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MINERALS WANTED.


L. 4. 4. {.
WE claim for our Lazarus Morris celebrated
w Perfected SPECTACLES & EYE GLASSES,
the aforementioned advantages over those in or
binary use the proof OF which NAV be seen IN the
extrsordinary sales and constantly Increasing de
mand for them - .-.,-.. = A..
Ist- That from the peculiar construction Of the
Glasses thew Assist and Preserve the ssht render
Ing frequent changes unnecessary. ,.-....
"a Tbat they confer brilliancy and distinetness
of vision with an amount OF ease and comfort not
hitherto enioyed by spectacle wearers
3D. That the material from which the lenses arc
ground Is manufactured specially Tor optic pur POSES
and is pure, hard and brilliant, and not liable 70
become scratched o.--, l. t..
Glasses To an who are most troubled to Sec as su-
nerior 10 the Pebble any that have come under
nv observation in an experience OF syer ~ years.
my J. Z. BRINSMAlDY
AGENT for Lazarus Morris, for Chittenden county
Rive sell these Glasses cheaper than any
,eddler or most dealers sell glasses not as good.
Solid Silver Spoons and great variety o. S4ods
snitahle FOR presents or for use, sold at goo par
gains. We invite all persons 70 call and see 4 they
can find something they are wsl ppy y Ma
Aug 25-dkvt oia s'ahu'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT. - The InSur-
anoe Monitor. of New York city, the Oldest
insurance journal in the country, and in
which profession it continues to occupy the
front rank, in recent number refers to
the - Vermont Life ofthis city, as follows:
The Vermont Life can show, as yet, but
small amount of assets, compared with some
of our mammoth Institutions, but no doubt,
time will mend that; and meanwhile the
Company can show percentage of surplus
in favor of its policies. which many of its
older cOmpeers cannot. Exclusive of its
capital, the company holds Sl.24 in assets
for every dollar of liabilities The company
does an exclusively cash business, with an
nual cash dividends
The progress and success of the Yer
mont Life has been remarkable 1t adopt
ed the idea at the outset of making haste
slowly, but at the same time surely, and
from the organization of the company its
success has been sure. In adopting this
idea Of what its course should be, it incur
red the ridicule of some older and hostile
rivals. But no amount Of ridicule or oppo-
sition could drive it to the wall, or compel
it to follow the example and share the fate
of nineteen Of the life insurance
companies which We're organized about
the same time in New York city
and elsewhere throughout the country.
Efforts have been made to buy up the Yer
mont Life or to have it assign its risks TO
another life insurance company. but with
out success. The organization Of the COM
pany seemed to be warranted by the needs
of the public, and the people of Vermont
have appreciated and approved of its pur-
poses; and to-day, while many of the older
companies have consumed their entire capi
tai in the endeavor to obtain and sustain
their business, and have been compelled to
transfer their risks, the Vermont Life has
paid every death claim promptly; and has
reserve left to protect the policy-holders Of
the company very much larger, proportion
ately. than is held by most Of the older
companies. At the same time. the divi-
dends to the policy-holders are equal to
most Of the companies and superior to
many Such Is the history of the Vermont
Life, and we congratulate the company and
the policy holders upon the appreciation in
which it is held, and the largely increasing
business of the present year. The company
was organized January lst, 1863, with a
capital of $50. 900. The assets of the com
pany July LIST, 1873. were SIS, O0O.
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ao YEAR PER CENT. WITH SINKING FUN
OF % PER CENT. OF GROSS EARNINGS.

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FAYAlLr Iy COLI r,
Nav YORK.. INTEREST Sn,I-ASSUAlLY. FmGU.Er
AND AUGUsr.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Every year increases the popularity o. MS ya.e
.bIs Hair Preparation which is due % merit aoie.
Nc can assure our old patrons that il is kept iui5
mn TO H. hi III standard, and il is the only rel4uI7
a6d perfected preparation for restoring HhAt AZ
fnst-ous and silken The scalp, by Us use become
white and clean. 1t removes all eruptlons anu 1-H
druT and by its tonic properties, prevents tle ~
Fronn falling out as IL stimulates and noursAes tc
hair-zlands By its use the hair grows thicAer ahu
stronger In badness, il restores the caplIlaI!
Glands 70 their normal igor, and VIII create new
7--avrtb exeept la extreme old age. IL is the moss
econoTr cal Hair Dressing ever used a. i requires
fewer applications, and gives the hair spleud 90
'slossvaIupearance A. A. HAYES, NJ. D., state As
sr,sr m Nsssachusetts SAYS The c0nstltu ents are
plire and carefully selected for excellent Gua-'y
md / consider il the best preparation joy it' i-
Sud BY al druggists and dealers in me'i.e.n
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

CATEcHIsx FOR FINANcIERs. The follow
ing shorter eatechism for fnanciers comes
very near being justified by recent events:
2. Why are trust companies 50 called?
\. Because they cannot be trusted.
2. Why are the officers of monetary in
situations called directors?
A. Because they know nothing whatever
about the direction of the institutions with
which their names are connected.
Q. Why are certain railroad stocks termed
securities?
A. Because nothing in the world is so in
secure.-Iadependent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

The Indebtedness Of our people and of
our corporations had been increasing at
dangerous rate. We know that when men
are drowning is hardly the time to preach
to them the moralities, but it may vet be a
good time for them TO make resolutions.
The moral side of the financial disaster is
the old lesson of frugality, which is the only
path to solyeney. If we would be safe as well
as prosperous, we must pay our way as we
go. Ii there is railroad to be built. the
stockholders must not expect the bOndhold-
ers to provide all the money. Business must
be reduced just as far a possible to cash
basis, remembering the text - Owe no man
anything except to love one another" This
will require the cutting down of extrava-
CANT expenses but that is what We would
have-less iewelry, less fine broadcloth,
fewer fast yachts, fewer costly marble fronts,
fewer extravagant clubs, and less useless
nonsense generally. What we want is more
work, more economy, more honesty more
principle. Make the ground solid beneath
our feet, and we shall have an end to these
periodical earthquakes, which overturn
good houses and bad alike -Independent.
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10 PER CENT. NEV.
THE IOWA LOAN AND Trust I
WI invest money "a Ers---.--s la. l-
per oeut. Interest. Il-, payable
New il-s. ana VI. guarantee Gle
loans made through IFS agency. at
by the ho-rH vlr. Please VT Co. ha-a
1a- New y I-z and New En- --l-- -l.H -l-.-
particulars SAMUEL MEEEILL. l-e
Iowa. Pres dent. Address JANIS f. I...
Sec.y. Drawer &C. pcs 30 1es. Iowa
S.-.r--.tHH
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miscellaneous.
PKNTT.s ASTRAL OH

PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL
Absolutely safe. Perfectly odorless. Alvsys mi
lo'm- Illuminating qualities superior 20 -as. Burns
10 any lamp without danger o. eNulOd NJ Dr "a inc
IRE. Manufactured expressly 70 displaee theuse III
volatile and dangerous oils. Is safety under every
posshe test, and is perfect burning qualities are
proved by is continued use in over $4,000 families
Millions OF gallons have been sold and 10 acct
dent directly or intirectly-has ever occurred
rom burning, storing OF haudl ny 10.
The immense yearly loss O. life and ur0..ert,- Pc
sultnS from the use OF cheap and dan scrous % j. q.
the United States, is appalling.
The Insurance Companies and Fire Comm -.ir7-s
throughout the country recommend the ASTRAL
as the best safeguard when lamps are used send fr
for safe ~ retail 10y the trade generally. and al
wholesale by the proprietars CIlAS. PRATT ftr6
In Fulton Street, New York Au-. i ~,
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ROYAL, of Liverpool, England.
s,ets tGold).... .-.---sll '@o''o'-
Franklin, of PhiladeIphiH.
,sssts 50 a6i,o 900.
PennsyIvnnIa, Of Philadelphia.
0o.
American, OF philadelphia
Assets. .-----.i' 'los9-
Connecticut, of Hartford, Conn
$1,000.
National, of Philadelphia.
as.st. .................... -slun.H0.
PANE, OF PhIadeiphia.
AIIemnnin. OF pittsburgh, Pa.
-$-'''''-
I.ycomInc. OF fenn-3 lNRnia.
.s.et. Premium Notes,. .i79o,0.
Vermont Mutual. Of Montpelier.
sets Premium Notes ----.---.----s''t '"''A.
Champaign VI utunI, of Burlington
National, OF Hartford, Conn.
asss,s ....................... .......s -50o,o.
1t National. OF Worcester Mass
Assets sl760to.
Traveller Life & Accident Insurance CO..
Of Hartford, Conn
VI. ..ifr Insurance CO., OF Burlington
,.,.s ............- SI500Dn.
Lossrs EsuIrsHLY ADJUSTED and PROMPTLY PAID
T. 5. PECK.
Sui dE,,tf General Insurance Agent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03
POLITICAL.

The Democrats Of California are not in q
lovely or harmonious condition. The
county committee of San Francisco has ar
raigned Senator Casserly on the charge OF
securing his election to the United States
Senate by the expenditure of 100000. The
accusation is not new one. Ii was pre-
ferred some time ago, and passed by with
out much investigation or discussion.
Now. a committee of the Senator's own
party renews it and assumes TO summon
him 10 make answer. He refuses to comply
and. in turn, charges the committee with
being the tools Of the Central Pacific Rail
road.
There is n great deal of wild writing in q
certain class of newspapers predicting an
early breakup Of the two great political par
ties-the Democratic and Republican-anda
new organization out of their elements. We
fail to discover ANY signs of an impending
dissolution and reorganization. There are
only two ways in which great political par
ties. hich have at any time been major
ity and held possession Of the general gov
eminent. have ever disappeared from our
politics We have had but four such par
ties since the organization OF the govern
mcnt-the Democratic party, which has
suh>l~tcd from that day 10 this, the Federal
party the Wing party and the present
Republican party. The Democratic party
was also called Republican when it was or
yauized under jefferson, but it has continued
the same party from his time down 10 ours.
Four parties. and four only, have admins
tered the government during the eighty-four
years of lis existence a fact worth pom
dering los the sciolisis who fancy that new
parties can be substituted for old ones as
easily a. the ladies change the fashion of
their dre>s-N Y. World
The St Louis Republican, long the leading
organ oi the Democracy in the West, per
sists in asserting that the vitality Of its
party is gone Hear it
" neither the Democracy J. stone dead or
only nearly dead to-day, is a question Of
little interest it will before long be 50 I'M
mi~takably lileless that it, organs viii yield
their consent to the ohSequies. 1t has been
sinking rapidly since November, l572
Ii has ceased TO live in Iowa, Hi
nois. Virginia, Louisiana, South Carolina
and Arkansas, and it Is making what seems
to he its last stagger in Massachusetts,, Ohio
and Pennsy lvania.
Congressman Eldridge Of Wisconsin. =
Democrat who has drawn his back-pay. re-
Gently expressed an inclination 10 Join the
Republican party, but has as Yet received
no encouragement.
3" C;esarism' is said 20 have originated at
a Partisan dinner, at which james Gordon
Bennett. John Russell Young and George
Wilkes sat around the board.
Oranges are increasing in California at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03
AYER.s CHERRY PECTORAL.

For Diseases o. tie
Throat and Lun-s. such as
Coughs. Colds, WhOopin
'Cou "a. Er1uchlt =. A5tl-
ma. and Consumption.
The few COMPOSITIONS,
which have won the con-
.ddence o. MANKIND and
become household words
among not only one but
many nations. must have
extraordinary virtues
Perhaps no one ever Sc
cured divide reputation
a..F- o. NaaHHHH.
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and it has been already presented and rep
resented in these columns. Up 20 the
present hour. with one or two exceptions,
our banks have stood a. firm rs rocks
The country is strong and fall Of wealth.
We have seven hundred millions Of currcn-
cy- Factories and farms are all pouring out
products Of labor, which are hourly adding
to our financial strength. Europe is wait
Ing for our crops; exports are increasing.
imports are growing less. and the balance of
trade before the end Of the fiscal year bids
fair to he more than ever favorable There
i nothing in the atmosphere, therefore.
that need occasion permanent alarm. The
crisis has resulted from fancy speculations
in Wall street alone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

FAIL FAsmoNs.-The short skirt j. again
pronounced the mode. 1t j. made to clear
the ground and from three and a quarter
TO three and half yards wide This, too,
j. the house dress for the business woman,
who has no time when called out to waste
in change. This skirt is usually devoid Of
cver-drcss. and trimmed with broad, fall
rufiles, most deliberately in the back. conse-
luently the front Is narrow and plain, and
boufaEt. Let it not be imagined, however.
because the overskirt has been curtailed.
the amount Of material for a dress is any
less. Qnite the contrary. \ silk, made
walking length, and trimmed after the
present style, demands forty yards. s. the
economical are in no wise favored
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SNOAAE SIC%
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AGENTS WANTED


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Misfell
NrkytNERIXL

nR. WHITE. Of the I. Stammering Institute,
IL Az, 4th Avenue, New York, and " no was a few
weeks at Alburgh Springs, has concluded 10 remain
a few weeks Ia Vergennes, Vt, at the American
Hotel. Those who require treatment can be cured
by making immediate application. No cure no
pay. Send for circular. Sept 25-l2w2w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

winch II Is lc4u. anu inc lITStlN increasing
business of the present year. The company
capital Of $4,000. The assets of the COM
pany July LIST, 1873. were $4,000
The Failure of CleWS Co.
The cashier Of the Fourth National Bank
of New York made the following state
ment to a Herald reporter:
On Friday last Mr.. Clews oyerdrew his
account here Sl6j 600, against which he
of course. had securities with Us. This
morning checks to the amount Of Sl3j 900
came through the Clearing llou~s upon Us
from Henry Clews Co, and. feeling We
could not compromise ourselves any fur
Their. We threw them out. Mr.. Ciews then
came here AMI begged us to let him have
5000, 600 cash on certain tsecurities offered
US, but we refused the transaction.
Reporter Were these securities good
Cashier-Well, ! don't think they were
At all events they didn't please rs and We
were obliged TO refuse the accommodation
OF course, when these checks were returned
dishonortd 10 his house he could not have
continued any longer. We hold ample Sc
curiiies of the firm 10 make good whatever
they owe Us. and Ered 10 lend him some
upon which he might realize. Bat we sup
pose he couldn't. Money Is hard TO get Just
now.
The Hrall says ediiorially. of Clews IL
Co. : failure It. securities were unaraI-
able while the Stock Exchange wa closed.
and it failed because it lacked an insisniG-
cant amount of currency. Thi failure had
no grayer significance than those which pre-
cedel il, and the only wonder is that the
house withstood the storm 50 long"
OF the general situation. the Hya'Ts
money article says
We can descry no new elements of the
situation that might not have been expect
Cd 10 present themselves. DiStrust, alarm.
&c runs upon banks, the boarding Of
money, tie suspension Of accommodations
all are incidents of panic, and while New
York continues 10 be the financial centre Of
the nation we must expect 70 see, here and
there, the downfall Of an institution whose
credit al home j. dependent upon it, strength
here. But there is
BRIcur SIDE To- TIE rIcTURE.
and il has been already presented and rep
resented in these columns. Up 10 the
present hour. with one or two exceptions,
our banks have stood a. firm Us rocks
The country is strong and fall of wealth.
W e have seven hundred millions Of currcn-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Jay Cooke x Co, 81 900 200 VIM. Il.
Ogden, 1861, 800 &. W. Cass. S637, 800
J. 6. Smith, 100000; D. McLaren, $500,
600; Thomas \. Smith, $500, 600 II. r.
Payson, $l75. 900 f. +. Cauda, SIS. 900
c. j. Canda, $50, 900 r. d. Rice, $3.50
600, F. Billings, $23O, 600 A. II. Barney.
$3.50. 0G0 VIM. F. Fargo, for self and b.
p. Cheney S230, 900 Thomas IL. Garfield
and W. Window, SlS0,O0 Samuel viii
keson, So, 900 Walter llinchman, $50
600. Total, So, 800, 600
Sir Hugh Allen, while finding no portion
of the money, was to have paid up stock OF
the company to the amount of 81, $50, 600
Sir Hugh in letter to Gen. Cas-, says;
- ! am to be President to suit my views /;
me and my friends have majority of the
stock, and the company so formed the CON
tract to build the road on the terms of the
act Of Parliament, which are $50, OOO, 900
in cash and SO, 000, 900 acres Of land"
This Canadian magnate demanded 1856,
900 from his American partners for his ex-
penses.
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CANvAssING BOOKS SENT I-.GEIl.r
TNDEVELOPED WEST!
OCEAN sTONI

ID ElTiRKABLE SUCCESS .-H- t-.
II made SIP IA four days. i
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4 RUNAwAY MARRIAGE-Quite an excite
ment was created a few days since, at the
residence of one of the prominent citizens
of Dandy, over the marriage of his daugh-
ter. 1t appears that the parents of the
young lady left home on Monday, for visit
to the West, and on the Thursday following
the daughter was married unbeknown to
her parents, to a gentleman of Dandy. The
parties were married in Rutland The par
ents have been cognizant of the intention of
the couple, and being opposed to the mar
rage. have used every effort they could to
prevent 1t. On Friday the couple returned
home, and proceeded to the home of the
young lady for her clothing and effects.
The husband was met in the yard by her
brother. lad of some twelve years of age,
with butcher knife, and was kept at bay
The parties, however. returned during the
night, and succeeded in carrying off the
young lady's clothing, etc. The affair has
caused considerable talk. 1t is expected.
however, as in all such cases, an eventual
reconciliation will take place and the par
ents will wisely accept the situation.-Rut
land Giobe.
4 Nav Oh SToRY.-It is not often that
an old story is improved by being revamped,
but the following new version of a veteran
aneedote is worth reading for the sake of
the very pointed moral attached to it,
"A logician and swimmer, says
Persian story (all stories are Persian now),
were in boat together. Says the logician
to the swimmer, Have you ever studied
logicY Il never heard the name till now
was the reply. ALAS y said the logician,
then has half your life been drowned in ig-
just then a squall came up.
Says the swimmer to the logician, Have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-03

Will on and aftcr
Thursday, Sept. 25th. 1878,
Form Two Daily Lines Each Way.
GOING saUTH-
Leave Burlington, l0.i5 %. m. and 9.3l Din
Passengers by Morning steamer VIII form direct
connection at Ticondero-a fer Lake Ge1r-e and At
Whitehall, with trains o. O.. a 5. X. r., cunnectine
with Sleeping Car trains over Hudson River and
New York Central Railroads and the magnificent
Steamers on the Hudson r yer.
By Evening Steamer, will connect with the last
Express trains over the hudson River and New
York Central Railroad.
GOING NORTH
Leave Burlington at 3.0l a. m, and comm
The Morning and Afternoon Boats viii connec, At
Pittsburgh, with trains l'r Montreal and % sirps
burg.
The Steamer "Olkes Ames will DIV the F.rr,,
between Burlington and Pattsbursh daily. Lear
Ing at g 20 a. m, returning. 33Op. In
FREIGHT TAKEN At LOWEST RATES
- Through Tickets ear he obtained on board If
Steamers and At the Genei "a Once west side ofCitv
Park.
Passengers and Baggage transferred between Cars
and Boats FREE Or Gu RGE.
a. L. INMAN,
Burlington, Sept. p, Is-i-d6Wtl 30
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-16
Natnrn1 necar-Protect the system.

The human body is machine ana theTeioie
cannot endure forever; but, like Watch VI a a
sewing machine, it will last mneh longer
properiy regulated and duly repalreu, Llah A
no mains were taken TO keep ii in ORDER Inc
great object of every one who desires long ana
neaitnv life should be to put his body IN a con-
dition to resisr the LIE threatening influences
by which we are all more or less surrounoeu
and no invigorant and corrective al preseii's
known so effectively answers this purpose as
the vitalizing elixir which, under the unpre-
tending name of Hostetter's Stomach bltterss
has been for more than twenty years the stan.
dard tonic OF America. In crowded clues'
where the atmosphere is contaminated with the
tffiuvia inseparable from large populations; IN
marshy regions, where the soggy soil reeks
with miasma; on the prairies and IN the lor-
ests where every fall the air is tainted Win e4-
halations from rotting weeds and grasses, OF
iecom posing aves-in short, in every locsAltS
where malaria exists, this powerful Vegeteoie
antidote is urgently needed. Fever ana aguei
bilious fevers, jaundice, rheumatisTni ana an
diseases which are generated by infected ar
impure water, or sudden changes of tsinpera-
ture, may be averted by strengthening and reg
ulating the system in advance with Hostetters
Bitters Autumn is always season of peril,
especially to weak, susceptible organizations
Even the more Vigorous are apt to be in some
measure depressed by the humid atmosphere,
loaded with deleterious gases produced by vege-
table decay. The fall is period OF the year
when the renovation and regulation of the llv-
ing machine is peculiarly important, and the
Bitters should therefore be taken daily al thls
critical season. Oct. Z-lih
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-10-16

Rev. j. L. Acton, the new Minister at
the NJ. E. Church. preached last Sunday.
The Marietta Register of last week spoke
thus aboutaim:
Rev. ]. a. Acton, who has been at
Whitney Chapel, this city. for two years
past, left tiis week for jackson, Ohio.
where he . stationed for the year to
come. His church and the people gen
orally are sorry to lose him among US
We congratulate the friends at Jackson
on securing the services of so worthy and
talented a,man, and commend him to
their kind attentions. His place here
will be filled by Rev j. Van Law.