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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-17
AGRICULTURAL.
SIcKNEss on NE IARN.

1t will not be setting it high enough TO
say that three-quarters Of the children in
New England during the coming, as during
all preceding winters, will suffer with the
cold because Of insufficient clothing, and the
custom oi setting them upon the floor. The
stratum of air. even in the warme>t of our
houses, that lies next TO the floor in freezing
weather, is rarely more than few degrees
in warmth above the external atmosphere
Yet it Is the habit of mothers to keep their
children, 50 soon as they can sit up and
creep, in this chilling air, often with bare
legs and insufficient clothing upon their
bodies. The consequences are colds. Groups
and lung fevers. Thousands of babies are
killed III this way every winter, on farms
where early lambs and chickens are much
better cared for
lt is not too much to say that the food
upon most Of our farms. though abundant
and good in its raw condition. Is rendered
very injurious to health hy bad cooking.
Flour and fat are both wholesome articles
Of diet, taken separately, but mixed and
cooked together, they come quite as near be-
ing poison as some things that are caRed
so. Ii to the mess is added soda. up to the
usual point of yellOwness, an actual, though
perhaps slow poison is produced. and per-
manent destruction of health Is only cues
ton of time. Frying any kind of food,
whether vegetable or animal, units it for
all but the strongest digestiOns, and begets
most of the dyspeptic disease and much of
the consumption, with which many Of our
people are dying by inches.
Insufficient clothing. neglect of personal
cleanliness, and unfrequent changes of un
der-elothiug destroy the health of thousands
To these, as a cause ofdisease, must be added
constipation of the bowels, that being itself
in part caused by the four, grease and soda
diet, and in part hy a habit formed in con-
sequence of the too often -bamefully insult
fcient and uncomfortable provision, made
for the ca.l- of nature IN Dur farm-houses. |
Animal excretions, whether confined for |
days within the body, or kept long in con-
tact with the surface by unchanged cloth
ing, act as a powerful poison upon the blood,
and lay the foundation of many long, and |
many fatal sickness
Very few women, in our climate, wear |
half clothing enough in winter The fear |
of big waist aud big foot. i responsible |
for much ill-health A woman who goes
about her house all day in winter, with |
thinly clad feet, in that cold stratum of floor
air in which she keeps her baby, is getting
ready to follow that little one across the |
river" but through much tribulation "Fe-
male weaknesses" are caused more often
by cold feet than by any other thing.
Summer diseases and feyers, upon our
farms, come most frequently from neglected
drainage about the buildings. from the use
Of water from wells or springs infected by
the situration of the soil from the barnyard,
and from the foul emanations of the dung
heaps and other decayin animal and vege-
table matter. These things may bc rene
died with little difficulty, if the attention is
once drawn to them Watehman.
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How JoHN Paul CONTRACTED.
faithfully trying it on for week or two.
am free to confess that contraction in the
matter of tipping the dining room boys at
Saratoga doesn't work well. The result Of
such an experiment is long while TO wait
and nothing to eat. | eontrived rather
neat way OF flanking the difficulty, securing,
as one might say, the consideration bestow-
ed upon cheerful giyer without bringing
upon myself the impoyerishment consequent
on really giving, by taking one of the new
ffty-cent pieces ostentatioasly from my
pocket and putting it eonspicuously under
an inverted tumbier. Magnifed BY the con-
vex bottom of the glass it looked larger than
a dollar. Dinner came as by magic; fish
followed upon soup with the celerity Of in
digestion after cueumbers, and at the fsh's
tail came long and glorious procession of
roast meats, entrees, vegetables, and several
kinds Of desert-whipped creams and the
like. (If every one had his desert, as Shake
speare saws, few creams would 'scape whip
ping Well, there never was better service
than got for while. Then, when dinner
was done, | did the waiter who brought it.
by quietly taking the national currency from
under the tumbler and returning it to my
pocket, counselling William. as arose from
the table, not to sink any money which
others might give him in French pools. But
you can't play spot ball Of that kind more
than a certain number of times. They come
to know you after while, and then it would
be thought that your table had the smallpox
by the way the boys in black avoid e, 50 !
had to return finally to the old-tiue plan,ane
pay honestly and squarsly for IL ssrvsss
rendered
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ignorance : the wet-uur~a Of rreiuiicc.
Wit without sense Is a razor without a
handle.
Half the discomfort of lie is the result Of
getting tired Of ourselves
Beneyolence Is tie cream on the milk of
human kinducs-
People of good sense are those whose oqiu-
ions agree with ours.
Face all ;hing- even adyersiry i- poii,e to
a mrn'S face.
Passion always lowers a great man, bat
sometimes cleyateS a little one.
Style j. everything Tor sinner. and % lit
tie OF it viii not hurt q saint.
Men nowadays are divided into slow
Christians and wide-awake sinners.
There are people who expect to escape
he'll because Of the crowd going there.
Most people are Ike cggs-too flN of
themselves to hold anything else
Time Is money, and many people pay their
debts with it.
No man can be healthy Jester unless be
has nursed at the breast OF wisdom.
We have made justice luxury Of ciyili-
zation.
1t Is easer to be q harmless dove thar. a
decent serpent.
Humor must fall out OF a mans mouth
ike music out of a bobolink
Some men marry to get rid Of themselves,
and find that the game is one that two can
play at, and neither win.
1t is little trouble to a craven image to be
patient-eyen in hy-time.
Old age increases US in wisaom-and in
rheumatism.
\ mule is a bad pun on horse.
Health is loan at call.
Wheat is serial. am glad Of it.
Manner is great deal more attractive
than matter, especially in a monkey.
Adversely 10 man is ike training To a
pugilist. Ii reduces him TO his fighting
weight.
Pleasure is like treacle. Too much Of it
spoils the taste for everything.
Necessity is the mother Of invention, but
Patent Right is the father.
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The CENTENNIAL BELL.-The Troy Times
has the following description of the new
bell which is to be cast for Independence
Hall Philadelphia Meneely Il Kimberly, of
this city, who are making bell Of IL, 900
pounds for the tower OF old Independence
Hall, in Philadelphia, have, upon applica-
ton to Gen. Hagner and upon indorse-
ment of the War Department, received per-
mission to select several cannon from those
now in store at the Watervliet Arsenal, to
be cast in the bell. This selection will be of
cannon which did service in the Union and
Rebel armies during the late civil war. 1t is
the purpose of the donor of the bell
(Henry Sybert. of PHILADELPHIA and of the
authorities Of that city to have the bell in
position in Independence Hall tower, July
4th, 1876 1t will thus have both National
and Centennial signi6cance-that of coun-
try grown in century from Union Of l3
States to 3e. and population increased
from 1900, 900 to 10000 900. The object
of the special cannon used in the casting
Of this bell will be to carry out the idea
of peace, In the bending of North and
South, and quite in keeping with the spirit
of one of the Bible inscriptions which will
be cast upon the bell: '' Glory to God in
the highest. and on earth peace, good will
toward men,"
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ed run on Bascom in conscience Nv the
pientifu.ness Nv money exhausted his stock
Nv likkers yesterday, and he sent 60 Loois-
vile for more. The likker merchants Nv
that mersenary city. eZ mere matter NV
form, generally required Bascom to pay for
goods afore they ship EN-, to avoid mistakes
lie sent them on thousand dollars Nv our
money, AND THEY REFOosED TO TAKE 1T :
Ez he paid all the greenbax he he'd to Pol
lock, he cant get supplies, and the Corners
Is parched Wat to do we don't know We
don't see why our money shoodent 60 in
Louisville.
1t will take two Teeks to ship enough
grain to Louisville to exchange for the lik-
ker, and then comes another terrible quon-
dairy. Bascom demands the grain NV the
Bank and wants to pay for it in the Banks
ishoos And he insists on hevin it at wat
Its wuth in Louisville in greenbax Finan-
seerin amt the easiest buznis in the world.
Our money startid well enuf en- the cirkle
but there seems to be break in it. Five
let BascOm hev that grain and take our own
money Tor 1t where Is, our profits? Eff we
don't let him hev the grain the Corners will
lie Nv drouth And ef he gifts it our money
must be taken for it. for its all he's got. | |
GOOD cut the GOrjen knot by failin, but then |
The wheat wood be attached | shel hold |
m and see wat a week will bring forth. |
'rovidenes never deserted me yit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-17
Ten Minutes For Refreshments.


OF many excellent opportunities offered
by summer travel fo- the study Of American
peculiarities. that afforded At the railway
station. where the brakemen b,nr the doors
oren.a and earnestly announces s.Ten rninntcs
Tor refreshments - presents not a few n,ints
of singular and useful interest The trav-
ellers start from their seats. rress anxiou,lv
to the door. lean ia the cround ne
! fore the train has fairly l,st its vav
and. guided by the sava,.e clan,,or ,f tbe
! gigantic gong. rush rellmeU ;nto Tho
/ reireshment room. crowd abont its co,D-
tiers. Law hold ofsandwicbes do1,,h,nt1
pie-whateyer first comes IN =
ing coffee. - .tea. or ..niit ,,,,,I.l,;ie
a. taste or impulse nav direct ..Te, min,
utes for refreshments - Truly the time is
short. What can q man ,jo for III. st,.,,,a'.l,,.
sake in ten minutes? Ne wonder everv n,
of time Is considered precious. IL wonIl he
difficult in 50 brief space merely ta alieI. tho
sharpness Of hunger, bat really ~ o,5 ~
do any other thing than shovsii in f,aI a. i
wcre-that were hard indeed psri,or.s tb,
spectat n makes these easy rege.ti,,,s r.
even while he is revolving them tbs cra,rd
begins to issue again fniD the saloo,. bo
looks at his watch involcntarilv-a ,l.ss-,-cs
that the time consumed bv tbroe- e,..,f-.( n
the lunchers i lust five minutes
II the observer is STRANGER to Areri.o,,
habits he may imagine that he has Ii.7ler-
ed. Perhaps lie experiments AGAIN ata
place where twenty minutes ARE ail,v-c4 c.r /
dinner. Yet here he wiI discover thar tho /
great MAJORITY devour what they can f., tan |
minutes, OF fifteen at the very 1utsiJe
Strange but true as any +r,,..il.r ,,-
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PERSONAL,

MIR. Hiram Pierce. the well-known pro
prietor of the American House. St. Adams
died at 10 O'Clock, Friday morning. Mr.
Pierce had two attacks of bilious fever the
past summer. complicated with jaundice,
and on Sunday night had a third attack
from WHICH he gradually sank to bis final
repose. Mr.. Pierce went to st. Albans from
Stanbridge. P. O.. in 1859, and purchased
the st. Adams House, of which be was
landlord the following three years He
subsequently became proprietor of the
American House and SO continued to the
time of his death. As a landlord he was
very popular. His age was So. His funeral
will take place on Sunday, at > p m.. and
the burial will be attended with Masonic
hOnors.
Mr.. jerome Hopkins has been engaged
Tor nearly three years on musical setting
OF the Episcopal service to scale which
that liturgy has never before received. 1t
Is festival service for Easter Day, and con-
tains fOrty-six numbers. 1t is choral and
orchestral service for one boy choir. two
adult choirs. quartet of solo voices. priest,
orchestra, harp and organ. Mr.. Hopkins
design is to show the adap:abilitY Of the
Episcopal liturgy for dramatic musical
treatment.
The Marquis of Lorne has in pres mar
rati7e poem Of more than three thousand |
lines, called "6Gido and Lita \ Tale of |
the Riviera" l5 is founded on an incident
IN one of the many Saracen inroad- which
Iarassed the coast of Provence in the tenth
Ii will be published soon
Miss Hamilton, sister of the countess Of
Dutierin, Is to be married. shortly, 10 Rus
ell Stevenson, Of Montreal. The ceremony
will take place in Ireland, before the earl
md countess return to Canada.
DIR. j. y. Stiles. one OF the Oldest and
most widely known druggists and physi-
ans Of Vermont, died at Windsor Ssptem-
'er lst. lie was prominent Mason, and
Or a number of years was Deputy Grand
laster of the Grand Lodge of Vermont
Mrs. Helen Stanbury. who died recently
t Louisville, Kentucky, was one hundred
ears, seven months. and one day old She
utliyed her husband thirty Oh, years and
ad a brother in the battle Of Waterloo :
The late Mr. Singer. OF sewing machine
lme and wealth, was a. eccentric in life
; in death. lie actually tried driving six
orses-three abreast-in the Deyon-hire
ines bat a. the outside wheelers and lead
RS used to get pushed up into the adj joining
eds. he abandoned the practice. and con- !
intel himself by dressing each Of hi five
zen servants in different livery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-09-17

ALBURGH Rev. Mr. Horner. who has
been preaching for the last three months
for the Congregational society of this town,
preached his last sermon on Sunday the
cth inst, and returns to finish his course at
college. The society expects to secure his
services again after he graduates. They
are at present without pastor.
The Sunday School picnic from North
Hero, Isle La Mott and Alburgh. which was
held on the Alburgh camp ground, last
Saturday, was very largely attended. The
North Hero band was in attendance. and
for 30 young a band-less than a years.
practice-did remarkably we'll. Speeches
were made By Rev. W H. HYDE, Rev. Mr.
Horner, and Others. The different schools
met the bald at the North Hero ferry and
escorted them to the camp ground.
Lightning struck a school house near
Alburgh Centre. last Thursday, and knock
cd down the chimney and part Of one end
of the house and nearly halt OF the floor.
Luckily the school had closed the week be-
fore.
Major Geo. D. Sowles has resigned his
position as Deputy Collector of Customs at
this place. His place is to be supplied by
n. Martin, Inspector at Alburgh Springs.
c. 5. R0well. Deputy Collector at Alburgh
Springs. has resigned. and :. ". NeWto0
has been appointed in his place.
Hubbard Gonyea was thrown in front Of
wagon loaded with pressed hay. the other
day, while attempting to run by another
team. and the wagon wheel passed over hi-
chest His injuries are such that mis- re-
cOvery Is thought doubtful
There was preaching on the camp ground
Sunday forenoon and evening and the regu-
lar services OF the camp meeting began
Monday afternoon. d.
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THEEE VERMONT COMPANIES TAKE Prizes.
NJ less than twenty-five engine and hose
companies participated in the frsmeu :
muster at North Adams. Mss. on Thurs-
day. Five Vermont companies we're there.
viz; Phenix Hose. ard Fountain n, 4. Of
Brattleboro. accompanied by FalIer'- Drum
Corps Of that village Gen S.ark Eogine
Co., and Protection No. ,, Of Bennington :;
and the Nickwacketts. .ot Rutland. accompa-
uied by the :. Mary. Band. Of this city
The Yermonters fairly ragged the bush, 8"
coming home with three of the four prizes
otfsred
Toe FIRST contest was between SIX hose
companies, for a prizs of $50, u the com
pany which made the best time in running
eighty rods, coupling the hose TO the by-
dran5 and unrolling 800 feet. Tie Pho
nix boys. of Bra;tleboro. did it in one min
ute and thirty-:wo seconds, and took the
money. This was the most exciting con-
test of the tsv. The trial Of engines wa
not finished till quite late in the afternoon.
The prizes were $3.50 for the company
throwing the furthest through 500 feet Of
hose, with not more than 60 men on the
brakes $50, with not more than 40 men.
and So. with not more than 80. The
Fountain company, OF Bratjleboro. VT. got
the first przs. throwing POS feet. , inches
the Rough and Ready, of Greenwich. n.
y. taking the second. and the Stark. o.
Bennington. Vt, the third. The ball in the
evening was largely attended. many fremen
remaining in town over night. Newspaper
representatives were present from Burling-
ton, Bennington aud Rutland, Vt.
The scores we're a follows
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Written for the Free Press and Times.
Through the Windoyv

am sitting with idle hands to-day,
Oh niend OF The time gone by
By the low ives. window, and far away
look past the leadcn line o:tbe bay,
Eey o1d the N 3uatlins and mists OF gray.
70 VIII re ny possessions lie.
Aud Fancy, my switt-winged Mureury, flies
Anf bears me within your reaching.
Eu' stand without in a safe disguise,
with an aching heart, that dumbly tries
To read your soul in your hungry eyes,
TAI; mirror my own besee,hing.
Do yen think, as you sit in your ofiice chair.
Leaning bacz 10 dream Tor minute.
WIKI eyes seeing nothing around you there
Pa ghosts Of the past that f it through the air
o. eyes love-iishted-a woman's brown hair
Aad a mouth tha; had witehery in it,
- YOU tl'nk Of that day in June, and hate
The child Of this drear September,
p' you IN IS the letters and curse the ATE
That came T. her weaving all too late
For ths weo @; our lives. Are you desolate
with all you have to remember,
can tell as yo1 sit in the growing gloom
O.tone treasures You keep n hiding:
u a rosa thst gave in its summer bloom
ti ciured face-ofa haunted ROOM
hand erclief keepin. the faint perfume
uta memory more abiding.
o.. a ring tAat you wear with a shinin. stone.
a-n ant symbol Of our undoins
90. a book W tn a secret 10 all unknown
oia iroEcn .xpence-how like uay OWL.
s0n- ;ha, sounds out al uadert9ne
Ever yau- ear pursuing.
know Hy the shadow you freaead wesrs,
By your eyes So sorrow-hlunted.
That y.u- hos.';u q heavy burden bears.
Cd 'reud Wla;avail our tears. our PRAYERS,
Io ta' eai we ml., bury cur lelr.'s de-pa.rs
ihlt Fe missed what mos; we wanted.
l4e u..i c-eep- gp c.om tie valley. Alone
iirra O. 90 = JAe -loam n.
hut .o's tlrou ia the y indow once. my own.
An "iiea look when the al zht- winds mean.
aai Doe sl-e il you hear remembered tone.
r- t.a si-- ofuy spirit roaming
CANERAuE.
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There are a thous md eyes that never 500
The r pple Of the long grass on the lea
Nor the Ia zht biu~hing sunset. nor, more iar
The crescent queen that silyers all the air.
There are thousand eurs that never hear
The lisp OF pOplars when the wind is near
Sor the sweet caience Of the tinklins -tream
N0T the iull chOlrs that wake with mornings bee
They live, II life BE- life that is bat breath,
Where only their own living .s No; death.
There are a thousand eyes that never see
The shrunken cheek % paie-eyrd p yerty,
Nor the wan lever o. a fauisaed frame,
Nor the denss air " tn pestiien;e aAaue
There are thousand ears that never hear
Ins eeaseless DR. ppins the N iurn-r's tear
The wall that rises er the dearest dead,
Nor, sadder still, the childrens cry far bread
The live where all is beautiful anl brizht
L Re tuwers that blossom IN a land OF Ii Chs
Are r-ch and poor born of one race Of men
" does t'.d naud divide the earth again,
j nd. a. he curbe the waters here and there
Set by them elves tbs sal waves OF despair,
Nav. thes~ two things DO their Ike nature provo.
That nous ean live berefi o. breath or love
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12.
Second Annual Meeting Of the Woman, National
Christian Temperance Cniou.

The Second Annual Meeting of the Wo-
mans National Christian Temperance Union
Will be held in Cincinnati. Ohio, on Wed
nesday. Thursday and FRIDAY, the I7th.
18th and 10Th of November, 1875.
All officers elected at Cleveland under
the Constitution, will be members BY virtue
of their Office.
Each State is entitled to as many dele
gates as it has Congressional Districts. 1t
Is expected that each Congressional Dis
trict will become auxiliary to the Union of
Its State. before electing its delegate
Ii any Congressional District neglects to
eject a delegate. the vacancy should be
supplied by the State Union or the Execu-
tive Committee of the State Union
All delegates should be chosen in the
manner above indicated. ard must be fur
nished with proper credentials.
1t is important that in each State. and
Congressional District, not already organ
izsd. convention for that purpose should
be Immediately held. Where no State Union
has been formed. Congressional District
Unions will be entitled to send delegate.
by becoming auxiliary to the National
Union.
As each Vice-President of the National
Union Il required to make an annual report
to the General Corresponding Secretary, it
Is expected, and it Is important that the
Corresponding Secretary of each local
Union should make full report of the |
work OF the year to the National Vice-Pre- |
sldent of her State. In States that have no |
National Vice-President. the Correspond |
ing Secretaries of local Unions will send |
their reports directly TO the General Cor
responding Secretary. Those reports should |
embrace the name OF society, list of officers.
n II ha- q
raised, amount forwarded to the State
Union, and detailed account Of the work
accomplished during the year, with special
mention of the juvenile work, saloon visit
ings and friendly inns
The Woman's Temperance Union. Of Gin
has generously offered to entertain
the officers and delegates. it i expected
that many OF the delegates will remain over
the Sabbath. and that Gospel Temperance
Meetings will be held throughout the city.
and neighbOriug towns.
Delegates who desire entertainment will
please communicate promptly with Mrs ).
<. Leayitt, President of the W T. Z 362
Court ST.. Cincinnati, Ohio. that homes
nay be assigned them
For documents or further information ap-
by to the Corresponding Secretary.
As We contemplate the magnitude OF the
work on which we have entered and the /
lgnlheance of the approaching meeting,
o that work, let us hit up united prayer
hat the divine Leader Of our hosts, might
here reveal Himself to u in the demon
tratlon OF the Spirit and with pcwer."
ANNIE WITTENMYER, President.
1920 Arch street. Philadel phia.
FRANCES Z. WILLARD, Cor See,
l4S Madison street. Chicago.
Philadelphia, August Rad, 1915
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! don't believe in either God or man.
Conscience Aut1mstt W nathnz can,
save as our atuIus feel tvrsnuic chance:
AL l. nervd ~ ana ci culnsrince.
CoHscieHcs FIRE lciif-ansu i nj il Won AK
How On these terms 10 i'll lies daily task
What motives. -nd what conduct look AT me
One more respectI0le you'll scarcely see.
A iamiy -mEu friend. citizen. professor.
BE 5o1, OF public jud dsment, my assessor
Good ny dear sir hu' We mus, wait. doubt,
To not CO how our grandchildren turn ont.
Born ia the doc rine, reared uyOl the plan
ui total dishel' e. IN tiol snd man.
Let this experiment he .air!, made.
Nor science mourn. ny her hl -h priests betrayed;
On let her tsaca them. ffO neif tenderest h.
The tru h, the wlol- rruta nothing but the truth
Mater Al atoms. ana N--aanic FORCE;
And seud the boys and -ifls rejoicing On their
course.