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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

w.s "eIe oe'hS aga r. no choiee.a sixth ballot
Rindan n.u' MeNIT ;, BoyRton of Woodstock.
F.;rss Jt' =, %. d oansbury, and Kennedy of
;n, ri. acting As tcllers, with the follow
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

Hssl'uIsH By Senau Brookins. Of Ad-
dis %, thar the two ho Uses meet in Joint
ss>>i5n Tomorrow at 1890 p. m, To hear
the report Of the cor. mittee appointed to
canvas the votes of Governor. Lieutenant
Governor and State Di.icers; adopted.
BY senator Page, OF Lamoile, that the
following list of 81 anding committees be
elected agreed to.
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FLOUR FLOUR:

Coffee fresh roasted and very nice, AMI selling at
the old low price before the rise,
At WESTON. JONES & BROS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

AFTERNOON.
lie Secretary OF State diree ted the House
TO the election of Speaker. and the third
ballot resulted as follows, \ le,srs HYDE of
Sssteton, Davis of Reading and { Imam of
Montpelier, acting as telers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16
SENATE.

AID VI. tamp was declared duly elected.
On motion OF Mr.. Perrin, OF B, Rim, ad-
,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

er nere Delng again 10 choice of Speaker.
d u.'h ballot was taken. Messrs. Wei ster of
N u.nes, paws OF ST. .lbaus. and Pierce OF
Sorlhheld acting as te Aers. with the follow
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

Anu II appearing that there was no
e .. i"r Sp91 ker. the Seer et:,ry Of State
Iireel'u ihe lou Sc to lhe second ballot.
Mn'' ~ Wa 'aken, sir Buell.. ct 'iiddletown
vi pr Powell OF .ichford, aud Nr. Gillet., Of
l''C"H'ond' acf ny a tcl.cIs, and re.ultei
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

Another decline, down 1t goes. Best Winter and
Spring Wheat Flour at very low prices.
SALMON, SALMON TROUT, NaCA-
EREL. GOLDFISH. &C.
Cheap for CASH
At WESTON, JONES BROS.
Special attention TO the Changers AID Farmers Cahs
Burlinetoo Vt juno i-i9Nt9
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| follows;
Whole number of ballots w 22S
Henry Ii. Powers had - l04
Loveland Munson. .. Ga
b. b. Smalley. Observation-Disclosures. SIS
Hggh Henry ,
ocaiterinS.--..-...-
And there was no choice. The ninth bal
lot, Messrs. Draper of Sheldon, Dana of
Cornwall, ard Wells of CRANKY. acting as
tellers. Resulted as follows:
Whole number OF ballots. $1,000. .229
Henry II. Powers had. lilo
Love'and Munson had. ... 60
Il. l.. Snalev had observation-disclosures. SO
Hugh Henry had ....... ,
Scattering 4
And there was no choice.
Mr. Abel, Of West Haven, moved that
the House do now adjourn until nine clock
to-morr0w morning disagreed to.
lac tenth ballot, Messrs. Parker of An
dover, Sayles ct Huntington, and Bacon of
SUNDERLAND, acting as te!lers, resulted as
follows:
Whole EGm5cr Of ballots. -.. go
Necessary 10 u choice. .ll6
Henry II. Powers had. .l25
LJyeand MuLsOn had. 81
Il. b. Snalley Lad. observation-disclosures. 50
EI"tAtt .iis-
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0sIEs 30 CHOICE, a fJurth hall0t
was taken Messrs. Lynde q Marlboro Fair
man OF Wolcott, and Curri r of TROY, act
ing as tellers, resulting as follows:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

And Henry IT. Tow ers, Ot NOrrlstOwn, was
therefore declared elected speaker for the
ensuing two years.
The Secretary of State appointed as COM
mittee to wait upon the speaker elect, inform
him Of his election and conduct him to the
chair, Mos-rs. Grout of Newport, and
Gilman OF Montpelier.
The committee performed the duty as
signed 10 them, and conducted Mr.. Powers
to the chair. when the oath of Office was ad-
ministered to him, and upon taking the
chair he addressed the House as follows:
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sEGs>i.a.VaE OF VERMONT
SENATE.

MONTPELIER. Oct. :. 1874.
In a,cordance with the Constitution and
laws OF the State OF Vermont, the Senators
eiec; assembled in the Senate Chamber al
10 o'clock. and were called to order by
Lieutenant Governor K. 5. Taft,
Prayer by Rev. N Newton Glszier.
The roll was called by the Secretary and
ali the Senators answered to their names,
and took the oath prescribed by the Constr
tuition. with the exception of Senator Smith
Of Addison county.
Resolution By Asa Reynolds, that the
Senate rules of 1872 be adopted as the
rules of 1874 until others shall be adopt
ed. Carried.
The chair appointed the following named
Senator'S as canyassing committee oil the
votes for State officers:
Thurman Brooks. ShOreham.
NJ. 5. Colburn, Manchester.
7. \. Granger, Peacham.
A. II. Chesmore. Huntington.
c. Z. Benton, Guildhall.
Asa Reynolds, Alburgh.
c. S. Page, Hydepark.
VIM. I. George, Topsham-
H. ). Tolmen, Greenhoro.
Fayette Holmes, Sudbury.
E. P Walton, Montpelier
A A Wyman. Athens.
JOINT Resolution By Asa Reynolds. that
the iolnt rules OF the last session be adopted
as the rales Of this session until others
should be made Adopted.
The Senate then proceeded to the election
Of secretary and notwithstanding.
For Secretary, Senator II. c. wilson pro-
posed the name OF +. ". Baldwin, OF Bar
ton: seconded by Senator Asa Reynolds.
Senator J j. Wilson proposed the name
OIL 0 Green, Of Woodstock; seconded by
Senator Victor Atwood.
Senator Thurman Brokins nominated
Lyman E Knapp. Of Niddiebury; seconded
by S,nlt Redheld Proctor.
The result of the ballot wa- as follows
Whole number OF votes cast-...-... =
Necessary - choice. ............. 10
o. TIA 50. ?. W. baldwin had ..... l.
l. q Nrecn- .---... -....-...-.-.
l. f. knup NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Whe-sup9n + v. Baldwin was declared
elected ard took the oath.
For i.>-i,tabt secretary. Senator W. W.
Henry nominated Chauncey ". Browneli,
OF Burlington; seconded 10y Senator NJ. C..
Edwards
Senator Thurman Brookins named Ly
man Z. Knapp; ,cclnde! by Senator Red
field Proctor.
Senator Charles Rogers. Jr named II.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
leaving I,nssia.

A letter from Odessa, in the ST. Pc
tersburg Gazette, saysthat the German
colonists in Southern Russia are now
emigrating in such numbers that the
exodus reminds one of the Tartars from
the Crimea in the years 1859 and 1861.
In January and February whole trains
full of these emigrants we're t0 be seen
proceeding towards the frontier Entire
villages, such as those Of Landau, Men
Dan2ig, &c, in the government Of
khersoD, have lost all their inhabitants.
The cOlOnists have sold their estates (
in some cases 400 dessiatins in extent
their cattle and all their movable prop
erty. Most Of them have gone. The
reasons alleged for this emigration are
the gradual exhaustion Of the soil, the
bad harvosts, the withdrawal Of the
privileges formerly enjoyed by the col.
onists, aud their newly-decreed liability
10 military service.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
Preserving Posts.

Every farmer who has to fence his
land knows too well how quickly
posts planted in the earth become rot
ten, especially in damp spot. All of
them will welcome the following pro-
ceeding to prevent rottenness, a process
as wonderful in its effects as it is sim
pie and almost costless. 1t is taken
from LIE Bien Public, of Dion, France:
Take inseed oil, boil it, and mix it
with charcoal dust until the mixture
has the consistence of an ordinary
paint. Give 10 the post a single coat
of the mixture or paint before planting
them, and no farmer, even living to the
age of patriarchs of old, will live long
enough to see the same posts rotten
"Some years ago | discovered the
way of rendering wood more during in
earth than iron itself, says the author
of the communication, "but it seemed
to me SO simple, and SO inexpensive,
that | didnot think it worth while to
make much ado and fuss about it.
Posts of soft wood thus prepared were
removed after remaining seven years in
earth, and were found as sound as
when they were planted. The only
precaution to take is to use only well
dried posts before covering them with
the charcoal paint"
The above recipe is certainly cheap.
and seems to be well worth the trial.
If what is said of the efficiency of that
simple and cheap (about two cents per
posD process be only half true, GER
tainly it would save yearly millions of
dollars to the farmers and telegraph
companies. For it is said that the
farmer, even in his teens, who will
plant posts having received a coat of
this perpetuity post paint" will
never live long enough to see the same
post rotten.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
An Aeronantic Experiment.

Two French eronauts have recently
made an interesting experiment in
aerial navigation. The balloon " Etoile
Polaire" was sent up to ascertain if the
respiration of highly oxygenized air
would mitigate the suffocating effects
of high levels and thus enable the zero
naut to venture beyond attitudes already
reached. This experiment was sug-
| gested 10y the French physicist de Fon-
vlelle, and was made by the balloonists
Sivel and Croce-Spinelli, in an airship
constructed for the purpose. The last
named eronaut, when he had reached
height of sixteen thousand four hun
bred feet, was nearly suffocated but
upon using the oxygenized-air respira-
tor, he soon recovered. The temper
atures encountered, even at this COM
paratively moderate level, were very
low. At twenty-four thousand six hun
dred feet elevation the spectrescopic
observations showed none of the lines
which Indicate the presence of aqueous
vapor, and the solar rays were nearly
invisible. When not using the respira-
tor the skies appeared to the observers
quite dark, but when freely respiring
the oxygenized air and the blue color of
the heavens were restored.
In ascending the summit of one of
the Andean peaks Humboldt was over
come by the@rial tenuity at little over
sixteen thousand feet; but in the Thib-
etan Himalayas the German brothers
Schlagintweit slept all night nineteen
thousand two hundred feet above the
sea, and afterward scaled the peak of
the hi Gamin, three thousand feet
higher. The effect of height is felt on
most men at sixteen thousand feet or
less, but varies with their physical con-
dition and with the circumstances of
altitude TO which they have been accus-
toned. Inthe recent experiment, while
the pulse at the ground was beating
eighty-six minute, mt sixteen Thousand
feet the number of beats rose to one
hundred and forty but on bringing
the oxygenized-air resplrator into req
uisition the number fell to one hundred
and twenty. This fact would show that
those who will venture their lives on
the problematic and perilousa air voyage
would do well to supply their balloons
with an apparatus for generating pure
oxygen, TO be respired if necessary.
NJ. de Fonyielle's experiment has dem
onstrated nothing further. Mr.. Clash
er, the English balloonist, it is claimed,
went ten thousand feet higher than the
recent voyagers, and did not need oxy-
genized air, or experience any very Sc
rious suilocation till nearly thirty-two
thousand feet above the sea. The re-
suits of late ballooning afford, there
fore, little or no encouragement to its
votaries, and the perils so far have
heavily overborne any benefits, present
or prospective, which science can reap
from these Iearian ventures.
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4 Good Answer.

In giving "reminiscences of Colonel
Levi Boutwell,, noted man in his day,
the Montpelier (Vt.) Argus tells the
following story: "The Colonel was un-
commonly bald, and without his heavy
dark wig looked not bit like himself.
Once he was in the Mushroom of the
Pavilion, and for convenience in his
ablutions had laid his wig aside. Pres
emily "A young, spruce chap, with ex-
tremely red hair came in. Noticing the
Colonel's nude head, he inquired,
We'll, uncle, why don't you have some
hair on your head 2 IL was an impudent
question, and the Colonel knew it.
Looking sayagcly on the red head of
the saucy young stranger, he replied,
When they made me, and had me all
fin ned except my hair, they told me
that they had nothing left except
red hair, told them, then,
'Egad, | wouldn't have any. /
would rather go without. They might
save that for impudent youngpopiniays
and fools The young and inquisitive
joker was perfectly willing to drop the
subject"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
kindergarten.

A correspondent of the Boston Globe
who has been visiting the kindergarten
in that city, thus sums up the result of
the system Children come out of the
kindergarten, if it is conducted by
those who understand the science, with
a good knowledge of the relations and
properties of small numbers, gained by
continual counting of lines and squares
and sticks, with an understanding of
the geometrical forms-squares, OBJ
longs, cubes and triangles of all sorts !;
stick and slat laying, the making of
transparent forms with peas and point
ed sticks, with knowledge of drawing
sufficient 10 enable them toinvent sym
metrical patterns on the squared states
of paper with much facility in the
little arts of manipulation that make
the little fingers dexterous with great
many pretty songs, both devotional and
picturesque with symbolical plays
taught unsteady; with simple, easy,
gymnastic exercises; and, above all,
with the power and habit of expressing
themselves clearly aud correctly. Can
all this be said of the first two years, or
even Of the three, Of primary instruc-
tion? Yet it is all accomplished with
out book, or any knowledge of reading,
but simply 10y doing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
LOye-FlOwers.
BY F. W. BouRDILLoN.

Oh! who was watching when Love came by
When Love came here in the glad spring hours
The scarf was torn from his laughing eye,
And he wore instead wreath of flowers.
The wreath Of flowers his head went round,
And about his eyes, as the scarf had been;
But in vain the Aowery band was bound,
For he peeped the flowers and leaves between.
He wore no quiyer, he bore no bow,
And as innocent locke, blinded boy;
With flowers about him, above, below,
The spirit he seemed Of spring and joy.
But here and there he let fall a fiooer
The cruel, the bright little blinded god;
And watching, l saw that hour by hour
Those blossoms took root in the green spring sod.
Aud whose plucks the flowers that grow
From the blooms Love flung from his wreath
above,
Though understanding OF blossoms they blow,
His heart shall be hot with the madness of love-
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IIonsrI,nld IIinis.


TIE SCIENCE or PAPERING. The first
thing, frequently to be done, is the re-
moyal of the old paper. To do this
successfully, wet the wall thoroughly,
and when well soaked, the old paper
can be stripped off very quickly. After
the paper is removed wash the wall to
get off all the particles of paper which
may remain, and leave the walls till
nearly dry before commencing TO lay
the new paper. If the walls have been
whitewashed instead of papered, wash
the walls with vinegar, which will make
the paste and paper adhere more Sc
curely. A bench is easily made for
measuring and cutting the paper by
placing boards of suitable length across
two flour barrels. The paper should
be unrolled and cut to proper length
and in sufficient quantity TO cover the
room before the FASTING process com
mences. One edge of each strip should
also be closely and neatly trimmed.
These sheets should be laid one over
the other to be readily at hand when
the paster is ready to begin work. The
liability of turning the edges or dam
aging the paper will be greatly obvi-
ated by adopting this course. Flour
paste Is the usual article for the pur-
pose, and rye flour is considered better
than wheat, as il has moro adhesion
Mix the flour in cold water, thoroughly,
10y stirring until the paste has thin.
creamy cOnsistence, and then boil,
when it will thicken, according to the
lgt,,rtl IS ls.,,~ -. A..
heat If found too thick in cooling,
add boiling water till the desired de-
gree of thickness is obtained; then
add little carbolic acid to prevent the
paste from souring or becoming moldy.
A broad whitewash brush is the best to
apply the paste with, and the paper
should be laid quickly after FASTING, to
prevent its becoming soft and tender to
handle.
Two persons are required to lay on
paper with rapidity, Que to paste and
one to apply the paper When the
paper is pasted it should be handed to
the person on the ladder, who holds it
about foot from the top end, and lays
it evenly against the wall at the top,
allowing the upper end to hang over on
the backs of the hands. BY looking
down the wall it may bc seen when it
matches the previously laid length, and
after adjusting to match it should then
be brought gently to the wall, the
backs of the hands then pressed against
the wall and passed upward toward the
ceiling, spreading them out toward the
corners of the length of the paper.
The scissors then run along at the
juncture of the wall aud ceiling,
making a mark which can be easily
seen, when the top of the paper is re
moved for little distance, and it is cut
off even and replaced. Then with an
ordinary clothes brush press the paper
on the wall. Don't use a cloth, rs it
spreads any paste that may be on the
edge of the paper. A clothes brush is
the ne plus ultra for laying the paper
on tie wall
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
A Tree that Keeps a Standing Army.

Among the varied means of defense
developed by plants in their ceaseless
struggle for existence, saws the Scien-
tific American, there is, perhaps. none
more wonderful or effective than
that of a species of acacia which
abounds on the dry savannas of Central
America. 1t is called the bulls horn
thorn, from the strong curved thorns,
like bulls horns, set in pairs all over
the trunk and branches. These. no
doubt, help to protect the tree from the
attacks of browsing cattle; but il has
more dangerous enemies in the leaf
cutting ants and other insects. Against
these the tree maintains a numerous
standing army, for which it provides
snug houses stored with food, nectar TO
drink, and abundance of luscious fruit
or dessert. When first developed, the
thoms aresoft and filled with a sweetish
pulp, much relished by small species
OF springing ants, never found except
ON these trees. Making hole near the
point of one of each pair of horns. these
ants eat out of the interior. then bur
row through the thin partition of the
base into the other thorn, and treat il
IN the same manner The hollow shells
thus formed make admirable dwellings.
none OF which are left untenanted. as
any one may discover by disturbing
the plant, when the little warriors
swarm out in force and attack the ag-
gressor with jaws and stings. The
leaves of the plant are two winged, and
Mt the base of each pair of leaflets, on
the mid rib, is gland which, when the
leaf is young, secretes honey-like
liquid, of which the ants are very fond.
This insuros their constant presence on
the young leaves, and their most jealous
service in driving off other insects. A
still more wonderful provision of solid
food is made for similar purpose. At
the end of each of the small divisions
of the compound leaflet there grows a
small fruit-like body, which under the
microscope looks like II golden pear.
When the leaf first unfolds, the little
pears are not quite ripe, and the ants
are continually employed going from
one to the other to see how they come
ON. As the fruit-like bodies-which
appear to have no other use than as
ant food-do not all ripen Mt once, the
ants are kept about the young plants
for considerable time. When an ant
finds one sufficiently advanced it bites
the point of attachment, then bending
down the prize breaks it off and bears
it to the nest. These ants, species of
pScUd0myrB'G, are found, as already
noticed, only ON these trees; and that
the trees really keep them as body
guard seems evident from the fact that,
when planted in localities where their
little protectors do not exist, they are
speedily defoliated by leaf-cutters,
which let them severely alone on the
savannas while their honey glands and
golden pears offer no attractions to the
ants of the forest. Apparently both
acacias and PScud0Hyrmd have been
mutually modified in the course of
time, until they are now quite depend
ent on each other for support and pro-
tectien.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
The Saloon. Keepers SOliloquy.
BY JOSHUA c. SMITH.

- - 'AAAAAis
The women are coming, are coming to me!
Where shall go--shall turn the KEY?
Shall go TO the cellar among the TASKS.
And stare at the barrels and empty casks9
Blue blazes, now dark Tn afraid TO 90 I'M
The light of my pipe may kindle the gin.
-Four barrels Of liquor, and gins number three;
o, what shall do? they are coming to see!
HI go in the cellar and keep out of sight
How am troubled for not doing right
wish in my soul my conscience was clear.
know would quit selling liquor and beer.
III listen moment and hear what they say:
Since many are coming / hope they won't stay,
For condemnation on guilt is pronounced,
BY angels and men forever denounced
They ask for the man who owns the saloon,
Surely It's they are aiming to ruin;
They know have dealt in the liquor for years,
And gathered the dimes without any fears.
have become rich, and laid up the pelf
By running souls and running self
Now am down in the darkness and gloom
For bringing humanity down to the tomb.
Hark! They are singing a hymn at the door.
My goodness! never will sell any more!
But turn temptation from every mans sight,
And aid in the cause that leads to the right
III turn these liquors all out in the street.
And Join with the friends of temperance meet,
For who cen withstand their prayerful appeal,
Which God in his mercy to them has revealed?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-19
How Gcrrit Smith Ruined a an.

A large proportion of men never can
or will accumulate or keep capital.
The best illustration of this fact that
have ever met is that of Gcrrit Smith
and schoolmate. The latter, on the
death Of his father, cane into posses
sion Of farm, with house, furniture,
stock, implements and all things neces-
sary TO comfortable home and paying
business; but he sold, lost by the sale,
sold his next home, and his next, nj
ways losing, until he was landless and
very poor. His old schoolmate, who
was giving away his large patrimony in
small parcels 10 landless men, gave him
house and lot, but took the precau-
ton TO deed il 30 his children. For n
while the restless man was very happy
in his new home, but soon grew tired
of it and wanted 30 sell out. When he
found that il was not in his power to
render himself and his family homeless
once more, he exclaimed, IN great Bit
tcrness "There, Gcrrit Smith has
ruined me. lie believed this and
never fOrgayo the man who had pre-
vented that trade which would have
surely made his fortune - Worcester
GnsfHf.