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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23
The Kings AsfroIocer.
"A Historical Incident
EY JOHN G.. sANE.

- Ail-t144-AA AAc4lcot.I
EY JOHN C. SANE.
Few hearts, however brave they nav appear.
Are wholly irec from supersttious lear.
Inlrteel - table or The salt upset;
a broken looking glass-have served to fret
with anxious bodin-s many a mind too proud
us secret terrors % confess aloud
veteran solder las been known to euail
AZ the Wnlte phantom in 4 nursery-tale;
UT Vt Iist the ''death-wateh.' - by the evening fire.
" Mn Tears that roaring Guns could not inspire;
Inoush 9iisnee sou-4t his quakins ner-es 10
And ealm,.eyed Reason called the trembler
And many monarch, boastsul Of his power.
ANA proud 10 make hls slaVlsh mlnions COVER
seneata his ro5al iroWa. has been. himself
Ihe hunbesi slave Oi some imagined elf.
he=ot Of supesslticu's bale'ul night;
, me W'eEct -tliue, or ciahoiic sprite.
MALICIOUS idITy, or Vindic.ive wrath -
VINO, seeking 10 aveuse mans broken faith
ur naughty scnra. sets al his plans awry.
w blasts his harvests with an "evil eve
Nhen Louis the Eleventh. ruled in France
HIS ;avor.ts Astrol1-e- by chance.
oF by PREDICTING some uuwelc0me thing
concerning state-ailllrs, aispleased the king
- much, TIE angry monarch fkumor SAITH
hesolVed to put the hated seer 70 death;
- Suininonins the man, with this intent,
lis mtcklnzly CcfuanQ y hHr L meant
. hsi ac WAC knew the mysteries Of Fate
Ana how OF others death 70 fix the date
Shpud De 80 --uurant about Ais own
Aue seer VINO. guessing from his sneerinc tone
me monarch purpose ans Wered, IL fgresee
our majesty, when that event Will be,
a.N ueath VII happen go ms star asslres)
f.lef e44f-f Fcrissi yin alrgnce or y0ars -
~ hiai Wa tte ineuarc-'s aaswer rhe report
ltlis only this, that in the royal court
lhe seer thenceinrth was safely led zed and there
a. MS lie s eni received The k.ndest care
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

Capt. John Parker, who commanded the
minute men az Lexington, hundred years
ae3, was the grandfather Of the late Theo-
i1.e Parker, and among the foremost in the
Core3ri fghs. was Eay William Emerson,
TIE parish miniS;er, grandfather of Ralph
waldo Emerson. The minister came, says
Barcroit, "vith gun IN hand, his powder
horn and pouch iag balls. slung over his
shoulder" lie lived but year or 50 after
the battle, dying in Vermont. where he was
chaplain to one of the regiments sent
against Canada
The Nidilebury Register says of the late
Hen. Jas. W. Sladc
Mr.. SHADES business lie was eminently
successful, and oy economy, frugality and
business tact he succeeded in securing for
himself and leaving for his family hand
some competency. lie has left to mourn
his loss 4 family consisting Of his wife and
four children, TWO sons and two daughters.
lie passed away in the full possession of his
mental faculties, ye, with his mind at rest.
giving practical Illustration Of the tri-
umphs Of faith n the blessed Redeemer.
lie made fail and complete arrangements
for his funeral, given directions Tor minute
details
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

Somebody who wanted to know who wrote
a sharp article in the Texas Telegraph has
been answered thus "The man who wrote
that article early in life was hard working
blacksmith, later be was deck hand on a
steamboat, then he was a cowboy on the
frontier, but of late years be has followed
the profession of prize fighter. He only be-
came an editor 70 reduce his flesh by starva-
tion 50 as to become more successful in his
peculiar line." The Telegraph received no
further inquiries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23
Written for the Free Press and Times.
.. Asleep In the FIowers."
In memory Of Josie Hill. who died in williamstowr
W, March lith, 1875, aged y years.

,
W., March lith, 1875, aged y years.
Beautiful loral tributes adorned her casket, and
ene following thoughts were suggested by q reply
uon Where is Auntie.p "Asleep in the flowers ~
beautiiaI thought Resting now 50 sweetly there,
Ana wearing the smile that angels wear,
- In heavenly bowers.
But think Of her now as free from ali pain
Asleep in the flowers"
Oar aching hearts with grief are bowed.
as thoughts OF the past and present crowd
These lonely noars.
Uur home is 50 dcsolase with josie gone.
NC IAN would wake our cherished one
Asleep IN the flowers"
L L She happy now in Jesus fold,
iiS lns to comfort with fond love Of old
- Those sad hearts.of ours,
rAtncI , anu brother have passed On before,
10 'hey wat Tor her on the evergreen shore
Asleep "a Inc nowtrssr
Yes, she anchored At last where her dear ons. mai,
IheJ nade her =" welcome" " At the pearly gate
Oh. sweet was the meeting in mansions of lI-ht
"''h .., our safIinS jose lost from our sight,
Asleep IN the f0wers.7
No, not lost to Us, though takon 10 heaven
To comfort US our Father has given
The spirits power.
Look up, sad hearts. from beauties that fade,
Anc see our darling, whom once we laii
Asleep in the flowers"
Hers are white robes and jawelsd crown.
ANA tenderly, lovingly she IS looking dosn
From celestial bowers;
And Longs for the meeting. the aapp-est and hest
When we are lying, like her. at rest
Asleep IN the howeTs.1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

A singular kind of feud is pres, ,ing in this
neighbOrhood. a man named Sullivan. to
oblige his bOarding-mistress, shot "A stray
eur that was noising about the house. The
ours owner turned up and tool. his revenge
by placing the body of the slaughtered ami
mai in the bed in Mr.. Snliivs n 5 room. Mr..
Sullivan Indignantly flung the carcass out
OF the window, but the next day it was back
again. Sullivan complained to bis landlady,
who could give him no satisfaction That
night be buried the dog. but the next day
he found 1t IN his bed again. lie carried
the body short distance away and flung il
into mudpond. The next day re again
found the corpse in his bed as usual. This
was the straw that broke. etc.. and Mr.. Sui
livan changed his boarding place.-Er
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

G. \. RGeneral orders No. IL, Just
issued by Gen. Devens. cnnmander-in-chiei
q. \. L in relation to the niuth annual
cncampmsnt of the Grand Army of the Re
public, which will assemble at Mccormick ),
Hail, in the city Of Chicago, Ill.,, on the
l3.h day Of Nay, urges q full attendance
from every department, and annnounces
that an executive committee, with Lieut.
Gen. 7. II Sheridan at its head, is arrang.
ing for grand military reunion of the
s5ldierS Of the northwest, and a parade OF
the militia. as vel AS of every post of the
q. \ Il in the department. There will
al,O be a review, a reception and a banquet
\ liberal reduction OF fare will be made on
the roads leading into Chicago.
Gen. Devens has just issued general or
ders No. IL, appointing Saturday, May %,
as Memorial day, when the customary hon
ors will be paid to the memory of departed
comrades. Corporation is cordially invited
from comrades not members of the Grand
Army, the local authorities. the clergy, and
al. who may feel interested in these memo
rial services Several states having made
Memorial day legal holiday. and provided
that whenever the 50th day Of My occurs
on Sunday the day following shall be OBJ
served, he recommends that comrades in-
those departments go forward aud make
preparations for the observance of that day,
AS he has confidence that the national en-
campment will modify. 50 far as those de-
partments are concerned. the regulation
which now requires the day preceding to be
the one observed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

A Partisan family, while at dinner the
other evening, were astonished at receiving
the following letter: IN. and Madame: |
have just learned that what | have cooked
for veal is q piece Of the butchers little
nenheW. who was assassinated by his uncle
and sold in slices. do not dare to come
home. Marie" Marie was the name OF
their servant. This horrible announcement
created great CONSERVATION. and all the
family began to feel psngs Of indigestion,
which were not allsysd until is vas discov-
srsd that the note was . hoax. The police
srs looking for the practical joker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

Pemberton. the murderer Of Mrs Bing
ham. at Boston, the other day has made a
- statement. - He says he went to her
house, merely to steal something that
when Mrs. Bingham followed him to the
cellar he demanded her rings of her. She
tried to run from him and got part way up
stairs when he dragged her back by her
dress, and Just to stop her screaming filed
her mouth with gravel. lie then tore her
rings from her hand and ran away without
thought of murder. That was all. Penn
berton, on reflection, thinks it was not all
Just right, and announces his willin gness to
take 50 any sentence less than hanging
1t occurs to US as possible that a Boston
judge and jury may not accord to Kim that
option.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

BARRE RAILRoAD.-Mr. kimball. the con
tractor for bailding this road. has made such
progress in its construction that no doubt
remains but that the grading will be com
pleted by DULY /. and the road open for
business By the first Of August.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

s1 .strLEs sfSss-ET.
Oh tuat we tao worr May.u-.
Down tlc -,felm o. the SOFT spr. n- asa-ls.
Like the ci-f.g .gTeu with y.n.cts paf iu-
ia iLr shade 10 the whsp r-a- irg,-.
ua. that $50 tw. -it dreaming
ON the -wtrd u. -1ule shcep-rr lI.- q ...s1.
Watching toe white in sts stealing
Urer the river ana mead alr t.wo-
Oh that Wo two lay sleep NJ
lu uur nest u fae churehFaf4 SOD,
th uur uhs ~ rest on the qIic, earl. ald-s
And uur souls st home VITA god.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

There is to be ,rottIng meeting at the
St. Albans Park some time in July. for
which liberal purses will be offered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

The Columbus, Ca. inns i one of the
papers which considers the result Of the
election in Connecticut solace AMI comfort
in view of all that its friends have suffered
during the last fifteen year.. The event
leads it into "reminiscences, like these
Our civilizations (the north and south)
were different, and we thought our govern
ments should be likewise We thought we
had a right to quit them and though in
good faith. submitting to superior power,
lre think 50 0iH' But great multitude
came with sabres, and guns, and cannon.
and "horsemen and ehari0ts Of war. The
trade of our merchants was destroyed, our
cities sacked. our factories and machine
shops razed to the ground, our cotton
burned in town and country or shipped to
northern ports Age was insultel. virtue
dishonored. valor overwhelmed, and the
flag of ,rrorgsd and outraged poopie tcH'
By stroke of the pen, backed by the brutal
bayonet, three thousand million dollars
worth of property in slaves was destroyed
They were turned loose upon the whites.
like frogs into tie houses and upon the
beds and into the "kneading troughs" Of
the Egyptians
But the light of Democratic victories Is
cheering Keep them up, good people of
the north, remarks the Hartford ConrdIt =,
and the war for the Union vii he made
odious by-and-by.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

3ir. Jewell has been IN office now about
eight months. lie has worked harder than
any other cabinet officer, am told, keep
ing long hoaTs aud mastering every detail
OF the Official business. lie j. on the whole
a most satisfactory yolhcer.-B0SfOH Hsrcid's s
Washington Lefier.
All true, no dou5. but it is 4 pity that
the Postmaster General did u05 master one
detail OF the business little sooner. If he
mad only known what is included in third
class matter, as he stood on the floor of the
Senate while Senator Hamlin put through
the new postal rates. he might have stopped
the doubling Of rates on books and tran
silent papers. Taa. would have been a
piece public service quite as satisfactory
Is any Mr.. Jewell has rendered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

The most suecesslu! tobacco raiser in
Grayson county, Ky, is woman. One
day last spring she dug six pounds OF gen
seng worth 81 pound. killed two rattle
snakes, and then went home and gave birth
to twins She is reputed to be the best
squirrel hunter in the county.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

There is a wine produced in Alsace called
Ora Manner, or " Three-man' wine, which
derives its name from the fact that it takes
three men to dispose of it-one man sitting
in chair. a second to hold him there, and
third to pour the wine down the victims
throat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

A WEALrHY lRoN CORPORATION
Rutland Herald, in I sketch of the Crown
Point Iron Company. says that it was or
ganizsd in 1872, with capital Of $500, 900,
which has since been increased to 81, $780,
coo. of which Gen Hammond represents
one-half. The balance is held in New York
and Pennsylvania by such capitalists as
John Jacob Astor, Moses b. Taylor. Thorn
as Dickson and Ls Grand B. Cannon. There
are nine openings in the vicinity Of Ham
mondsyille, but three of which are now
operated. which are specified as mines Nos.
1. 2 and 3 The ores from these are quali-
ratively uniform. and this is the only place
in the State of New York where an ore SUI
ficient!y pure TO produce Bessemer steel from
anthracite iron has been obtained. The
first Bessemer steel made in tins country
was produced from charcoal iron taken from
mine No. 3. Il was made at the iron works
of John A. GrIswold It Co. at Troy The
whole quantity Of iron produced is sent to
the steel works at Troy, and amounts to
something like one hundred and twenty-five
tons daily. The shipment of ore to Fort
Edward. Albany and Hudson, and Scran-
ton. Pa. is about two hundred and hffy
tons a day. About seventy cars are sent
away and received each day. One hundred
and twenty-five men are employed o. the
lake. and tho entire working force numbers
about four hundred.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23
4. D. B..

a WOMAN MEDIUM . EXPOSED. Mrs.
Parry, Chicago spiritualistic medium Of
the Eddy brothers sort, has been thoroughly
exposed by a woman About a year ago
Mrs. Parry began giving :. materializins
seances at her house, at which hands and
faces were shown at the aperture Of Il cabT-
net in the usual way. Her exhibitions at
traeted so much attention that they were
nightly attended by from fifty to 4 hundred
persons. who paid dollar each for admi--
sion. Many effectual efforts were made to
learn the method of her triekery. The cabi-
net in which she sat was attached from the
walls of the room and was elevated on less.
80 that surreptious communication was i'm
possible. The room was only partially dark
ened. Mrs. Parry allowed herself and the
cabinet TO be searched before the perform
ance. All these precautions did not hinder
the appearance of various faces anu arms at
the hole in the cabinet. She had a hattie
King, among har characters, several Of
whom talked. All the Chicago Spritualists
believed in her, and the skeptics were puz-
zled. One night Mrs. Cole was on the in
yestigating committee. and was given the
privilege Of retiring 10 bedroom with Mrs
Parry and searching her Mrs Cole was
thoroughly practical Investigator, and she
insisted on taking every article OF clothing
off the medium, who protested ON the
ground of modesty. Mrs. Cole was obiu-
rate, threatening to declare the show
fraud it there was not instant compliance.
Mrs. Parry reluctantly removed her dress
and skirts, but refused to take oil her chem
ise. Then Mrs. Cole suddenly seized fer by
one ankle as she sat in chair. and threw
her over off on the floor. y snugly packed
roll of masks fell from where they had been
concealed. The exposed medium yelled
curses and fought to regain the bundle, but
the plucky Investigator was victorious, and
the profitable humbug was ended
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

STAMPS Oh BANs Cg1css.-llOn. Luke p
Poland has written letter to the Caledo-
man in which he says; Since the passage
of the recent act Of Congress, in which the
language of the law requiring two cent
stamp on bank checks was considerably
changed, very great doubt and diversity of
opinion has prevailed as 70 the real scope
aud meaning of Iac law. b many it had
been construed t. embrace all paper dis
counted OF negotiated 40 hank. and our
bank had received circulars from several
city banks. saying thtt they so construed
it, and some declaring chat sucE was the
decision Of the CammisSioucr OF Internal
Revenue. did not understand it - but
that it applied to bank checks. and every
form OF voucher used Substantially as a
check or receipt: but that it did not apply
to notes or bills given for money loaned, and
as evidence Of the obligation of the maker
or accepter 70 paw It. l have taken the
trouble to write the commissioner on the
subject, and his answer Is as follows it Is
not believed % have been the meaning and
intent OF Congress o. require stamps upon
promissory notes made IA the usual com
mercal form. and payable az a bank. when
such notes are giyeu in good faith, and IN
the ordinary course Of business. Under
strict Interpretation OF the law they might.
perhaps be held liable as " vouchers lt
IS well known that the leading purpose of
the recent enactment with regard to bank
checks, vouchers. etc. (Section -. Act Of
February s, $50 was 70 eut OF the ire
quent eyasions Of the stamp tax on checks.
as for instance by the use OF receipts checks
payable nominally one day after date with
out leeee ETC., etc.
Unless notes are used simply as substitute
for checks, as an evasion of the stamp tax
on checks, this Office viii not insist upon
their being stamped.
The same remarks will also apply to
drafts upon private parties, not bankers,
etc accepted payable at a bank
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

in the deep water at Valcour and in Wills
borough Bay. Deacon John Richardson,
the Old cIoihier, told Us in 1899, that many
years preYiously-prior t. 1890, we think
he hauied seine at the mouth of Highly
Brook, and the catch of this fish was 50
great. that be was unable to drag it in that
the men waded in and taking the fish by the
gllls threw them ashore that meantime
great numbers leaped over the ropes that
they landed what they could. ferriel them
around TO point where they could be reach
cd by team, ard that it was estimated that
they would weigh about two tons Mr..
Richardson was n man of veracity and his
story vas youchcd for to Us be- the late Gen.
Ross, 20. Essex. Gentlemen trolling in that
vicinity have lately brought enormous fish of
this species t0 the surface and lost them in
the struggle Of landing. They are of the
variety Tlkcn in our interior lakes. bat are
uniformly much larger-seldom falling short
Il a'teen of twenty pounds.
WHiTE FISH.
TIE Mke fish called Shqd is not a shaI at
all ir is unlike either the Connecticut or
Nmia River fish Of that name. and is in
fact white fish, belonging to the same
family aS the salmon. When cooked, its
H..i +. whittier ..,,3 s-.,,. a.. -. -
t-., .oj has i" - In ~ .i .;i ''Ia' .. ene
=. s,.;n,,s H. .. u. ',' tL - oi NOR =
it- GI7ws in onr =. r,sa1te1 scy 'T'ei =. tn ,o ~,
,.,,.,,,, "a r;.,t -,,. -. -, no '.o
i. the ,,so with sIsl - 1.u4 'i.sI !I-eI - -
tbr l,l, S,r,e 81 -. '''';,, .'', ~ Ia
Iior s,v that =. .l,al., ,..l NJ - - oN a., Hi
i,le CI,m1si, In. we - -. ~ Al
an instance Tbcre i. , ,rLi,s f.b :, TIo,-
I clugly Lake that rises 10 the lv about the
9th of May and We have captured the
same 'anciy IN the rapids Of the iacquette,
near ITS confluence with the 81. Lawrence.
oat Ea'e never known them to be taken
WIN tnc Iy acre. Their iayorite haunts
are the deem % cas and tf,ar- aro o,,l,- Jr;...,.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

Llse Caampiala---Fi>hlng. Past and Present.
Early in Jane l76j, William GiiliIaud,
with his family, arrived at NiIl~l0rough
from New York, and made the first settle
meut. lie bought many tracts of land in
,hat vicinity. and several settlements were
luale under him between split Rock and
Cdmberlud Head. On the Gih 0i October,
ol that wear. he went by boat to visit his
tract in Cumberland Bay. touched at the
most western of the Four Brothers, passed
close bc SCHUYLER, Island and camred near
the high slud-clid- Just north of Port Kent.
The next morning he reached the south
branch of the Great Ausable and proceeded
up the stream, carefully noting the bearings
and distance, until &c the river formed into a
most curiou~ canal" lh, was the first re-
corded visit to she celebrated AuSah.e Chasm,
since become so famous. lie penetrated the
rocky gorge more than half mile, then
turned back and again entered the lake
through the north branch. From thence he
went around Au~able Point TO Dead Greek.
passed the mouth of the Little Ausable,
salmon River, the Siruac, and on the 18Th
returned % Nill-horough. His journal Is
very accurate as to the conformation Of the
shore. the Islands and the streams. The
clearing up of the country has made great
difference IN the volume OF the river. The
fact that 81 hateau coald once have reached
the ChaSm is almost incredible 10 the mod
ern inhahitaut.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

Each reader may select from the foregoing
such fish as he considers game If active
play and persistent efforts to escape the tolls
OF tie angler make them such, many that
wo hayc named vii! be found on the list ;
but il. %, some fastidious persons insist, true
game fish drink only from the pnrest foun-
tain, and snbsist only upon the choicest
food, some OF TIE foregoing must 90 ont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

and signed my name. | sent not one word
or one line that remember by this friend
to Mr.. Tilton. | did not read the first state
ment OF MOulton, but it was read over in
my presence. | said very little about it, |
made an answer to mis- inquiry, if it was an
honorable statement. and said that he was
the beS, one to judge OF that.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

We know of no book throwing Light on
the subject Of salmon trout, in our lake, nor
have we read anything Of them in its early
history. Fifty years ago it was common to
see them offered for sale. They were taken
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-04-23

The iardy and little les than iron-clai
perch is always wiki us and, although
- familiarity breeds contempt, ii must be
confessed that as parrish, eaten on the
spot. he is the peer Of the bass or the pike.
Nor should we overlook tie builhead for
the Ike use, and espeeially as the leading
insrclienl ot the chowder.