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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23
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dreamed OF great republic,
Whose people shall al 90 west
Sow pluas and ripe tomatoes
In the land We love the hest
When ibis Of ali Dimensions
Shall bloom on every hih
Aud chickens low In the htrn-s hrd'
And gooseberries toll u; the tn H.
oh sweet we're the vanis5ei h"sses,
wneu | wande ed Aiong the glen
And wrrath.d nv brow with tomai"es,
And plucked the rpenins hen
Wnen the donkey climbed on lrellis'
And the cucumber chirped in the giass,
And the sweet potato whistled
To it, mate In the mountain pass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23
Irreparable.
BY n. n. sTODDARD


The sorrow Of all sorrows
was never sung or said.
Though many poet borrows
The mourning of the dead.
And darkly buries pleasure
In some melodious measure.
The loss of youth is sadness
To all who think, or feel,-
A wound no after gladness
Can ever wholly heal
And yet, so many share it,
We learn at last to bearit.
The ALTERING and the failing
Offriends is sadder still;
For friends, grown foes, assailin.
Know when and where to kill;
But souls themselves unstaining.
Have still friend remaining.
The death OF those who love US,
And those we love, is sore.
But think they are above us,
Or think they are no more
We bear the blows that sever.
We cannot weep forever
The sorrow Of all sorrows
Is deeper than all these,
And all that anguish bOrr0ws
Upon It's bended knees
No tears nor prayers relieve Il,
NO loving VOWS deceive L.
II IS one day TO waken
And find that love is flown.
And canno: he o'ertaken,
And We are len alone .--
No word that can he spoken,
No heart that can be broken
No wish for loves returning.
Or something IN lis stead
Ne missing il and yearning
As for the dearcr dead
No yesterday. no morrow.
Bat everlasting sOrrOw
scrs5are's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

A correspondent writes TO inquire if the
oranges have had anything to do with the
mild weather that characterized part of
this month. We presume they have, but,
reeiprocally, we have noticed that the
weather has had much to do with the
oranges. One Vermont editor who has
used hay seed plentifully in his hair and
whiskers and is now high old granger in
cautiously allowed the warm rain to strike
him and has been nearly smothered by the
crop of clover, which he will not allow to
be cut until he can buy moving machine,
without the intervention Of middle-men.
Rutland Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

No man can go into an airy, pleasant
church. sit down in peace among his friends
and neighbors. and fall softly asleep to the
sound of holy woras from holy lips, without
great gain TO the lie that now is. and.
believe and trust, with no loss of that which
Is TO come GaL Hamilton
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

T-.RSuALL GAME OF eDeAw. W. atterson,
of the COurier-Jomnai, Louisville, has the
reputation of being the sharpest chap in all
the west, in n small game of 3D.. p His
description of 4 little game in which he held
a hand will be read with interest by all read
ers familiar with this exciting pastime.
His friends will regret to hear Of his being
50 unfortunate as to hold 'inll hand y
against 'iourS.'
1t was Mr.. Simmons deal. was the old
est man, and the blind was three-calls seven.
Ike Raggles saw it then it was risen by
Jones to fifteen for TO play. Brown came in,
and also the dealer stayed then it took me
twelve to make it good, which ! put up, and
| remarked to the society that it wonld cost
only twenty-five more for to draw. Every
last gentleman stayed, but it was not risen
any higher. Then the dealer say to me
Glow many will You take -
SAYS |, a card.
had aces and kings. and got an ace IN
the draw Ike took three and Jones two,
but Brown had enough, and told the dealer
to help himself. which he took only five.
There was now about hundred and ninety
chips on the board. Ike bet one Jones
went ten better, and Brown raised it 20 twen-
ty- because he stood pat The dealer said
that his'n was valued at twenty more Then
said |
How many does it take me ,''
Some one said, ''forty chips" which / IN
vested likewise, with sixty better. Then all
passed up to Brown, and wanted him bad
To say with his steel, but his sand gave oat,
and he passed says the dealer to nae
How many did you draw 2''
says /, "a card.
"'Well. says he, II don't want io lay
down this hand | viii bee sixty more than
YOU"
Now the dealer was a stranger Ike t. our
party. He was from the country. and didn't
know much about D. F. 50 | thought it
was my ycharitabled duty to let him down easy.
and ! only called him
.'What have yod got p" -aid |.
Two pairS'' said Mr. Simm,n-.
Then it was my time to be sorry tiai hal
an ace full on king
But, said the genml Mr. S.mmoas
"mine is two pairs of nck-'"
Then said, % '' and put on ms hat
and went down in the street to look for
Christmas y went out the door. Brown
asked me How many took >" Bat Brown
alway- was a person which viii kick man
when he is down
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

TRAMP.-On recent saturday even
ing a rusty looking individual in military
clothes, who claimed TO have been a soldier,
stopped at the Rochester House. Rochester,
for the night A little before day he de-
camped taking with him a new oyercoat be-
longing to one of the boarders. Soon as his
early departure became known he was fol-
lowed. The warm rain of the early morn
ing had rendered the snow 80 soft that he
was easily tracked, though he had taken 4
circuitous course to avoid capture lie was
overtaken about three miles north making
10 way towards Bethel. lie had in be 9
about his neck seven or eight cents in coin
and a small package of fine salt. The coat
was secured, but as the travelling gentle
man plead hunger, cold and poverty he was
allowed 70 pursue his way.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

There is another gentleman in Burling-
ton who owns u very old Bible, and once
displayed it to a professional friend with
the remark that it g had been in his family
more than two hundred years" Where
upon the friend quietly said From the
s,lal marks Of use 1t bears should think
it was quite likely 10 last Your family an
other century OF two. Adams Adrerti-
ser.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

\ REMARKABLE PREsENTmENT Thomas
Hammond. Esd. of Crown Point. who was
lost on the Vile du Hayrc. was urged to
make the trip to Europe. The family were
in New York some time before he started
When he started for the train on the dav Of
his departure from Crown Point, he had
about made up his mind not to 90, but being
repeatedly urged, he went, the driver hay-
inr to goat pretty rapid rate, and the train
was about starting as Mr.. II. stepped on
board. The driver on looking back saw him
on the platform with the tears streaming
down his face, and he was wiping them
away with his handkerchief. On arriving
at New York and after his family had gone
on board the vessel which was to carry them
to foreign land, he was walking back and
forth on the wharf and was the last person
TO 90 on board Previous to his leaving
home he had made a memorandum of all his
business arrangements, giving synopsis of
all his verbal contracts, stating in what part
of his safe his valuable papers could be
found. and, in fact, had everything in readi-
ness in case of calamity 1t looks as if he
had a presentiment of what was going to
happen to him. The memorandum above
referred to was found in his safe on its being
opened after the announcement of his death.
Troy Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

The SsoW- -I.irG.

II W t. HANiLi~a
Tie lonesome graveyard lieth.
deep with silent waves
Ofnight-long snow, all white aud billoRe1
Over the hidden graves.
The sn0w-b rcs come in the morn.n-.
Flockin= and futterinS low.
and light on the graveyard Drambles
AMI twitter there in the snow.
The SINGER. old and weary,
Looks out from his narrow room
"Ah me nu. my thoughts are snow BIRDS,
Hunting graveyard gloom,
Where all the Past is buried
And dead, these many year.,
Under the drifted whiteness
UffrOEen falls Of tears.
Poor birds that know not summer
Nor sun, nor flowers fair
Only the grave yard hrambles,
And raves and winter air"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

PEyALTY OF GALLANTRV.-A story is told
of a prominent politician, which now for
the first time finds its way into type Some
years ago this gentleman and Senator
NJ were in New York, and about to en-
bark FOR Albany cu the Drew. An old
Gernan emisrant woman, loaded down
with baggage, happened to reach the gang
plank atthe same time. The noise and conin-
sion ofthe scene as the boat was about to
start bewi!derod her. Oar political friend. a
gallant man. taking in the state of affairs
at glance, Immediately relieved her Of the
load, and requested Senator NJ 10 give
her his arm. The upper deck was crowded
with gay people, many of whom recognized
the gentleman in question. Mr. p thea
marched the whole length Of the boat,
gracefully waving his hand and excaiminr.
- Clear the way Make room for the bridal
party. -H1rper'S Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

IuE BAD LJca Cd. THE UNITED STATES
1t has happened three times. During
the rebellion one of our cruisers cat out "a
rebel priyatcer from Brazilian harbor. Ii
was violation Of neutrality, for which We
atterward ap0logizcd, and Tor which We
should have been obliged tn restore the cap
tured vessel But uniuckiiy the prize was
anchored in Hampton Roads. and one dark
night was run down and sunk by another
vessel. Quite lately, again. coal barge
sank just in front Of the Brooklyn dry dock.
at the very moment when the Spanish iron
clad Arapi.cs was ready TO come ont. Aud
now the NirsiniaS, just restored To Us by
Spain. with the question OF it, nationality
and 4 chance of reclamation still pending
has gone 10 the bottom. 1t is at least re
lnarkable that this particular casualty of
the sinking of vessels should have been 50
common of lage in ear naval history .-
Pr)udca.e J1nrRli
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

A Grange Of the Patrons of Husbandry
has been organized in West Braintrss, with
42 members.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

There Is convict in the penitentiary at
Joliet, Illinois, little while ago who is not
there low. He was i'll, he said, and didn't
work quite as hard in tae shoe-shop as the
authorities thought he ought to work. Ae-
cordingly, after much punishment by soli-
tary confinement. bath was prescribed
and strong men held his head under water
IN order to persuade him how good 1t would
be for him 10 work - commanded This
unreasonable convict failed to be persuad-
ed for having been allowed to take the air.
he gasped for breath once or twice and died
to the great disgust of the excellent people
provided by law to make him do his duty.
Why he did this foolish and headstrong
thing was because he had heart disease, for
which ailment strangulation is not a
healthful remedy. Ii is stated that unruly
prisoners subjected to this semi-drowning
occasionally remain unconscious for half an
hour or so. until by hard labor they are re-
stored to life, probably much chasteued in
spirit. Solitary confinement in dark cell
is also avcrits mode of punishment in
that model reformatory for criminals. We
may genially congratulate Mr.. Charles
Re;de upon having been quite within the
limits of truth when he :oreshadowed an
American penitentiary with his picture of
an English torture-house.-N Y. Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

The expense Of running the village Of St.
Johnsbury the past year, has been 81, 500,
including . 81, 900 sewer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

Dr. Ralph Bugbee, Jr Of Littleton. n.
H., had family party in honor of his 52nd
birth day, a few weeks ago, and the gather
ing was one calculated To inspire terror in
the average healthy mind. There were his
three brothers, all physicians, DR.. Abel
Bugbce of Derby Line, VI, DR.. Frank
Bugbee. of Lancaster, and DR.. La Fayette
Busbee. of Wiliimantic, Conn; also his
son, DR.. George 4. Bagbee, OF Whitefeld.
And the venerable progentor of all these
doctors. DIR. Ralph Bugbee, Sr.. of Water
ford, Vt. gazed on his posterity with Il
heavy heart, participating meanwhile. but
mechanically, in the festivities, and won
dering y hat he should do when he got old
and sick
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23
NUMBER 30.


The :" farmers movement in the western
states has offered fine opportunity to the
rural wits who do not engage in it. Ia
Minnesota the new party has been the sub
Ject of rldicule to an extraordinary degree.
because many of the political leaders who
have been unsuccessful in the old parties
have been particularly prominent as I" far
mers.' Among them Is one who was once
more widely known as a member of Con-
gress-Mr. lgnatius Donnelly. One popu-
lar way of treating him and others is to
represent them as - scattering hayseed in
their HAIR" and - following the plough in
high-top buggy" while putting into their
mouths conversations relating to agricultu-
raj topics of the most ridiculous and laugh
able character. One of the best specimens
of this style of literature lately appeared in
the Minneapolis Tribune. Ii purported to
be the report of the - Potato Bug Caucus"
by Peleg Wales One Of the chief actors
was DOnnelly, and during the debate he
was asked about a proposed serenade to his
" sweetheart" His friend inquired, iiey
you p'inted it off, The narrative goes
on:
Farmer Donnelly was embarasst. lie
turned as red as rose, blue his knows,
brushed his close, and trod on Denman's
tOse, but at last he arose, the tide of his elu-
quents flows, and the words wieh he spoke
air those
SERENADE By FARMER DoNNELLY.
Oh come, my love, and live with me
And keep ny cottage in the glen.
As patient as a bumble-bee
And busy as 4 setting hen.
Oh. rest beneath my fragrant bower.
Where sweet stramonium doth entwine
Come, smell .he gentle ecaulfOTeT
And Gull the mangel-wurtzel vine.
All listen 10 the rural sonssi
The pea shall wind his magic she'll.
As Echo plaintively prolonss
The wirhle % the piinpernei.
Beyond the vermiceli row
hear the bull-frOg's sigh again
The caekie Of the Durham eve
The below OF the Berkshire hen.
Oh. come love, come the morn is fair.
Ill eel elebrite the d1y with thee
I'll merrily dig the Bartlett pci~
And shake the rutI-hasa trve.
Oh. hump YOURSELF iny lovely Pc!l.
AMI Ia the cause Of Anti-Inoaop.
We'll mulch the turkeys in the .ttl,
And graft the long clam on Tho hop
Ny sweetest / an fond Of mush.
And thou wilt set some out for
Wen early sow TIE currant bush.
And tap the cranberry jelly tree.
Well pull the wool from oil the cali
The cottonwood iis fleece shall shed.
So at the winter will we laugh,
And saly weed the oyster bel.
Wen blithely hoe the winter wheat.
Wen chase the eg.s the squirrels lay,
And when the BantIm hog snail hieai
Well feed HIM with some clover hay.
All savory game To- thee III hriu-.
The burdock knows my spear j. sharp
III shoot the dolphin on the VIM
And hit hin in the peric1rp.
Then come my love. and live with mc
And beautiiy my lonely den.
As patient as a bGmhle-hee
And busy as a setting hen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23
Personal.
The Rothschilds, II IN number, are wor

| The Rothschilds, II IN number, are worth
about one thousand million dollars.
Rochefort was the reverse OF brilliant in
| conversation, and persons who have met
him in society say that they never should
have suspected him of being other than an
ordinary-nay stupid-man.
Mary \. Booth. the accomplished editor
oil Haper'S Bd-Gr, says the woman who in
any sphere of manual or mental labor is
self-helper and helper Of others is the glory
Of her generation and of the Anglo-Saxon
womanhood
| Mrs. Julia Ward Howe declares that no
married woman can be brilliant-probably
because she has nothing to do with the
sparks.
The Mikado of Japan finds it difficult to
pay his bills, but instead of initiating the
national currency he is cutting down ex-
penses by recalling some of the young Japs
IRON the Michigan University.
The Japs are teasing Minister Bingham
BY innOcently asking what Credit Mobilier
is
Washington letter to the Alexandria
Sentinel says: The other night, member
OF the press was aecosted on + street by
two noble Romans, drunk as looms. inquir-
ing the way to the Chronicle Office. Upon
closer inspection he discovered, to his
amazement, that the gay and festive Tam
q 'Shauters were the redoubtable PInchback
and the Rev. Col. Carter, ex-speaker of the
Louisiana House of Representatives, ex-
confederate colonel. ex-Methodist minister,
cx-Christlan revOlutionist and ex-everything
that is good. The two worthless were locked
arm-in-arm, SteadYing each other
The late John p. Hale once remarke,,
that - OF all sorts Of essence. the devil
likes acquieseence the best
Joaquin Miller found Geneva too full Of
his countrymen, and, t. relieve himself of
their presence, he drove 10 the nearest boat
and asked the clerk 10 take him to some
place where there were no Americans The
clerk looked at him for a moment, then
hopelessly up and down the lake, and away
across towards Mont Blanc and at last shook
his head. Suddenly new ilea seemed to
strike him, and oc lifted his eyes toward
heaven This was happy retort. hat it
probably owed it, inspiration TO the we'll
known fact tina; all good American. when
they die, 90 - Paris.
Nilsson has sent thrill OF excitement
through Peoria, H., by ordering the con
struction of ienc, and clw-~hel on Lcy
premises
\ daughter of tho ats Joha =. Hale Is
slid 20 have been the lady 10 whom Wilkes
Booth wa engaged, and of whom picture
was found in the diary taken from his h,Ay.
Kate Field has gone t. Spain as q cores
pondento of the T1twe.
District Attorney Phc.p-. OF New York
a Republican. shows good record D1r-
ing 1873 he secured LII convictions for
crime, while there were only sib in i5-2.
az IN Isl and Sfl in I--p
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

Whenever State, city or town exceeds
its appropriations in this country. instead
Of making up the deficiency on; Of the
pockets ot those who have reapeG benefit
from the money expended, they Immediate
Is vote 10 borrow money, which Is equiva-
lent to a motion TO make the grandchildren
pay for the extravaganza Of their grand
fathers In Paris. where there i 4 deficit
of about three and half millions of dol
lars in the annual appropriations, they p-o-
pose to realize this amount by Offering a
premium upon poison. Their method is TO
increase the ocir0i duty upon all wine which
enters Paris. This duty has heen increased
thirty-three per cent. since Napoleon Ill.
left. and its effect has been 10 induce the
manufacture Of wines which have scarcely u
drop OF pure juice in their composition.
They propose now to increase the dety, AID
with it Will come c0ncoction even more
poisonous for the poorer clas-es 10 drink.
Boston J0urHdl.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

TINS CusIous WINTER Middlobury
Register says BY p letter we received
from California from our old friend S p.
Pond. Esq, Of Woodland, we learn they
have lately had over foot OF snow in the
valley of the Sacramento, where they have
had none for years, and never before, since
the country was settled, 50 much. In Texas
there was over foot reported last week,
while here in Addison county. las; week,
the snow was all gone, ploughs running, and
maay spring birds making an appearance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

BURNEp.-Nrs. Munger OF Benson, leit
her three little chlldrcn, the oldest three
and half years of age, alone. while she
wen; to noighbor's. u quarter OF Il mile
distant. The dress of the little girl two
years old caught fire from the stove, the
three year old worked maniully to extin-
guish the flames nth broom and succeed
Ell in-doing 50, but not cntil the right arm
and side OF the child was - severely burned
that its life was deSpaired Of for many days
and the result Is still uncertain.
MoSTrELIER-LIQUoR TEIAL AND HABEAs
COKPUs.-Ihe ease Of the State Is. y. III.
Stratton and George Rich came up, after
many adjournmeuts. before Justice p. II.
Hinkey. Monday. The defendants pleaded
guilty and Rich WAS fined Tor five second
offences and Strati-n for tea third offences.
The defendants appealed u the County
Court. TIE prosecuting Olicer then asked
that the Justice have tte witnesses rscos-
nized Er their appearance at the
County Court. SOME of the witnesses
refused and the justice held his court
open Gntil Tuesday, when the question
was further asitated. Soaie Of the witnesses
recognized while others refused to do 80,
Sumner kimhall being enc OF the latter
The Judge issued his mitti,uus against Mr.
hluDdu anu II WIS uCltf4llucu To ucClOs
the question by his case as IL test one
Sheriff |. ". Brown, who had the prisoner
in custody and who had not committed
him to jail. brought him before Judge
Redfeld, being thereto required by
writ oil habeas corpus. Tuesday after
noon, and hearing was mad. Messrs.
Heath and Pitkin appeared Tor Brown
and Messrs Darant and Livingston
for the prisoner. Ii was claimed among
other things by the latter's counsel that
the statute, in requiring the justice to take
the recognizance of such witnesses as
- have testified, means just what 1t says.
and that the prisoner, not having testified,
was not obliged TO give his reeognizanee.
Meanwhile suit was begun against the jus
tice for false imprisonment.
Wednesday morning, Judge Redheld or
dered the sheriff To release Mr.. kiuibail
from custody. The judge held that the
witness, not having testified, could not be
made TO recognize under the statute
Montpelier Freeman
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-23

NEgE)STERs ~ TnE MASSACHUSETTS, LEGIs-
IArrRr.-From q biographical report of the
members Of the Massachusetts, Legislature
for Is7l, published in the Boston Journal,
we find the following natives of Vermont
The Senate la, none, wh;,e the House or
Representatives has six, a. follows
Lyman Mason, Republican, born in Cav
endi-h. April >. Islj. lie represents Suf-
folk comfy, with - Others; i lawyer,
and has never held public office before
Isaac W. Derby Democrat, born at Fair
lee. October >, 1885 Representative from
Niduiesex county resides ct Charlestown;
a real estate agent, and 4 member Of the
.ast House.
Aaron o. Buxton, Republican born a;
Coventry, May u, 1892. Also resides at
Charle-.0wn where he is foreman 0f a boot
and shoe factory. He is a new member.
Horace noskins. Republican; born at
Dover, April 3, 1929. Is n commission
merchant %. Somcryillc. aud new member
of the House.
Charles ;. Shaw, Democrat; born at Eut-
land. January ~, ls23. lie resides at
Springfield As a contractor and builder, and
has been in both branches Of the:Sprinsheld
City Government; was in the House in
lsdS.
samuel .. Lamb. Democrat born at
Guilford, October -, lS2l. Resides at
Greenfield county. is a lawyer, and presi-
dent OF the franklin Savings Bank was in
the House in lsjG.