AI0nzo
Holtslander, and against Iowa Sout hwestern
X. X. Company, have levied upon the fol-
lowing property rs the property OF the said
Iowa southwestern Railroad Company
to wit:
Twelve thousand six hundred r.. r. Ties
along the line of said Railroad in Cedar
county, Iowa, being the same levied upon by
Sheriff on writ Of attachment in Suit OF
Alonzo Holtslander .crsus the Iowa south
western X. X. Go.
And shall offer the same for sale al the
Court House door, in the town OF linton. In
said county. on Saturday the 10Th day az
May, A. u; 1873 AT one O'Clock =. NJ. Of said
day, 10 satisfy said execution and costs that
may accrue thereon
Dated this 18th day of April, A. ~ 1879
JOHN d. SHEARFR.
sheriff Of Cedar county iowa.
ItT n. p. MAYNARD Deputy. 3wI-
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We alluded last week to probable
gathering at no distant day Of tbe
masses of this county in Convention,
and now have the pleasure OF giving
more definite notice, as well as Of the
distinguished gentlemen from abroad
who are expected TO be present.
The Convention, it is expected will
assemble in the Court House at Tip
ton at 10. o'clock, A. NJ, OF Thursday,
May 24th. The following correspond
ence concerning it explains itself:
VINToN, Iowa, april lith. 1873.
GEO. w. BARCLAY, ESQ. Sir:
Your kind invitation was received
on the 18th inst, and Immediately
forwarded it, with an urgent request,
to Mr.. Wilson to attend your meeting
on the oath prox. l have also taken
the liberty to invite Senator Dysart,
of Tama county, to be with you also.
AS to myself | shall be glad to be
with you and share in your delibera-
tons, if possible.
l realize the fact fully that the great
issue Of the present day Is between
combinations of capital and labor.
The legislation OF the past ten years
has mainly been to foster these COM
binations and monopolies, and it is
high time that current Is turned in
favor Of the producer Of wealth, and
against the monopolist. | am glad to
see the people waking up to realizing
sense of the situation, and trust that
they will not put off the armor until
victory perches on all their banners.
shall be with you if practicable If
will address you early
next week. Fraternally yours,
JNO SHANE.
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SHERIFF SALE,

BY virtue Of general execution TO me a.
rected, issued from the Office of tho CLARK ~
the circuit Court. in and for the county OF
cedar ana state OF Iowa, in favor OF Ault-
man; Millsr 20, and against Thos McIabe
and Josephine Mctabe, / have levied upon
the following property as the property Of
Ihos McCabe and Josephine McCabe. to wit:
lO), township No. eighty one tsll. range No.
two 90, west ofthe 9Th p. NJ, Except forty
acres of OF the south side of said northeast
quarter ca containing one hundred and
twenty acres, and situated In Cedar county
Iowa.
And shall offer the same for sale al the
Court House door in the town Of Triton in
said county, on saturday. the I0th aay of
May, A. d., 1873. at one O'Clock r. NJ OF said
day, to satisfy said execution and costs that
may accrue thereon. "'
Dated this 18th day OF April, A. d. 1873.
JOHN u. SHEAHER
- WI sheriff Of Cedar County Iowa
Per A. b. MArSAgD, Deputy. As"e'
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Bookkeeping

Is taught In 4 thorough and scientific manner
commencing first with most simple transactions
from which to make up and arrange sets of books.
and gradually increasing to the most difficult that
can occur In any department OF trade
The system OF initiation is peculiar To this Insitu-
tion and does away with the long days and hours OF
working in the dark that most students experience
when initiated by the old system and consists OF
the following steps:
lst study of the general theory and object OF
book Keeping together with description of the three
ana Ledger
ID. study and examination of the theory Of led
ger accounts followed by examples OF Isolated ac-
counts worked by students, showing how, by the
system of Debts and Credits the Resources Liabii-
I'd. The science ofdoubie entry book keeping ex-
planned its results demonstrated by ample black
board Illustration. and principles fixed upon the
mind of the student by test examples. These exam
plies given until the teacher is fully satisfied that
the theory has been comprehended by the pupils.
and until upon given Trial Balances and inventories
they can make complete statement of the stand
ing of business. Next comes a
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Commercial Arithmetic DcDari.
mcnt.

However,well yersed in the science OF accounts
II lacking in ability to make rapidly and with un-
srring accuracy, during the hurry and press OF
that for large part of the accountant work, he
Is of course unfit for such position. The failure
almost invariably found to be in the foundation
work of addition and multiplication, in not being
able to grasp, al sight the results certain
atoms figures. and know that the work is correct
vii bout REORGANIZATION.
To accomplish this, che rapid addition or single
ana double columns, and the multiplication Of any
quantity by two or til multiplying figures. writ.
ing the entire product at once. without the al
partial products ~ FIRST thoroughly illustrated and
explained The astonishing fapidity with which
this work IL done by Prof Montague. seems nj first
beyond acquisition by the many, hut when carefully
and thoroughly drilled from the foundation, young
men with ordinary talent and thorough application
may acquire this To degree that + remarkable
by these most thorough drills that are continued
throughout the course tho student becomes a hun
dre fold more rapid and accurate in all his cosnpu-
tations In working interest, and the various
applications OF percentage, similar contractons and
rapid methods of calculations that are Invaluable
Ia IA business man, are introduced. As new GLASSES
are formed every FEW weeks each student may be
placed in class best adapted To him. and since the
work in the other departments is conducted indi.
NIdualiy. without classification. each one may civ :.
10 this department whatever time is necessary
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A Clinton dispatch TO the Chicago
JosSydl, dated on the 2lst, says that
Jack Q'Neal, brother of Thomas and
Joe O'Neal, who were tried last week
ct Mt. Carroll, Iowa, and convicted for
the murder Of Rsxford, was taken
through there on sunday morning by
the Sheriff Of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
where he will be arraignsd for muir
der. It IL said that one OF the broth.
err has 'peached," and says he can
point out three graves on the island
here, near their den of infamy, where
are buried three of Jacks victims.n