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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-15

TuE LAW AND The TESTIMONY IS WIS
| CoSsIS.-The case on trial was an action o
repleyin for heifer. The defendant sum
| moned as witness to prove the identity o.
the property, an old Dutchwoman, who il
appeared had at some time owned the heifer
She refused TO come. An attachment tC
compel her attendance was issued. and soon
an officer appeared leading her into court,
very mad and half crying. The following is
the dialogue between the court, counsel and
witness, as nearly as can recollect:
Judge Addressing the witness) Madam
why did you not come when we sent a sub
pGna for you?
Witncss-Because, suppose | tired. work
hard all day; want to get supper for the
Judge (Sternly) II you were man
should fine you smartly, But as it is, |
don I know what TO do with you.
Witncss-Vell
Jadge-Is your husband abe to pay fine
for YOU?
Witness-No; | supports mine husband.
He worth nothing
Jadge-Are you able to pay fine
ltness-No. | have no money.
Judge-Didn't the officer give YOU sixty
cents when he subpenaed you?
Witness-Yell, | guess 50.
Jddge-Well, Madam, fne YOU sixty
cents. Pay over the money to the clerk
Witness-Osry reluctantly Veil, sup
pose me have to, but-I poor woman.
Counsel-Madame did you sell a hefer to
Mr. A?
Witness-l sold one little calf to him
too. three, six days old.
Counsel-Well, describe the calf.
Witness-Yell, he red calf, white spot on
forehead, white spot on back and little white
ON his tail
Counsel How much of its tail was
white?
Wituess-vell, tell you one thing, l
never measure it,
Counsel-No; bat can't you Indicate
with your hands how much OF its tail was
white?
Witne>s-Vell, told YOU | never moa--
ure it. Suppose little white when he little,
when be grow big the white grow too.
Connsel-That will do madam.
(WitneSs rises to leaye)
Jndge-Madam, am convinced on re-
ii-N'i'h tHat IL was more through ignorance
than wiltdlness that you refused II obey the
process of this court. | will remit your
fine. Mr.. Clerk. pay back the sixty cents.
Witness with pleasing SMILEY thank
you turning to leaye) good night shentle-
men. And she strides out OF the court
room while hearty laugh serves TO break
the monotomy and tighten the labors of those
who administer the laws. Practice under
the Code is much different from what we
have IN Vermont. Great leniency is shown
by the courts in the construction of plead
ings, etc.
\ gentleman here formerly lawyer in
VermonD, said to me to-day that he thought
was getting very technical, because got
case dismissed, on the ground that there was
no return showing that the process had been
served on the deiendant.-W Ws. Cor 81.
Al5aaS Adpertiser.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-15

"VoT You LIVES On, ANYWAYS PA citi.
zen of Toledo, in the ordinary current oi
business, become Isssessor of the note Of Ger.
man saloon-keeper. The note becoming due,
he took it to the party and presented it for
payment. The man was not prepared to liqui-
date his obligation. and asked for an exten-
sion Of time. This being granted, and the
conditions settled properly, he was turning
to leave when the German said "Shoosi
vait you leeile whiles, unit gifts you ein
glass goot peers"
'No, | thank you, don't drink bcer,'
was the reply.
"Vell deu, giis you veeskees thot is pet
ter as 50 mooch."
mo, thank vou, don't drink whiskey."
"Shoi den, know how fix you; haf
goot vines jerking down bottle with q
flourish.
Again the quiet, mo. thank you, don't
drink wine"
"Vot you don trinks holdings veil, I gifs
you ein goot shegar."
Once more, No, thank you, don't
smoke"
"Mein Gott,'' exclaimed the Dutchman,
throwing up both hands, mo peers, no vces-
KEGS, no vines, no dobacco, no noidings-vot
you live on, anyways-bodatoes, eh?'
Toledo Blade.
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The BElKING YEAR OF APPLE TREEs.-The
Nelc Englaud Far1ler adveris to the fact tha,
apple trees, As rule, produce the largest
crops in even years, and few or none in the
intermediate years, and remarks that the
problem Of controlling the bearing year Of
his trees is the most important matter for
the apple grower to consider. The fact that
apple trees do bear most abundantly in the
even years is generally known among orch
ardists, though no very good explanation of
it can be offered. 10 1873, for example, the
crop amounted to nothing; in 1874 it was
so enormous as to be hardly worth harvest
ing, while this year it is very small. When
there is large crop of fappler the vital forces
OF the tree are drawn upon so heavily that
little is left for Ieriecting the fruit buds for
succeeding crop, for these fruit buds are all
made the year previous to the bearing year
There are exceptional orchards which bear
most heavily in the odd years. One New
York apple grower has acres of trees whose
habits have been entirely changed BY pick
ing the fruit as soon as it was set, thus losing
of course one crop. Other orchards have
been changed in their bearing year by the
depredations of insects and by frosts. Con-
cernlng the Importance OF studying the mat
ter with view to bringing about change,
if practicable, the Ncio Engiand Farmer
says:
"The lesson to be learned from the last
years's apple crop is al important one, for
unless We can, in measure, control the ex-
tent of the harvest, We mightaS we'll, 80 far
as raising apples at a profit is concerned,
give them up entirely. For home use it may
pay to grow trees, even if they bear only
every other year. We have all been lnxu-
rating on apples the past year, both raw
and cooked in every conceivable form, and
many Of these who bad them TO buy used
them very freely, paying listle more for them
than the cost Of picking and marketing, but
all parties would be better suited if they
could be grown more uniformly in quantity
every year. We believe this can be done
with better knowledge of the habits and
requirements OF the trees. Let US give the
subject our attention during the next few
years, and if we cannot work reform in
this matter We may as well Acknowledge
ourselves the victims Of chance
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TIE EPIzoo1Ic--Dr. Kirwen. a recogniz-

The EPIzooIIc.-Dr. Kirwen, a recogniz-
ed authority in New York. says: "Epizoo-
ty is another name for influenza. or a mild
form of glanders. which. if treated prompt
ly. will disappear as rapidly as an ordinary
cold-that Is, if the horse is in good con-
dition to meet the shock to the system.
Unfortunately, this Is very rarely the case
We are too apt TO neglect to feed our animals
properly, and so long as We succeed in get
ting a certain amount Of work out OF them
and they look tolerably we'll, we do not
mind how they are fed or cared for. Our
stablemen foist on TO us numbers Of worth
less and injurious mixtures containing
arsenic, antimouy, and ssltpetre. entitled
condition powders These vile bossrums,
in the hands of ignorant stxblemen, are
certain Generalization to our horses If per-
severed in. Now the remedy is simply to
obey the laws Of nature, or in other words,
feed properly ; see to the ventilation OF
stable let there be no putrid managers pro-
duced by the accumulation OF fermensed
food. am often asked How do You toed :.
what do you recommend 2. l invariably
answer. "A mixed dier.' and in this l sm
indofsed by Youatt Spooner the veterinary
editor of the Field, and the entire Englisn
omnibus companies. together With the lead
ing horsemen in the United States Such
men Is Robert Bonner and Commodore Van
berbilt never had any epizooty In their
stables Why? Because they take care
how they feed their hores and 1 can safe
ly a6rm If like care is taken, by every man
.thss keeps horse, this year will ses shs
sst of the epizooty in this country.'sa.s
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goods there was bottle of hair refrigera.
tor there was nightgown with hole il
the back I; there was a."
A this moment the baggage-naster camt
up and informed her that the lost satche
had been found under pile Of trunks, and
she arose and remarked
"Well. that's all right. Looks to me q:
if there was little suspicion here, but this
railroad wants to understand that can stick
up for my rights with anybody. was
bound to have that satchel or put the hull
caboodle ofye where you coaldn't break
out !"
And parading up and down the depot with
the big satchel under her arm, her eyes wore
a look Of proud triumph.-Free Press.
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TRoTIEas : PREsENT.-Dan De Qdille, OF
the Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise, who has
been visiting the Atlantic coast. went down
to Newport with Marx Twain in August,
| and devotes letter to its beauties and pleas
ures. Incidentally he tells the following
story
"About fifty visitors were at Bateman 5
during my stay there, among them hand
some miss of sixteen, from Toronto--if she
amt there yet, | don't know where she's
gone to-whioh is a rhyme. A young man
stopping at another house was in love with
the young lady from Toronto. One night,
about 10 o'clock, in the midst of rain and
storm, he drove up to the porch OF our house
in hack and asked for his cnslayer She
was long time in making her appearance
the whole lower part OF the house, appar-
emily, being deserted Meantime the young
man, who had alighted, promenaded the
porch in an oilskin suit and distressed state
of mind, seemingly. At last he showed
such signs Of impatience that expected
every minute to hear him say:
Tell that young lady from Toronto,
She need'nl come If she don't want TO-
But he didn't say it, and finally she came.
When she came and stood on the porch in
the wind and rain and the light of the big
lamp at the door, the young man went to the
side of the hack and drew out sea bass
about four feet in length, and clapping it
down on the porch at the young lady's feet,
said :'Will YOU please accept this ? | though,
he was going to add, AS slight token of
my affection, but he didn't She said 30,
Mr.. Trotter, how kind you are The fsh
was about as big as the girl, and Trotter was
very happy. Did you catch it yourself,
Mr.. Trotterp Trotter said he did, and then
volunteered the information that it weighed
forty-two pounds. why Mr.. Tro,ter, what
fisherman you are!' Trotter smiled from
ear to ear, as much IS to say that she had
got him put up about right. The whole
house then came down to see the big fish,
and one ofthe youngsters got bis hand into
its mouth. and found out that it was still
alive. This amused Trotter, but when the
mother Of the youngster took the bleeding
hand of her boy in both hers and began TO
TO talk about the horrors of the lockjaw,
Trotter took reef in the corners of his
mouth and looked serious-so did tho young
lady from Toronto, for it was her fish that
had begun to chaw up the small boar1ers
After being thanked again and again, Trot-
ter drove away in the storm and darkness,
happy man. Then the other young
ladies said to the young lady from Toronto
How delighted you must be to get such a
present Aud at such an hour y The young
lady from Toronto replied by calling color
ed man TO take the fish and carry 1t round 10
the kitchen. The next morning the whole
hoase toasted on the fish. When lett, Trot-
ter was getting harpoon made, and expect
ed shortly to be able to lay whale at the
feet Of his love from Toronto
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-15
Throwing the Old Shoe.
From the PhilAdelphia Times.
~ c. --xhnkIc oc A. A.

Very few. probably. of the thousands wh
throw their old shoes after bridal parties a
they are leaving home know anything of tn
origin Of the custom. Like almost all o
our common customs. its origin is ancient {
and can be traced to Bible times. 1t wa
then the custom for the brother of q child
less man to marry bis widow, or at least b,
had the refusal Of her. If he chose to re
ject her. the ceremony was public, and con
sisted in her loosing his shoe from his foo
and splitting in his fac.
His giving up the shoe was symbol Ol
his abandoning all dominion over her, and
her splitting in his face was an assertion Of
Independence. There was an affair of this
kind between Ruth and Boaz. In some
parts of the East it was q custom to carry a
slipper before q newly married couple as a
token Of their subjection.
The custom as it exists with US it very old
in England and Scotland. The usual saving
is that it is thrown for luck. and tina: is the
idea in this country. but originally it meant
remuneration Of au prity over the bride
by the parents. Itw- formerly a custom
among the Germans for the bride, when she
was conducted TO her bed-chamber, to take
off her shoe and throw it among the guests.
Who ever got it in :he struggle TO obtain it
received it as an omen that he or she would
soon be happily married
Train. in his history Of the isle of Man."
says; ''On the bridegroom leaving his
house, it was customary to throw on old
shoe after him. and in like manner an old
shoe after the bride on leaving her homs to
proceed to church. in order TO insure good
luck to each respectively. and if by strate-
gem either of the brides shoes could be
taken off by any spectator on her way from
church, it had to be ransomed by the BRIDE
groom"
In Kent, Englanl. after the couple have
started on their tour, the single ladies are
drawn up in one row and the bachelors in
another. An old shoe is then thrown as far
Is possible, and the ladies run for it, the
successful one being supposed to be the first
emale who will get married. She then
throws the shoe at the gentlemen, and the
,ne who it hit by it is deemed to be the first
male who will enter into wedlock. Gener-
lily it il considered the older the shoe the
)etter
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Awkward.



Aud 80 she's engaged to be married
To one OF our Class I'm afraid
That ifvery much longer she tarried
Her degree would I've D. NJ Old psid
ELox heri' Oh yes, or thought so;
Eat l n uiUre than inclined to belisse
was WrOas- I'm the fellow she sou sht So,
Bit cuu.dG': deceive.
You're surpr ssd - ina :. ned you wo I'D b,
lt's thing say little about;
Ewas as open 4 case as ell could be
DID shs love NE - there wasn't a doubt
Why, she just thew herself al my head, Bill
Bat knew she'd no heart and less brains;
And though money will settle bread bill,
l. Wont wash OF stains.
"1ou're astonished at this'" NV dear FELLOW.
What the deuce did care for her age
Ike women liSe apples-when mellow.
But the fact was knew every pacs
oi her history. "tliried ?" You'd think So
There was Henry M;Ke1wn, '63;
j was she that drove him to the drink So:
Am sHres' As can be.
shes scheming clquette and kro. Il.
She hasn't the least bit OF ssul
Or an asom Of truth Doesn't show itf'i
Nos her feelings are under control
lhen It's nonsense 10 say she she has beauty.
pity the fellow she's caught
u must he 4 matter Of duty
With him, or hs's bought.
Who the deiee can it be- There's Fred Baker,
u rcmenber him scored for the Nine;
Bat taere isn't much fear that he'd take her
lie wants bius blood, and no: a gold mine
chicken Jonesl No. he's married. Twas funny
How he ran a tie race with jim Prout,
EHr the '' class cradle" wasn't it, Money
Ee'- got, and the gout
'raL" Abbott was sweet on her. Sandy
Iculilum he must be the one
ly Jvc Il old sandy, the dindyln
TO-, not he' give uD, then. I'm done
- { one II our class, are you Fure
ihtt The vixen has seized .0f her prev,
Nh''s the fellow: let's have Il! Wl.ti y,. ar,
iAe cksus you say
--Scri5nsr's M1yaziae
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g Lal 'lt knoEn IN the mornlas.
How wearily all the day
i1e Na. us uusind would trouble my MUD
Ihl' said en- yo1 Went awat,
al been ull1e caIufu'. darling.
Nsr gwen yau needless pain
But 80 yex our owl v n looS AMI tJne
e ca1 ucFes take back gain.
t.r, tto1-h Ia tle quiet evening
E"1 Iutt slyH Inc the kiss OF peace,
y et 20 welt M, ht be that never FOR me
TIE pain ia. rhe heart shOGld cease
% w many -D forth 10 the morning
81 np never come back at night
A-l hearts have broken for harsh words spoken
fil. -r.H cal ie'er set r. -ht.
- htto careful words for the stranger
Anu snll-s ior the sometime guest,
tat 80 log our own the bitter lie,
inlu-h we love our owa the best
go lp with the curl impatient,
AA bow with the shade o. searn,
tStra crIul itte were this u PHI Too lats
7, undo r's TX os morn
-b Iseriy N4J.-4ae.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-15

The MULx WAS SOBER A few evenings
ago Mississippi farmer tried to drive out
OF town With bis mule aud vehicle, but af-
ter raii fencing back and forth across the
street q DOZEN times. he finally got his We
hicle foul OF post
- Hello ! what's the matter ?" asked a
pedestrian a. be halted.
Mazzer,"
Yes why don't you drive in the road ?"
:. Mizzer," replied the farmer after long
look, =" won't toll lie e die fort you
may rhink yis mules drunk. but be ain't-
he's sJoer Is Judge an I'm drunk as Billy
be-whoa, there! back up!'
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agreed upon. except for the gross fraud and
deception practiced upon them
Eighteenth-Avers that the Rutland road
has been improved since the lease so that i,
Is nov worth S200, 900 more than when
leased. and that defendants have wood and
other s9ppliss worth $50 900. along the
llne, which should be paid for by the ora
tor upon the termination of said lease.
Ninetsenth-Denies that defendant has
acauiesced in The payment Of rents 20 the
orator. but AYERS that the same has been the
subject OF frequent negotiation, and tha,
the orator has agreed To adjust the same,
and adopts the answer of the former re-
ceivers. and prays for an account to be tax
en- Oh all the matters set forth in this an
swer and that Of the former receivers. and
agrees if any sum be found due the orator
to pay the same, but denies that any sum is
due.
sworn to and filed September "a, 1875.
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ils a. load o. anthracite
Ia llult 70! a poor widows door
d lrn tho deep sn1w, frOZ5n and white
Wrapped street and square mountain AID tuoo
hat WAS his deed,
he did il well.
What was his ereeg %
Ic4uuot tell.
!i'. g.4rltv Was like tie su0~.
oi.t, ahlte, AMI silent In It's tall,
scot llse the noisy WI nds that blow
f.um 7i.gsfluS trees the leaves o. gal
FER flowers and weed
hrooplng helOg.
What wfs his creed l''
The puoT may know.
10 r. D. i- -r,a, "a N a leaves Of breai,
g 5fy people, oung and old
Aus h'pc Inspired kili words, be said
iu "a -e BE sheltered from the clld.
For We must iced
~ wei as pray,
what was his creed 3'
tinuJt s1y.
Ls pot DIS tru-t u haven and he
Worked we'll with hand. and Aears. and heal
8 Hhlt Ae gave ia charity
Hvr-'r0e4 bis sleep aud daily brcsd.
Ls- u tase need,
For lie IS hriei,
'N lat was his creed 20
Mat MS be.ief.7
~. o. Reg4J'f-.n.
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RuxoREp CApruRE OF FILKISs. Mr.
Walker. agent and warden Of Sing Sing
prison, arrived in this city Saturday, and
reported at the executive chamber. that q
telegram had been received at Clinton pri.
son stating that Filkins had been arrested
in Canada, and that. rather than be tried
there, he confessed that he was an escaped
prisoner from Clinton prison. The Canadi.
ans teleg-aphed to know the reward for the
return OF Filkins They were answered
that the reward was 81 .25G, viz $500 BY
the governor. $500 BY the American express
company. and $3.50 by the authorities Of
Clinton prison. Albany Argus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-15

~ ABRAHAM COWLEY.
Happy insect, what en- be
iH uapp.acss compared t. thee.
I'D VIII IourlshE Esnt vine
TIE dfwy morning. gentle vine.
nature waits upon thee sill
Ali tdF veidAnt cup doth lIl
rs L-icl wherever thCu dust tread
Nature s SELF thy Ganymede.
Thou dust drink aud dance and sin
Hapr'er than the hap2ies: king.
All tat fields which thou d0st see,
All th- plants belong to thee;
All lha- summer hours produce
feri..u made IA early juice
Sian Tor thee dufh sow and pillow.
farmer le AMI landlord thou,
4h "a l.s ian utly jos,
.7r doth tnY luxury destroy.
. As shcp4eld gladly neareth thee.
y .c al1lu0l4uus taau h8.
20 Thee, ~ al things upon earth,
Lie i- u9 longer than thy Ia nth
Hnppy lrslct, happy thou
N'st ut. .tl-r - nor winter know
fuf when tl3r'.t drunk sad danced ant srBe
lly d the lwerv leaves am0u-,
Au'np'u Us aud SO w.thal.
T. .Uurcgu na nal
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POLITICAL.

"Spectator" writes from Burlington, to
inform the Springfield Republican that the
people of Massachusetts, prefer Mr.. Adams
for Governor. and advising that he be put in
the field
Gen. Woodford and Gen. Ewing are joint
ly discussing the financial issues of the day
In Ohio. The accounts all represent the
New York David as more than a match for
the Ohio Goliah.
The Democrats have found fault with
President Grant, because he was Tot
speech-maker. He has recently made no
table speech, and their fault-fnding is more
animated than ever.
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A RoxAxcE IN REAL LIFE A beautiful
young woman. evidently demented. was
seen. recently, in she woods along the Al
bany and Schenectady turnpike. She was
caotnred once By party of young men but
fought so viciously with the aid OF a pair Of
sharp pointed scissors that she broke away
and escaped. Saturday afternoon, a man
named Louis Bourbaki made his appearance
in the town Of Wateryiiet,N y. Y, and asked
for information about the wild girl. Tho
stranger said that he lived in Vermont, but
resided near Albany in 1873. and while
there his only daughter was enIicsd from
the path Of rectitude by clerk who worked
in dry goods store in Albany. Sac was de-
serted By ;he heartless deceiver. who fled to
New York city and has not been seen BY
him, or any of his family since, lie became
enrsged when ne learned the position his
daughter was in. and immediately
expelled her from his house, and
had not seen her since. The faith
er had read report of a wild girls
appearance near Wstervlist, and wanted to
see if she was his daughter. A party was
engaged and search was made for the girls
hiding place. About four O'Clock. Satur-
day afternoon last, four young men from
that locality and Ir. Bou-baki proceeded TO
the wood to lie in wait until she might
make her appearance. About four o'clock.
on Sunday morning. the party heard .
mournful cry as if from scne female in
distress, and traced 10 to cave in a deep
rzvine, which they entered on their bands
and knees. The girl gave a shrek OF the
utmost despair when she saw them. ran
and knocked her head against the wall
and acted like a perfect maniac. Al.
ter q while she turned around and
began to implore them to 60 away Mr..
Bourbaki, who kept in the rear all this
time, then stepped forward and said in
loud voice, "Enma" She started and
looked as if petri6ed. and in moment
rushed, with a wild cry. into her fsthers
arms. The scene that followed it would DO
impossible to describe. She WAS psrteetly
sane, bot refused to tell Why or bow sh3
lived there, bus simply said she would yell
her father all some other time Ihs -siri
was nearly naked. bat wore tho remnsnes
of the clothes that she had on when she left
her fathers house ir Albany, 10 May, 1919
She wss provided with eloshing at The hsssl
snd the nov happy parent and dsus9,sr
dspsrssd for Albany.
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Charles Reade expresses his contempt for
little lawyers after the following blant
style The greatest asses God has ever
made are little lawyers. Your little lawyer
is man who has parted with the good sense
Of the layman, and has nV advanced one
inch toward the Science of Mansfield or a
Story .