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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

\ STORY FOR CuLuREN.-A friend of mine
told me story a little while ago which in
terested me 80 much that ] want to tell it t.
all my little friends This gentleman owned
4 fine horse. which was very fond Of him.
and would come from the pasture at the
sound of his voice. and follow HIM about
like dog W ell at one time the horse became
lame and was obliged to stay in his stable
and not be used for many weeks. and it was
during this time that Mr.. C.. became inter
eSted to see how much the horse knew and
how kind hi~ SympathieS were IN old cat
had made her nest upon the scatfold just
above the horses manEer, and had laid
there her little family of FIVE kittens, t,
bring them up Ender good tuition, ! sup
pose. She and the horse got on nicely Tor
some days. She jumped down into his man-
ger and went off for food. and then came
back and leaped up to her kittens again.
But one morning she rolled off into the
manger. with her foot bleeding. and badly
hurt, 50 that She could scarcely crawl but
she managed to leap away on three feet and
get her breakfast but when she came back
She was entirely unable to get up 70 her
kittens, ami what do You think she did?
She .ay down at the horses feet. and mewed
and looked up several times. till az last
pony. seeming to understand her wants.
reached down. took the cat in his teeth, and
to sSou her up on the scatiold to her kittens,
who. doubt not. were glad enough to see
her This Mr.. C. told me he saw repeated
morning after morning. Kit would roll of
into the m1ngcr, 20 and get her breakfast,
come back. and DE tossed up to her family
by the kind horse, who must have under
stood eat language and been willing 10
listen % it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

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Then Bunny went,
III.
Ali. homeless hame- Al. barren cot
Aa. poor dead pillow, white ana cold
Al 1'i1' ., Wiz i.. .i,4t .i-r, f'i9
Dumb drum. your Iftt.e soldiers slain
Dull dol. your pretty play mate. He'd
Mi 6e done - His VIII. done.
And Bunny's dead
j. H. Palmer an HoHf Journal
,1R. uAYxARD.s HIRED MAN.
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The mouse ran up t,e cIo,s.
The CLOCK struck one.
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but De looked neither -rie'el nor angry "n
the otnef -Iie ol 'iie d''f He '''i.rl-
Tine circumstances are these ,.,
fannI had been amusing heF SISTER = cAild'
ana the ilite cnerIo seemed never TO t!rs
OF musical sounds 50 Fanny Who had
Mother "'o-e ny heaTt' HHed nothing Dei-
ter Than 90 SIT in ine cosy sitting r!om-Whieh
was really DID t1' nursery ana sing those
old. old me-41le--
Matthew p'nn ".S tie hired man. ana on
TINS particular fiiihS A"d 7''ieh IN luleuy
behind Miss Fanny and tempted ot-what ?
surely not OF the htl pne-had bent over
and kissed her on tine i0rehead-
And tins be lad dared 10 d'' showing
that Fanny was city ynans lady IHlng ma
fashionable quarter ard used 10 the best 500
ciety.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

The foreign importations at New York,
last week, amounted to 9,4S7 ,3s6; dry
goods, Si,7S5 ,626; general merchandise,
S4,70l, ,76O. The value of the dry goods
exceeds that of all other merchandise BY
Ss3, ,s66. This exhibit, says q New York
paper, tends % to excite some uneasiness as
to the future course Of our foreign trade"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

of bankruptcy. am glad | can say there
is abundant evidence of repentance and re
form among the negroes. With education
and better understanding of the situation
they will develop unexpected patriotism.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

JOIN Hay oN LINcoLN -'' lie belonged %
no church, yet he was the uncannOnized
saint of all churches He never uttered a
prayer in public, yet prayer for him fasten-
Ell ourease daily with golden chains around
the feet of God. lie was cold and migrate
ful to his political friends, Is republics
are and yet men who never saw him
thronged at his bidding the road TO death IS
a festival do not wish 70 make a fault
less monster of him but he comes nearer
than any man | ever knew or imagined to
being type Of Democratic Republicanism
incarnate. There never was n President
who 50 little As Lincoln admitted personal
considerations in the distribution Of places.
lie rarely gave place to a friend-still
more rarely because he was friend. He
had one characteristic which was often i'm
puted as a fault, but which | think most
creditable quality. lie was entirely de,ti-
tute of gratitude for political services rem
dered to himself lie filed his Cabinet with
enemies and rivals, and refused any reward
to those energetic politicians who did 50
much as to nominate him in Chicago. This,
cannot but think Is true Republicanism.
The Republic is ungrateful. 1t ought to be.
Ii is worthy Ofour best work without graft
tude. Itaccepts our best services As Heaven
accepts our prayers, not because either need
them, but because it Is good for Us to serve
and to worship
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

AT the present time not single box of tin
is manufactured in the United States.
although it is claimed that there are large
deposits of this valuable metal in New
Hampshire, Missouri, and the Lake
Superior regions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

WHERE RAILROAD FARES CAN AND CANNOT
BE REDU CEB.-So far a~ passenger travel Is
concerned. reduction in fare for long dis
tances, below certain standard which may
be fixed on a rea>0nable.-in this country.
in the neghborho0d, perhaps. of p cents
per mile. reductions below this point are
not found to materially affect its volume.
Experience seems TO indicate that fares on
railroads enter in So slight a degree into the
entire cost of distant travelling, that reddc-
t0n in them below the fixed point of reaS-
enable charge /, not material c0n~idera-
ton. The argument that low fares by IN
creasing the volume ofreceiptS, prevent any
absolute net loss Is not. therefore. found 10
be correct when applied to long travel on
the other hand, it l. found 10 be perfectly
correct when applied to short travel, espec-
ially IN the nelghb3rhood OF considerable
places. Wherever persons travel on season
or package tickets, the amount they travel
can be apparently almost Indefinitely StImu-
lated by reductions in charge. Experiments
now going on viii afford some indication
hereafter as to the extent to which this
principle can be carried without loss to the
corporations As regards the movement of
merchandise, the converse of both of the
above propositions hold true. On short
distances the necessary expense and trouble
Of handling goods Is 50 large that any reas-
enable reduction in railroad charges affords
but small inducement to increase traffic,
except in the case of coal and certain bulky
raw materials. \ heavy charge for short
carriages on these may involve just the diff
ference between manufacturing at a profit
and at a loss. As regards long distances,
however. the experience of railroads, both
in this country and in Europe, IS uniform
and distinct. that reasonable reductions in
rates never fail to stimulate traffic, and the
point has not Yet been reached at which this
reduction has been 50 great that the conse-
quent increase of volume in receipts has not
saved the corporations from losS.-MqSS.
Railroad Commissioners Report
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

MISSIONARY lNTELuGENcE.-Adyi from
Professor Seelye indicate that the work he
has undertaken Of interesting the Brahmins
IN the fundamental principles olChristianity
audience of 500 Brahmins assembled to
listen TO him, and on the second evening
the number was increased to 1000. \ promi-
nent Brahmin has offered to bear the expense
Of publishing his lectures if he will furnish
him the copy Of them. Professor. Seelye' IS
visit to India has demonstrated the very in
portant fact that the Brahmins can he
reached. Brahminism has been stirred to
its proioundest depths by Professor Seelye's
enunciation Of Christian truths. The last
letter received from the Professor bears date
Jan. l3, three days after he had proposed
leaving India. He has become 50 absorbed
in the work there that he will remain n
while longer, shortening his tour through
other Eastern lands
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

\ remarkable anecdote was recently told
by The Hartford C0uranf Of a railway con-
ductor who received 81 900 greenhnck
from a passenger as fare, promising to re
turn the change. When the conductor
went to fulfill his promise the man denied
having given him the note No clue to the
stiange mans identity has ever been dis
covered, but the Chicago Tribune has eyi-
IDENTIFY struck the right trail. 1t says :
Recent developments indicate that the
mans name must have been Nesbtt-his
acquaintance with the conductor was SO
very slight and his method of bcstowing
greenbacks upon strangers 50 extraordi-
nary"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

4 CHEAP RIDE.-About the best story
told lately is of a wealthy New York Ger
man and Hartford livery stable keeper
who was 10th to let his best rig to a
stranger The German was bound to have
his ride, and agreed to buy his horse and
sleigh, and when he returned the stable
keeper might refund the money This was
done, and the team returned and money re-
funded, when the German started to 90
" Hold on, said the man of horses, - you
have not paid your horse hire - Why,
my dear sir" SAID the New Yorker coolly
Il have been driving my own team this
m1rningi'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

DANGERS OF ANNEXATION The Boston
Adrerfiser, discussing the proposed annexa-
tion of the Sandwich Islands, favored by the
people and press of the Pacific slope. says
that the evil of annexing distant territory
is the necessity it imposes of at once forti-
flying such possessions and increasing our
navy, lest, in the event of war, we are taken
at disadvantage by an enemy and robbed of
our acquisitions. When to this is added
the difficulty growing ont of diversified in
terests, and the absence of kindred national
sentiment in the acquired population, and
we have grave reasons for hesitation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

The EXECUTION Oh Two WovEN og N,rLE-.
Rose Posse and Margarite Coaldi. recent
ly convicted ofan appalling number Of i'm
fanticides. took place ON the 3l-t ult.
They were what are called "baby farmers, '
receiving the infants from those who. from
whatever reason, wish to be rid Of their oH-
spring, ostensibly for nursing, really 10 Kill
them. These m0nstrous women poisoned
and starved to death large number of in-
iauts. and concealed the bodies in the cellar
and under the tiles of the floor The terror
they showed when arrested and the bodies
of the children. confirmed suspicious of
their guilt which had long existed, and,
though defended by Naples best criminal
lawyer, their trial was brief and ended IN %
sentence of death. They confessed their
crimes and, although the priests stroye 70
prepare them TO die with calmncss, they
went upon the scafiold pale as corpSeS with
fear, and struggled against the executioner
who bound them, ~hrieking. to the block.
This form Of execution. beheadine. has
been used but once before in the memory of
living Nepolitans, the galiow- or guillotue
being usually employed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

Business BREyITY The following, said
to be from the commercial column of
western paper purports to be the reply of Il
New Yorker to the preceptor of his son,
who wrote to ask his preference in the pre-
scribed course Of studies g.
WAu-srREET, NEw-YoRx, Dec |, 1872
SIR Yours to hid & cont's noted
Don't want son to study str'n my. 'Twont
pay No ships run'g to stars and no pros
pect of it. All bosh, it 'twont hip trade.
Also stop Latin a Greek Boy II pick up
such Lt'n words as petit larceny & delirium
fremens. &c, soon 'nough her in Gold BID.
I'm bullish on 'rithm't'k & sp'g. and take
some stock in Gr'm'r too, but can make
money 'nough without L'tn and OK, ect
No use. I'm memb' St'k Exc'g, Chamb'
Com, &c Daboll's Arithm tic Is short of
stock terms. Put boy thr'gh on margins,
cOrn'rs, Dr.. c., ct. pr. Ct. cir house.
Rahr'ds, and Cows yourself, 90 short
on y'r Grk and 1t, &c., &c They'r best
md'ize for the street-always in dem'd here
mean DR. & Or etc. When term ends,
please ship boy q Bks by ~ Y c. or H. r.
X. with B. L'dg in hat, cons'g'n to -
- BID st. Draw sight diff for bill Mon
ev easy-stk's stiff a short int'r'St coy 'rd
Shall get you long on 100 L. S. at 81 :?
Boys tuition do for margin. Exc'nge e'sy
Yours, etc.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07
RAscAu1r IN Hon Places Hart
ford Couraaf says

When the politicians say that the people
cannot bear certain disclosures. what they
mean Is that the politicians cannot bear
them. could not hold their place, if they
We're made, and the iobberS would lose
their opportunity There is one thing,
however, that we, the people, cannot bear
in high places, and that j. hypocrisy. II
that Is not extinguished. it will cut ont
everything grand and good there l. in our
system. If every member of the govern
ment to-day were a hypocritical swindler.
dishonest executive. legislator or judge,
il would be better for Us. the people, that
every one of them should come to exposure
and open disgrace than that they should re-
main concealed. We could not bear such
men as Harlan and Pomeroy covered up
we are not damaged by their exposure. 1t
Is mistake to suppose that Christianity.
morality. or politics, are losers 10y the cx
posure of the hypocrisy Of men conspicu-
ous in them. \ church, a society or party,
is always stronger for shuffling off its bad
clements If the rottenness of Pacific rail-
road morality had peryaded Congress, if
the tlint of jobbing runs through it, the
only chance for the health of the nation Is
for the disease TO be thoroughly exposed,
and the whole extent of 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07
BEN BUrLER's DEFENCE OF AMEs.

Mr.. Butler said he stood here to say that
the House had no jurisdiction over what it
was now doing that it had no constitu-
tional or legal right to expel any member
for crime alleged against him five years
ago. The report he had made from the iu-
dietary committee the other day had been
slightingly spoken of. and it had been said,
got the Endorsement of the so-called mem
bers Of the Judiciary committee but he
now represented, on his responsibility as
lawyer, man and legislator, that there
was no precedent in this country or in Eng
land for this procedure. He cited the case
Of Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky, where
the legislature of that State asked for his
Impeachment on the ground of perjury, but
the Senate on three separate occasions de-
cided, by l6 to Z, that it had no jurisdic-
ton. From that hour to this no legislative
body in this country had overruled that de-
cision. He commented on the two cases
cited yesterday by Mr.. Poland for the ex-
pulsion Of John Ward for forgery, and
Christopher Atkinson for perjury. Those
were all the cases Mr.. Poland had been able
to find. One of the penalties for forgery
was that the party was to have his ears and
nose slit, and was it any wonder, he asked
the House, if they objected to have among
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

1t had been argued by gentleman, yes
terday, in something called a report of the
Judiciary committee, " that Congress had
no jurisdiction over n matter of this kind.
and had no right to cxpel n member for
something done prior to his official term a
a member The committee differ entirely
from that gentleman, and the few endorsers
whom he had got and whom he called mem
bcrS of the judiciary committee. Naugh-
teri The select committee differed. toto
cqio, with these gentlemen in regard to the
law ON that subject. 1t never had been
law. and he trusted in God it never would
be, OF that it was ever 20 be held in this
country, that the yileSt criminal mur-
derer even-who had concealed his crimes
from the public. and who had been elected a
member of the House. was to come here and
be allowed tj sit beside such Christian gen
tlemen as are here from Massachusetts,
(laughter), and that the House had no
power to expel such man, but that men,
bers must take him to their bosoms as their
associate. To say that that was law was a
mockery lie believed no such absurditv.
and no such ingenuity on the part of the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr But
ler) or anybody else, could ever make the
intelligent people Of the country believe it.
Judge Poland, after speaking a full hour
and half, took his seatfn the midst of a
laugh raised at his expense by Buffers re-
mark that although the Judge had prom
ised to divide the time equally between
friends and opponents of the resolution, if
he went on much longer it would be diyid-
ing eternity. Mr. Poland, however. was
soon even with Butler, for. standing beside
Buffers desk, he turned toward him, and
in the most pointed terms referred to him
as the eontriver of the machinery by which
this great yillainy became operative-the
allusion being to the fact that Butler. as
counsel for the Credit Mobilier, helped
frame the assignment for the Ames contract.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-07

Passing then 20 the case of james Brooks
ol New York. Judge Poland stated the facts
In the evidence which justified the reSOlu-
ti0n reported for the expulsion Of Brooks
He dwelt somewhat on the fac; that, at the
time of the Oake- Ame~ contract, Brooks
was thoroughly familiar with the wholesale
icct first. as the agent Of Durant for
placing the shares Of the Credit Moblier
stock among the capitalists of New York,
and. Second. as government director of the
Union Pacific railroad company.
Mr. Brooks. Iuterruptiug. corrected Mr.
Poland statement a- o. his being gov
crumeut director no the time of the Oakes
Ame~ contract. That contract was dated
I'M August. I~67. and was assigned in Oc-
t0her. l-G7. He Brooks was not n0mi
natei t., October. I,67. and had not ac-
cepted the office till January. ls6s.
Mr.. Poland protested that he would not
for his right hand IN mi>repreSent the smallest
fact In reference 10 the case. All that Mr..
Brooks had said was not in the slightest
degree In conflict with what he (POland)
had said The Oakcs Ames contract had
been executed in August, 1867, but it had
been found that the trap was not properly
SET, and. under the advice of cunning c0un-
~cl new machinery had u be devised in
the uitoj States government, 20 cheat the
State of Penn~y .yauia. and TO cheat the
[ uiuu Pacific railroad company. The mat
ter was NOT completed until about the mid
die Of October. and Brooks had become a
government director on the lst of October.
There was not the slightest evidence that
Brooks ever considered himself as anything
bat a igli-ledged government director.
There was mo- evidence that lie had perform
el any official act before January. ls6S. but
it had never been suggested that he had not
accepted the office. and that all its duties
were not incumbent upon him.
Mr. Eliridgc of Wisconsin. asked Mr..
Poland whether he meant that Brooks
should be treated differently from any other
member because he had been a government
director.
Judge Poland said he had no doubt that
the acts of Brooks as government direc-
tor would furnish cause for his expulsion as
q member of the House Brooks must have
been perfectly familiar with the whole
scheme of fraud. from his intimate ac-
quaintance with Durant, and from hi. Off
cial relations as government director. 1t
could not be supposed that, while he was
employed by Durant to place his Credit
Mobiiicr stock among New York capital
lists, he was not well informed as to the
reason why the stock was valuable or not
valuable
The committee held that the facts proved,
ahundantly official misconduct on the part
of Mr.. Brooks, and the committee also held
that as matter of law, there We're good
and Sufficient grounds for lf- expulsion rs a
member of Congress.
National Republican., 1873-11-17
rrrp xrD.rSIA ELECTION,

The smoke has not yet fully cleared away
from the late Virginia battlefield, but the
returns indicate that the voting has not much
differed from that cast in the wells-Walker
election Of 1850. The Republican vote for
Wells In 1909 was l0o, 900; the same for Grant
In 1872, 1900; the same for Hughes In 1873,
qs, 600 to 10000. Democratic vote for Walker
IN 1869, 500; the same for Greeley in 1872,
", ,O0O tho same for Kempcr In 1873, 10000.
The figures Of the recent election show an
increase of 1900 In the Democratic vote over
1869, which Ia TO he accounted FOR easily
enough, for at least Il, 900 of the Democratic
vote Of 1873 represents frauds in the registra-
ton and transfer Of names, bribery Of poor
negroes, and frauds In the changing and mis-.
counting Of ballots at the election. The Re
publican vote, as indicated by that given 70,
Wells In 1869, has been greatly curtailed by
the emigration Of negroes from the State
The negro vote, from this and other less legit
innate causes, has diminished by at least tel
thousand since 1850. For example, take th
Republican vote for 1869 and 1873 In the fol
lowing counties, where there IA large ncgr'
National Republican., 1873-11-17
The Guests Of Faneuil Hall.
EU..A.II nhttlI...

Here, in the old times OF victories, In warlike
struggles, came Hail and Balnbrldge, when they
brought the nags OF the Java and the GueTriere;
here came Lafayette, hundred years ago
almost, who gave as his parting toast, "Faneuil
Hall: An everlasting monument that resistance
70 oppression Is everywhere duty, and under
Republican institutions Ia everywhere q bless
guests OF the city OF Boston when they minis
Tered to the comfort OF capital or the safety OF
national boundary. Here, too, came the Prince
to the old age OF the house OF bourbon In The
hour OF our great darkness and struggle; and 1t
is hitting that when the worklngmen OF England
send us au ambassador, that the woTkngmen OF
Massachusetts, should receive MIN In Faneull
Han, which was built by Peter Faneuil, who ned
from the tyranny OF the Bourbons when they
shut every Protestant out OF France, and he took
refuge from religious oppression on the pave
ments OF Boston,
National Republican., 1873-11-17

A SPECULATION!
CHEAP HOMES NEAR THE CARS AND NEAR
THE OITY LIMITS.
TWO TO -FOUR ACRE LOTS.
A FEW LOTS WILL DE SOLD CHEAP FOR CASH,
sired With six per cent interest.
several lots are sold. and will be improved In the
spring.
The situation is attractive and hcalthfui. and
abundAnt shade.
Lovers Of the rural and beautiful conld not be
better suited. X. NJ. HALL,
Real Estate Broker,
sels.eosm bll Seventh sreet