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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

4 FuBI NE IuiT a BRHTH Has MAuE-A
singular suit was tried and determined in
Wilmington. Del, recently. Ii is thus re-
ported hy the correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Iua,, d" ndcr the laws of Delaware
the property ui q wife who dies without issue
de>ccnd- not 10 her husband, but to those OF
her own blood. Ten years ago Henry Stout. a
wealthy Dover lawyer, died, leaving his pro
perty To his three children. Five years ago
his only daughter married Rev. II. r. Hall,
ui Lewe~, ami a year after she died in giving
birth To her fir; child. The latter, it was
claimed ly tie iather, lived for a few min
utes after being delivered. but this Mrs.
Halls brothers denied. II the babe breathed
for a single second after birth. then its moth
er's property descended to her husband If
il was dead when delivered. however. the
mother died without issue, and her property
descended 20 her brothers. To settle the
question the brothers brought suit for the
property. and the ease occupied the attention
OF the court the entire week. For the plain
tifs Senator Salisbury and ex-senator Com
egys appeared, and the defendant was re
presented by ex-Judge Layton. ex-C0ngres>-
men Smithers and Edward Ridsely The
first witness called was Dr. George Goodell,
who attended Mrs.. Hall in her fatal sickness,
and delivered her OF 4 child. lie was pos
tive the child showed no signs of respiration
OF muscular motion after birth. This was
all the material evidence offered by the plain
tits at this stage of the proceedings. DIR.
Page, who was also present at the delivery
of the child, was called by the defence. He
believed the child had distinct existence,
for with his ear upon its chest he had heard
Its heart beat he also saw the temporal
arteries yibrate and the umbilical cord throb.
DR.. Penrose, professor Of Obstetrics in the
university of Pennsylvania. being called as
an expert. said that from the testimony he
had heard he felt positive of the child's in
dependent and distinct existence. DrS.
jump and Shoemaker gave similar testimony.
In rebuttal. the plaintiffs called Drs. Cahall
and EzekieI and William Cooper. who testi-
fed that the child had none other than
fetal life, and that itS existence was necessa-
rily imperfect and iIdistinct-of no account
whatever in establishing the defendants claim
to his dead wiie'> property. This closed the
evidence, and the case was argued at great
length by counsel. Chief Justice Glpin de-
liyered an elaborate charge to the jury, who
returned "a verdict in favor of Hall, the de
fendant, hasing it upon the supposition that
the child drew at least one breath in this
world, sufficient to possess Mr.. Hall with a
fortune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

THE LARGEST FAsV IN THE WoRID-This
!, rather a large claim to make, even IN tins
country where real estate lies around in par
GELS of considerable size, bat according to the
II. Louis Republican it may be fairly applied
u the estate Of Geo. Grant, founder Of the
Victoria colony in Kansas. His farm en-
braces the whole county Of Ellis, Is larger
than any dukedom of Europe. and contains
$40 600 acres. Mr.. Grant deyotes himself
principally to stock raising. and has accom-
plishcd a great deal by the introduction Of
the best blOoded stock ami exhibiting the
best methods of rearing, feeding and imrroy-
ing the foreign and domestic breeds of horses,
cattle and sheep. lie has Just wintered 1000
sheep. with a loss OF less than one per cent,
the secret Of his success lying in providing
good shelter lie Is the owner Of the
thoroughbred stallion Fl0dden, valued at
S25 Goo the father of which won the Derby
race in lSO0. lie has Just purchased for his
farm thirty odd brood mares in Ohio, Nlr-
ginia ana Kentucky. and he has :S2jO,OO
invested in stock. Among the large number
Of resident c1l0nists AMI stock raisers who
have purchased land Of him. and are now
raising stock la Victoria colony, are many
young men Of prominence, both in this coun-
try and England. The Hon. Walter Max
well. younger son Of Lord lIerries Of Ever
ingbam Park, Yorkshire, England, owns
two sections. and is comfortably settled down
to the healthfu life Of the rancherO. Then
there are three bachelor sons of a Derbyshire
clergyman, and the nephew of the Earl Of
Winchelsea, who IS now on his way over
from England to take up his home there. Two
nephews Of Mayor Guthrie OF New York
city, and two young Shields of Boston are
also among the number.
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Written for the Free Press and Times.
Decoration Day.

Once again, in May-time breezes,
O'eT these mounds the death grass waves;
Once again we bring our tribute
FOR those banner guarded graves.
Comrades, aye. cur hearts remember
How GU hravely fought and well;
10 you think the Grand old Army
k'er forget your deeds to tell
They are told by every Campfire,
Tod mid cheers oi Boys in Blue,
As again We live the struggles,
TIE old days Of conflict, through.
We remember how the spring-time
Came to us in siXty-four.
He remember how the foemen
Welcomed our Green Mountain CORPS;
How their fire along our columns
Deep ana deadly burrows made
Huw unulnchlng, rallying close,
etooa The old Vermont Brigade.
We remember how our brothers,
wounded. fell on every side;
"e remember how they charged US
save the col0rs, bOys' and died.
Tread We still the weary marches,
See the lcaths0me prison pen.
Comrades, blush We not in shaming,
Though the tear-drop fall again.
Ger the piisoncI and the tortured,
Brothers, well may manhood, weep
God be thanked for those now resting
Ia tIis calm and dreaness sleep.
oly.y, crummers, time our footsteps
Present tho our brave may me,
Yet they Will not heed your summons,
Though you sound the reveille.
Round our glorious star -gemmed banLers,
tiatherlu- now ". th mufled tread,
Un-r we tine springs rich treasures
Tribute % our patriot dead
Atl uus VOWS o. conservation,
Ly t-e'r graves azaln renew
Is the less ms ye have taught u.
rA-eu ur4dts, tried ami t:us.
b, y7ur loved .ucs, weeping lonely,
90 cr the hcaf ta-iru', iailea brand,
iy The ODD 81, reeIsm, pledge We
guam -c o. .l. 3a-herlaud.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

\ LITTLE STORY BY GENERAL SHERMAN
-Gen. Sherman's new book Of recolections
is reyiying that crop of war stories which
had been temporarily harvested. But Sher-
mans stories have point and snap which
come from personal influence and recollection
in the premises. and good many of them
are vastly amusing reading. For example,
he tells one illustrating the idea OF military
discipline with which the war was begun.
An officer, whose term had expired, remark
ed to Gen Sherman that he was going b jme,
although he had not been mustered out
Sherman remarked that he should. in case
Of such attempt, feel obliged to shoot the
officer on the spot. The officer concluded not
to start, but Mr.. Lincoln happened to visit
the brigade the same day, and complaint was
made to him by the aggrieyed party.
Sherman tells it in this way Mr.. Lincoln
who was still standing, said, threaten to
shoot you ?' "Yes. sir, he threatened to
shoot me. Mr.. Lincoln looked at him and
then at me, and STOPPING his tall, spare form
toward the officer, said to him in loud
stage whisper, easily heard for some yards
around, "Well, if | were YOU, and he threat
cned to shoot. would not trust him, for
believe he would do il The officer turned
about and disappeared, and the men laugh
Cd at him. Soon the carriage drove on, and,
as We descended the hill explained the facts
10 the President, who answered, "Of course
didn't know anything about it, but
thought you knew your own business best"
thanked han tor his confidence, and assured
him that what he had done would 20 far to
enable ne to maintain good discipline, and
it Gid.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

~ EEf.T. iz WITT TAiuAGE.
auL.u-a savage can
o. cauuf la-1 people,
4 90 -'Huary mIu
Set up D. S modest steeple.
And there each day he would
turs le h.s noble lahDrs.
!.e tH.I them g. be good,
And tage taem love the.r ne .aJlrs
TIE Ctuu ll.s, with grins.
uaEo ear 90 themes he treated
q hoy crossed their tawny shins
Aud uu the-r ham, were seated
Add yc- they were not lost,
That l- -ssU uary's i8bOrs
he taught them 20 his cost
lac way 20 love their ne. -Lhurs.
i.r aue dly when for prayers
Those ellu.hals thcy met h.m.
rlar g-lt him unawares-
Iae5 killed HIN ana t5ey ate him.
I.gv Sal they found him -aod-
4..s O. puCtlscd what he tau Zht them -
And I.w they understood
I-e goodness he had brought them.
Aui wien they flied each NAV.
They sd q, while they deplored him,
They loved him alive and raw,
Lut roasted they at0rcd him.
-IHt11tlphlu S4i4IIU Time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

f.saA 7~B-AttHtN
IY PAUL rAsF70E.
T.-ti,sl sl.- -l.ly whisper o'el
rurs..I.ers' graves,
-rI. 4s & waves.
co.. -.4i pho mans and signs % No more
L. sttN caarnrc,. 'Tis stAl-
Save .og Tie breeze
Among TIE trees
hnI Ue.y uu The Graveyard hll.
Az s..rr- How wund r1us Is the thou ht
un tins 0ri- -ht morn
.euce uuhurn
Here .n Us " nCing-Shoot IS bruu-tt
Ala -ai1 upon each grassy mounu
HItl whispered -hs
How still il lies
flsu- the strai aight,y tlrrowed ground.
These graves are Freedoms monuments
THESE he4pcs o. earth
Wrought cut the birth
u! tl-ut q. ln s.3rcry's pestilenca.
itr ice, oh winds tlat : sh ana moan
Alu1n- the treesi
WHY mourn .0r these
hha 10 their places stir nor gvuau,
Lut slumaer 0u u perfect pesco
They are no; dead
EacH pIllowed head
sAu.l rlsp again in glad release,
huea "a DIS own warder suiuMuuetA
The heroes hons.
Aud angels come.
o. 4Husc the .fun bands oi death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

CORRECT SPRLLISG.--lt has been well
said the province OF the photographer Is to
tell Us what is in language, no. what ought
to be in it. Any one who will examine the
standard works OF our language will ind
that centre. theatre, frGreiier, height, are,
are thus spelled in iOuI-fiiths OF them, and
not center, fhe0ter, trdreIer. hight, ar.
Among these are the following: All Eng
lisa publications, all our Bibles and prayer
books; nearly all cur American classics, IN
cluding the works Of Bancroft. Prescott.
Irving, Hawthorne. Bryant, Everett, Long
fellow, Lowell. Whittier, Holmes. etc. :;
mos, OF our works ON English and American
literature, and work OF reference including
Chambers Cyclopecia of English Litera-
ture. the New American Cyclo2eida, ALI
bones Dictionary ot Authors. Llppineotts
Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary, etc
Among periodicals. that spell in the good
old way: The North American Rerieo,
GALAXY, Nation. N. Y. Herald. n: Y,
Tunes. y Y. Erening Post. the n. Y.
World, Philadelphia Ledger. and many
Others, representing, unquestionably, the
greater part Of the culture. scholarship,
and influence OF the periodical press. IL
one believes with Horace, that use is the
law OF language" and wishes to follow the
best reputable usage as to the form oi Eng
li>h words, has spelling will conform to
that Of the great body OF English and Amer
lean writers.-N. H.. Journal Of EdHca-
hon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

We heard. Wednesday morning. staid.
respectable citizens, God fearing. law aoid-
ios men. men who have the confidence of
their fellows and to whom our citizens are
wont to look TO for counsel and advice, de-
liberately give e'uIteranee to the wish that
the incendary, or incendiaries, who infest
our community, might be brought forth
that they might then and there feast their
eyes with TIE comforting sight OF these
double dyed villains dangling from tho
nearest post. We doubt not that the popu-
lar feeling was correctly expressed We are
law abiding, law respecting people. but
our patience has been tried past all endur-
ance. For months, ineendiarism has been
riot in Rutland. and there seems no check
Pa IL - Rutland Globe
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adulterer to kiss her lips every time he opens
the door in his presence. She forgot that.
She remembered the one kiss which she
could give with stab, being on the last oc-
casion that she ever looked upon the face of
Henry Ward Beecher until she looked upon
it here ; but the rost she forgot. Mr.. Beech
er swore to you that whenever he entered
that house he saluted her and she him, in
the presence of her husband. She is recall
ed to the stand or if not formally recalled,
they tell us what they propose to prove by
her, and we admit it, there is no denial of
that Francis d. Moulton is recalled to the
stand, and although Henry Ward Beecher
had shown that on every occasion when he
crossed that threshold Mrs. MOulton saluted
him with kiss in the presence of her hus-
band, Francis ID. Moulton dare not and
does not deny it. OF course not. Her
father dare not deny it. for he knows that
to deny it would be perjury before God,
Theodore Tilton, who was there at many
and many meetings, and could have denied
it if it were false, dares not deny that the
wife of Frank Moulton saluted the adulterer
Of Plymouth Church with kiss in the pres
ence of her husband, and without rebuke.
Put these things together. What do they
show us of the man p Q am not speaking
of the lady now)-wha. do they show US Of
the man, as to the truth that lies behind and
beneath all these developments
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

HonE MADE IoE N TIE SouTH.-Neyada
Jones, the man with an income of a thousand
dollars day, not counting fractional cur
rency, Is going into business with a view Of in
croasing bis already healthy income. In
several Of the southern cities he ha, eStab-
lished ice factories, and Is the main
owner OF the one which has recently gone
into operation here. He is driving north
ern lake, river, canal and horse-pond ice
from the market, a. his factory turns it
out cheaIer than icc-men can deliver it
here from the North to save them from
that abode of the wicked where ice-men
have least inclination to 90. THIS establish
ment Is now delivering ice here-that Is, to
the houses Of the citizens, at one cent
pound, whereas the price in previous years
has been three cents. Tennessee river water
is now made into ice for the first time, and
the work goes on with the thermometer NJ
80 degrees in the shade, and the warmer the
weather the better the ice, which must as
t0nish Dame Nature as she watches the pro-
ceedings. Ldir from Chattanooga, TlnH.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

VERMoS-ERs AT DARTNouTH.-The seniors
have lust passed the concluding examlna-
tions of their course, and have received from
the faculty their appointments for com
mencement DAY exercises, which take place
on June "a. the following Fermonters being
among the number
Political Disputation, as an lndepend-
ent Press Possible - DAVID n. futney.
Row Nh; Darius Steward. Clarendon,
VT
English Grafton, "Plpal lnlallibility
and Civil Allegiance" Henry W. Smith.
Rupert.
Forensic Di-putation. SIS Crime Dimin-
;sbed bv Inteliectual Culture ?' Stillman
ii. Hutchinson, Milford. N. H.; Leonard
B. Tenney. Barre, Vt.
Philosophical Grafton. Limits oil
Science Charles 2. Bowman, St. Johns
bury. v,.
English Grafton. with the Naledictory
Address. ''Success 10 Lie a. an End.
Charles A Prouiy, Newport.
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The Heritage.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LowELL-

The rich mans son Inherits lands,
And piles Of brick, and stone, and gold
And he innerits soft, white hands,
And tender flesh that fears the cold,
Nor dares TO wear garment old
A heritage, II seems to me,
One scarce would wish to hold in fee.
The rich mans son inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory turn.
A breath may burst his bubble shares.
And soft white hands could scarcely earn
living that would serve his turn;
A heritage, il seems to me.
one would not wish to hold In fee.
What doth the poor mans son inherit
Stout muscles and q sinewy heart,
hearty frame, harder spirit:
hiog of two hands, he does his part
In every useful toll and art;
A heritage, it seems to me,
A king might wish TO hold in fee.
What doth the poor mans son inherit!
Wishes 0'erjoyed with humble things,
rank adjudze by toil-won merit,
Content that from employment springs,
A heart that in his labor sings;
A herit1ge, it seems to me,
king might wish TO hold in fee.
What doth the poor mans son inherit,
N pdtaencc AeaEucu by peiI. poor
Courage, II sorrow come, to bear IL;
A fellow-ieeling that is sure
TO make the Outcast bless his door;
A heritage, IL seems 10 me,
A king light wish to hold in fee.
o rich mans son there is a toll,
That with all other level stands,
Large charity doth never soil,
Hut only whiten soft VII te hands
This is the best crop from thy lsnds
A heritage, 1t seems TO me,
Worth being rleh to hold in fee
0pOor mans son scOrn not thy state
There is worse weariness than thine,
In merely being rich and great;
Toll only gives the soul to shine.
And makes rest fra grant and benign.
A heritage, IL seems TO me,
Worth being rich to hold in fee.
Both, heirs to some six feet Of sod,
Are equal the earth at last
Both. children of the same dear God,
Prove title TO your heirship vast
By record Of well-llled past
A heritage, il seems to me,
Well worth lie % hold in Zee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Carruth. the Vineland On. J.) editor, re-
marks in his valedictory: g Two months
constant wrestle with bullet in our brain
has convinced US that we lack capacity to
develop a lead mine and publish an indie
pendent Vineland newspaper at the same
time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

"Mr. Esarts, said 7. T., with a be-e-eau-
tiful smile, at recess, ''does Mr.. Porter say
these things of me professionally, or does he
believe them - oh" said Evarts, ''he
says them professionally OF course-and tn en-
he believes them, too So you see, which
ever way Tilton wanted it, he had it. Some
folks are always lueky.-M Y. Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

A sample extract from the Amador Coun-
ty (Cal.) Independent Now, we will inform
the sweet-scented eyader of truth and honesty
who runs the little niger nose-rag across
the street that he cannot ram any Of his in
fernal lies down our throat, for we know him
too well to believe anything he says, even
under oath
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Major Ben Perley Poore returns from
Mexico in favor of banishing all remnants Of
the manifest destiny" doctrine lie says
oil and water will mingle more easily and
remain incorporated better than the Mexi-
can and American characters. As friendly
neighbors the Mexicans can aid in adyanc-
ing our material prosperity. but were their
soil annexed to the United States they
would prove troublesome element in our
population. The Mexicans spurn the idea
Of annexation or Of parting with an acre Of
their territory, and | am confident that we
can only obtain the coveted northern States
by conquest, and can only hold their inhab-
itants as conquered vassals This would be
a cowardly act on the part Of a great and
powerful Republic toward small and conf
psratiyely weak neighbor, and | trust that
the idea Will never be entertained. We can
secure Mexico as a market without holding
her as a conquered province.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04


Out in the Wild night she prayed
"GOd my soul Is not AFRAID,
What Is there 'twixt Thee and ms
But my trail humanity
"FOr this spirit-dark as death
Death nor darkness iniureth,
Only the grave tapers show
Where Thy light begins to Glow.
"FOr this body-racked and worn
From Thy semblance crushed and torn.
Let eartn creep 10 kindred earth,
TAat Thy spirit may ave birth.
''FOr this heart. Il il not mine,
holly, infinitely Thine,
BRAND Of fire that burns ann glows
Thr Ough this w1ste Of endless snows.
Love "a love in earth or heaven.
Why should love Z ON love be riysuf
God let ali the people see
How Thy love can burn for me-.
Bat this people will not turn
Though ny heart should glow and bu n,
bleak 10 hams-nOr stay To eep
Alien still the people keep.
''0h, my people mine hy fire.
By my pam, love, -ric:, desire
Mine for these 10 rouse anu wake.
Keep NE earth bound 10 their sake
$50, sweet death. be hard for me,
Sweeter far Is earth .ha1 Thee,
Pass me-leave till 1rinS
Ny people win me 70 their King
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

TnE DEFAuLTER, JACEsoN.-Ihera would
seem to be no excuse for Abraham Jackson,
and no limit to his meaRness and basencss.
lie has s@indlei every body that lie could,
and the amount Of loss that he has caused
is still unknown. hut grows larger, every
week. as new victims appear. Tle >trang-
est part OF ii : that there were persons who
long ago found hiu opt, and Withdrew
their own money from his hands. bat could
not OF did not succeed in warning Others of
their risk. 1t is more than two years ago,
| believe, that the probate court of Ply
mouth county forced him 10 II settlement Of
one of his trusts, where To had sold the
trust property and invested it in his own
name; and the transaction was Of such
kind that intended fraud was the
only reasonable explanation ol it. In an
other instance be was forced 10 give up his
control OF some trust property by tie oirs,
who were convinced he was cheating them;
aud these persons tried 70 save Dr.. Charles
| T. Jackson's estate IRON him, Eut without
success. His peculiar hasene>s consists IN
| robbing his own relatives and those whom
he should have specially looked cut Tor. The
explanation OF bis irducs Is still to be made
for he is not known to have gamblod or
speculated or intrigued with women, or to
| nave accumulated any great fortune. lit
was a lawyer of moderate shiliiies, not inuch
seen In the courts, bat considered 10 be
skilllu!l in making ard managing invest
ments> OF late years he has been Demo-
crat, and, not long ago, was run for Con-
gress ON tine Democratic ticket. But he
may have turned Republican since that
party took TO stealing - freely, under
Grant, Butler and the Southern carpet-bag
governments-BOS Boston cor. Springfield Re
publican.
Describing the scenes attendant upon the
interment of the victims of the Schiller dis
aster at Sclly, correspondent Of the Lon
! don Standard says:
A few more cart-, and then came another
surrounded by Il group o. young men who
wore the insignia OF the order OF Good Temp
lars Why this? The answer was a simple
oue-on the BODY that lay within the coffin
was found card which showed thas the de-
ceased belonged to that order. rbe GOOD
Templars Of Scilly had never seen their broth
er in lite, but in lie or in death he was their
| brother still. and they acknowledged the
brotherhood by the last and only means in
| their power.