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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-07

HARD 1iyEs AT MoSrREAL i 10 conse-
quence OF the long ng-contInued dull times.
thoughtful persons have, for months past,
been looking forward with torebodings to
the approaching Canadian Winter. Ii is
now upon US, with all its horrors Things
are growing worse and worse, and the poor
are sinking deeper and deeper in misery.
The Government promised to begin work on
the enlargement of the Lachine canal this
Winter, ii possible, and the report went
out some time ago that it would do 80 at
once. Day after day throng of gaunt,
miserable men assembled ut ths spot where
they thought the work would begin, but
were day after day disappointed. The
failure OF tho realization of this hope, mis-
erable aud iorbidding as it was. eulminat-
cd. the other day, in the marching throug b
the streets OF SeveTa. hundreds of these men
crying bread or work" They drew up
before the Mayor residence. and sent a
deputation in tU hInI, making known their
condition and necessities. He promised to
call the Council together, and to lay their
case before it. Meantime, bands Of men
hundreds-wander about the streets. ready
to commit any depreciation. it, by chance.
they can snatch up anything during the
disturbance The purely rowdy element
for an excuse to perpetrste the most crimi
nal acts. Three or four thousand Of these
congregsted on the occasion OF the meeting
of the Council, robbing bakers and beer
carts. farmers IN the market, etc : and
finally, squad of police. armed with the
rifle, had to be brought out, to disperso
them. The city has determined to do all it
can ON public works but the Dominion
Government which was applied to for
work on the canal. has answered that it
can do nothing till nearly Spring. Public
charities are doing all they can. but in
spite Of all these means of relief, Montreal
is passing through an ordeal that il never
before experienced. This .s the iarthest
north. isothermally, Of any city or this
continent and the horrors oi biting frost
are added to the ordinary miserie@ Of the
poor in more temperate climate Their
sufferings can hardly be imagined Nor
.rsai Cor
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sary to fix any limit to the endurance of a

sary to fix any limit to the endurance of a
! working woman. ~ M
The society referred to aim at reform in
the unreasonable hours prescribed bv en-
| ployers, and still more in the barbaroUs rules
now generaliy enforced, which forbid the
saleswoman from sitting down to rest mo-
ment while ON duty, even when unoccupied
1t is hoped and believed, that these efforts,
supported as they are by the press and pub
lie opinion, will not only succeed here, but
will cause a similar movement in other
cities.
The long-looked-for appearance on the
stage of ex-Nlayor Hall, as was expected,
created quite sensation. Seats for the
opening night brought extraordinary prices,
and the house was full of notables-p political
literary, and drsmatic,-wh gave the illus
trious debutant very warm reception. The
estimates Of his abilities as an actor, which
came ont the next morning, presented ludi-
crous variety out the financial success Of
his undertaking thus far is undenisble.
All the other theatres are doing large
business, as Is natural to the season but
there is nothing on the boards of special in
terest.
Miss Bateman' injunction on Mr.. Angus
tin DAILY, which forced him to withdraw his
"New Leah almost at the beginning of its
run, remains undissolved and Miss Clara
Morris genius is consequently under a tenn
porary extinguisher.
A new chess lion from England, Mr.
Bird, is attracting much attention smeng
the devotees of the game here, for the ease
and rapidity with which he slaughters his
opponents.
A mandate has come down from Albany
which disbands four regiments OF the mill
tary in which Gotham delights. These
noble Home Guards plead hard for ex-
istenee, but Gov. Tilden, having made up
his mind that their valuable services are
hardly worth the numerous thousands
which they annually cost the State, IS inex-
orable
The New FORK Herald. which would
surely die without its little sensations, is
deyoting its double-leaded columns to
grand expose Of a new and terrible secret
society which it claims to have discovered.
This dreadful band Of know-nothings l.
called the Order Of United Americans, and
is said to have tor lis object the total exeln-
sion Of Roman Catholics irOIn office, and the
advocacy of third term. Bat then, the
Herald Is rather given 10 drawing the long
bow, and, till further developments, IL Is
hardly worth while to allow our holiday
serenity to be shaken By its startling dis
closures Yours,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-07

TWEED IN HIS GLoRT-AS INTERESTING
CoSTRAsT BETWEEN Then AND Now
Tweed in 1871, amid all his glory, and Tweed
description Of the wedding of his daughter in
the first-named period recalls one Of the most
magnificent displays of modern times. Trim
ity Chapel where the wedding ceremony oc-
CURED, was crowded with fashionable people.
all aglow with rich silks and satins, and
flashing with diamonds. These were all in
full dress, and the confusion of white arms
and shoulders, elegant laces and valuable
jewelry was perfectly bewildering The
bride was dressed in white corded silk, de-
collette, with demi-sleeves and immense
court train. On her bosom flashed brooch
of immense diamonds, and long pendents,
set with three solitaire diamonds, sparkled
in her ears. Her shoes were Of white satin,
with diamond buttons. Mrs. Tweed was rich
ly attired in salmon-colorei silk, elegantly
trimmed with deep point argulle lace. She
wore splendid diamonds Mr.. Tweed himself
wore black evening dress, and magnificent
diamond flashed on his bosom.
Alter the ceremony, all the invited guests
entered their carriages and were driven to the
residence Of the brides father. Inside the
coup d'aR was simply gorgeous. From roof
to hallway the interior of the house was one
mass offiowers. The presents were displayed
in the front room on the second story, and
occupied the entire four sides Such a wealth
of bridal gifts was never before seen at
metropolitan wedding. They represented
over half million dollars in value.
Laces, turquoises. pearls, diamonds, gold,
silver and everything else OF value reposed in
satin or velvet on every side, ,yying with each
other in briliancy and beauty. This room was
crowded all the evening with enthusiastic
lookers-on and many an involuntary outburst
of admiration testified the astonishment
and pleasure of the gazers. There will be
no more half-million dollar weddings in that
family very soon.-B0Non Post
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car hsth died, but what care Va
For the years thst come and 90,
rhe seythe Of the Mower is keen and bfig1L
And We love TO see him NOW
We sts cd Ia the field and he strsk eth -
Yet We scarcely feel ths blow
We lain would hasten his stealthy step.
For Ae ereepeth by too slow.
Each year hath brOus sht US a better ziI
Than the one that went before
Zach tyInz year hath made US hsi:s
To part OF It's garnered store.
A nd " no is 50 loaded with iegacies
That he ceases 10 crave for
hile we have been growing strong with ss..
our foes have been growing wesk.
While We have waxed 30 mi ghty Of tonggs
That all listen while We speak,
Iasy have lost caste, and have changed tlelF .ops
From tie hauShty 20 The meek.
! Ach dying year hstn sdded ash
10 the whip toat our hand doth hold,
Hath added another barb 10 the stin.
The Daiiies shrink 10 benOd.
re a-s stronger now than year ag0.
oar Golfers contain more gold.
a let the years pass along, say We
They cannot ~ too fast
We only look forward 10 what ar ss,
We never regret the past
Westand alone in the field we've made
And the Reaper will reap the-s LasI
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VOL. XIX. NEW SERIES. Vol. xxi.

US when we understand that these highly
carbonized substances are needful to Keep
the wheels of life in motion, and furnish
fuel for the greatly increased respiration in
those high Northern latitudes. The late Mr.
Hooper says, in his account of residence
on the shores OF Arctic America, that one of
the native ladies visiting them was presented
as Jest, with small tallow candle She
deliberately munched it up with evident
relish, and finally drew the wick between
her teeth to clear of any remaining morsels
Of fat Dr. Kane tells US that his journeys
taught him the wisdom OF the Esquimaux
appetite, and there were few of his fellow
yoyagers who did not come to relish slice
OF raw blubber, or chunk OF frozen walrus
beef The late Capt. Charles F. Hall, whose
hapless fate IS still freshly remembered,
grew ezeessiyly fond of this kind of yiands
and could not eomforthly exist without it.
81 wonder. said DR.. Kane, "that raw beef
Is not eaten at home. 1t is neither indigesti-
ble nor difficult to musticate. With acids and
condiments it makes solid food which an
educated palate can not help relishing, and
as a powerful and condensed heat-making,
antiscorbutic food it has no rival" Con-
centratcd beef, pemmican, and other solid
iood preserved il cans, though distasteful to
those who can procure meat fresh from the
butchers stall, is godsend to those who are
compelled TO dwell far away from the seats
OF civilization There is as much nourish-
ment in one pound of pemmican as in
four pounds of ordinary meat. Ii is some
time mixed with a modicum of Indian meal
and water, and then fried or stewed. This,
which wosld be revolving to q Southern
stomach, is a great feast near the poles
Gelatine Of all kinds is held BY many to be
wholesome and nutritious, and while few
many are blissfully unconscious of the
source Of much Of the gelatine sold in beanti
tul transparent shapes, but which Is made
from the bones and hide-clipping7 Of ami
mails. Ii is even said that pair oil lady,
gloves have been made into ragoud which
has been highly relished by the unconscious
consumers. There is story that the British
patent office was once robbed of some pareh-
ments which served for engrossing patents
On investigation it was found that bov
had sold them, to be converted into iellies.
Meat biscuit, 50 called, which Is made in
Texas, and much used in the Army and
Navy, is made Of boiled beef, free from
grease, the liquor of which is eyaporated to
the consistency of syrup, and then mixed
with wheat and -four in such proportion as
to form d solid paste The paste is then
spread out by a rolling pm pierced with
holes, cut into the shape OF sea biscuit, and
then baked and properly dried. The process
Of boiling and maceration is carried so far
that that the liquid or broth contains the
entire nutriment. Two pounds of this
syrup or extract, contains the nutriment OF
about eleven pounds Of mea;
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An Enthusiastic Tax Collector.

some time ago the authorities in our
county appointed Mr.. Slingsby assessor and
tax collector The principal Characteristic
of Mr.. Sinpsby is enthusiasm. He has an
! idea that whenever q man gets anything
new it ought to be taxed, and he is always
on hand to perform the service. I had
about IS feet added to one of my chimneys,
last spring, and when it was done Slingsby
called and assessed it under the head of
'' improved real estate" at $50, and col
lected two per cent. on it. A few days later,
wb was standing by the fence, Slingsby
car up and said
Beautiful dog you have there"
Yes. it is setter"
settlers is two dollars. I'll collect it now,
while / have it on my mind"
| settled the obligation, and the next day
Slingsby camo around again Ho opened
the conversation with the remark
By the way. when did you put that
Ieathercock on your STABLE
- Yesterday.
t1en he put down ON his memorandum
DO, - four dollars on weathercock."
What do you mean by four dollars tax
ON weathercoeE | never heard of such a
thing.
Didn't hey1 Why she comes in under
the head OF scientific apparatus She's
put up there to tell which way the wind
blows, amt she Well that's scientific in
telligence, and the apparatus is liable to
tax
- Mr.. Slingsby. that is the most absurd
thing ever heard of. You might Just a.
well talk of taxing Butterwick's twins"
= Butter-you don't mean TO say But
terwick has twins Why. certainly they're
taxable. They come in under the head of
poll-tax.' Three dollars apiece III 90
right down there Glad you mentioned
it. Then | paid him AMI he left with
Butterwic1 s twins On his memorandum
book.
A day CT two aiter@ard Mr.. Slipgsby
called 10 see me and said
- I've got case that bothers me You
know Hough, the tobaeconist2 Well he's
Just bought new wooden Indian to stand
IN front Of his store Now | have strong
feeling that ought to tax that figure, but
don't know where to place il. Would it
come in us statuary - Somehow that
don't seem exactly the thing. was going
TO assess Il under the head Of idols, but
the blamed idiots who got up this law mint
got word IN reference 10 idols Think of
that, will YOU Why, VIC might have pa
ganism raging all over this country, and
we couldn't get cent out of them I'd q
put that Indian under tho head of craven
images, only they amt mentioned either
| s'pose | could tax the bundle of wooden
cigars in his fist as tobacco but tha, |
leaves out the rest of the figure and he's |
not liable to poll-tax because no can't even |
vote. Now how would it strike you if | |
levied on him as an immigrant He was
made sonewheres else than here. and hs's |
como here from there, conse9 uently he's an |
INN grant. That's nv view What do you |
think Of it ."
advised him u Try II upon that plan,
and the next morning Mr.. Slingsby and (
Mr.. Hough had fight on the pavement in 1
front Of the Indian because Mr. Slingsby |
tried to seize the immigrant for unpaid taxes. |
Was sent to Jail for larceny, and |
the business Of collecting taxes IS tempora
rily suspenLeI- -NaI 4de.sr.
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Y- Why sAould the spirit Of mortal be proud,
-1iRiam hroB
-..,.-, A., ..., -Toi.ny.
JsE usignlncent is mortal man - a irL B1ife.
b.r iadins are the Joys We dote upon.
-J0A, M0rT.,
Nc make tie gravs our bed, anu then are gone.
-Biair.
.1I the dreams IN youth are but dust in sge.
Joaquin hillsr.
N. p. Will.s
.-s.4r- sSily, where princes often do miss.
.4l e.tsrday may never be Ike bis morrow
t.. a,ys Vi 10y eusus sad nights of sorrew.
.-at Hyt t0o nosnly Of thy low estate. -''''''
,l., sl.. -erye who only stand and wait. al "''''f'
. -M.Hs.
.-. --a .sI.5i not. though IL rag. he lies.
.-l.. believe me. Who have known it best.
.. --i O a-Etals u Command success.
.- -aal5' sa5a "haI ys have never tried.
wat .4ls= impose, that man must needs abide.
.s- el.. Tut necessity IN play.-Bsiiev.
sl -A 1le -ois must yield aud We obey.
a.- -. i-- t-' ~. Al oLnn.soient power.
n. 4. S;l.zff
..s-- l.l ST .l4eA ~ fear thou lossst all.
-.sre-uau rises On another's fa.I.-R. s-Ss..
t.. a.I a,u1.iiuu loves TO slide, not stand
..-... ...- its ascent are cut IN sand.-
.. ..... &C. erGlt 10 8 glory 50 vain.-Brsffi..
..-a % Lies seAnty span may remain
.-... ..- i.rIas but " ons short day.
SIR. II. E0flsa.
o-. .- =4e- --lis tly spirits temple rear
---..-l 'l-i-u o tbs life ye bear '''
.-. -- began b, tAss .t,.l onward dow. ''''
-C5ri0s Bl',g-.
.-.-..- ,l- tssz, ~ lies Il, 81 shalt thou
.-.-a - t-- l-rt sAera ail may refugs find.
-E1ri q sfsriiHy
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SAMPLE % IHE DEAD EDITORS ~uTICIsNs.
The editor OF the - Statesman SAYS
more yillaiuy is on foot We suppose the
editor his lost his horse
james Ray and John Parr have started a
locofoco paper in Maine called the Dsmocrat.
Parr, in all that pertains to jecency, is be
low zero and Ray is below Psrr
Have changed 2" exclaims Gov. P
We don't know. That depends on whether
you ever were an honest man
The Washington Giote saws that such
patriotism as Mr. Clay's will not answer
Such enough, for il can't be questioned.
The editor of the - speaks of his
Lying curled up in bed, these cold morn
ings This yerifes what we said Of him,
some time ago, = he lies like dog
The Philadelphia Ledger says that Clay
Calhoun and Webster are behind the age
Then the age mnst be "tail foremost
A young widow has established a pistol
gallery in New Orleans. Her qualifications
as teacher of the art Of dueling are, Of
course, undoubted she has killed her man.
Mr.. William Hood was robbed near Corinth,
Ala, /, on the 18th inst The Corinth paper
says the name of the highwsyman is un-
known, but there is no doubt that he was
Robin Hood fef'sf 1850
Mr. John Love was recently lost during q
passage from TeIas to Mexico, We Ssq
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totNl Girl Won THE NAN SHE LOVED
H.o1sVT foR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
a. letter from Brittany to the Msirop5L
.. describing fete day to the Virgin,
-.v- W bite -robed women came and gather
- 8i thc church Now and then one came
gearing q yestal veil Of white, through
atrh hcr ruidy checks gl0wed wildly, and
t-r ul. too beautiful features appeared soft
.1. and womanly. These had been az
pointed Us the priests As bearers Of the sacred
l--e and no young Breton girl wishes or
.4le- 90 refuse this service II Is high
-l-r. and s.guiGeH that the honored one
-7--r- p.etg, chastity and all household
rtra- one grl, rrettier than her com
.uuus. WIS noticeable Tor her -hyness and
-trF1l-ne-s while the priest was placing
ne arreI eitgy upon It's proper platform
tle excursion about town Just IS the
..r whtevoiiel yJnng women were about
. .ltr it 0n tte., shoulders. a blue-bloused
.-.-6 boxing man rushed into the sane
--lrr. suatchsl the veil from the head Of
l.e -la.f I.urat. ul the girls, tore it, and
rlnr--- % a1 the rough stones Of the cathe
.r. door TIE Elri dropped uPon her knees
ei.u iA- pr.-! aui wrung her hands IN
-ylaY. iut her tlitc could not lie heard
above tbr raying- Of her father The priest
l.trI tae girl and stood between her and ner
4tLsr. who had thus publicly wreaked upon
tsl iar MOS. dreadful vengeance known 10 4
Breton maiden While the Wild stir Wa
,rr1.t.ng through the temple, Young
-l4u. iuuttr-- brought by a messenger,
entered and to ham the priest held out his
band publicly brtrothed the frightened girl
... L.u. and told them 10 return for marriage
D. uclock THAI night II was explained
...u. thaI in Brittany no Young woman as
-mitteI tl wear veil and assist IN bear
l, iae image ot the virgin # she has been
.uUtF ui wuiful SIN. ami this y0ung creature
.4i refused o. keep promise She had been
.r-uaded TO make 70 her father She had
.tu7Ci g. marry fisherman friend OF hiS
.e4. who Wa 20 some ia from the ~ariine
-a.Ir ol flni-tcrrr when the season was
r ana make the girl his bride ln the
.--4Htime She had given her heart and prom
.. tla yolng man Of the valley who had
.a..r even lJlked upon the sea. The pr lest
Wis manly yoang fellow, and we admired
tim i5aJ-5 be 50 heartily sympathized with
-ae Young pair. and sent the father raging
ut Of the sanctuary. After q little while
.l,thar y0aug woman was yeiled, and the
procession .tarted, leaving the betrothed
l-Ir kuea.ns 10 front OF ona Of the altars.
lte tlfher cast himself from the high city
sail that night, at a SPOT where it girdles
-ae edge d the hill that oyerlooks the river,
s4src the iyy grows in wild masses that can
...e7 be- imagined by an American who pets
.uI cJa1es this obstinate vine 10 twine for
lew ieet along his walls, and then sees II
..Iu yellow and refuse 10 thrive. Into this
1a9lei mas the poor frantic wretch OF q
.aer threw himself, and only broke a leg
aa.u be intended to take his life. lie was
aal rezt morning his leg properly dress
d llI he wa- sentenced, not = long time
.iter, o. a wears imprisonment for attempt
r-1iri!c.
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RI IgsDN Al.

1he Emperor Of Brazil l.. expected IL
leaTe tha, country probably IN April, iCr the
United States He Will travel a private
gentleman, as he did four years sgo in
England. without any distinction as to hi-
sank, and will not only attend the Centen-
NAL Exhibition. but will travel over much
of our country for pleasure and instruction
The Emperor's daughter, the PrIn ees-
Isabel, will act as Regentsduring his ab-
sence.
The New York correspondent ut the Lon
don Academy says that Mr.. George p. La
throp Is writing book on Hawth1rne- 1t
will not be -" life. " as it was Hawthorne 5
often expressed wish that no life OF him
should ever be written. Nj. Lathrop )
work will be more IT the form Of an essay,
and it promises to be of unusual value and
interest His design is to define ami wildly
portray Hawthorne and his work as out
growths of New England life and to give
the relations of the genius thus produced
10 the rest of American literature and liter
ature in general. In referring % Haw
thorne's youth and carly life. facts will be
related that have never been printed be
fore. There has been nothing OF this sort
undertaken before.
Death bed confessions reveal many strange
things, Dut one OF tue -trangest ROW re
ported is the secret of the manner IN which
the poet Shelley met his death While
cruising in his favorite yacht with com
panion along tho Italian coast. near Spez
ia. upon the day OF MS death, the TWO
were suddenly enveloped, with other craft,
in q black cloud OF the class that carry
dangerous squalls When the cloud clear
ed away there was revealed 10 friendly
watcher upon the shore Shellcy's yacht
capsizei, though all the other craft Lad
sustained no mishsp. The bodies OF the
unfortunate occupants were found, and for
years it has been the general belief that
the poet was drowned by the accidental up
setting Of his boat in q storm. But an Old
Italian sailor recently died at spezzia, who, 4,
it is said, confessed TO priest. with IN
strucuols to mako II public. that he had
been one of the crew to malIcIOusly run
down Shelley boat under tie impression
that the rich "milord BYron" was on board
with lots Of money. They did not intend
to sink the boat, but TO bosrd il and mur-
der Byron That Shelley should have per
ished by an act of piracy intended tor an
other, even more renownai, was perhaps a
death that consorted ss well with the con
tradictionS OF his lite as any other eoald
have inua
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\ NV American PIAsIsT.-Miss Amy
Fay formerly of St. Adams. and grand
dsug nter Of the late Bishop Hopkins whom
many persons will remember as the writer
of series OF articles IN the Atla1fi6. en-
titled With Lis-t in Weimar" and Some
Great Contemporary Musicians. has lately
returned from Germany, where she has de
voted six years to the exhaustive study of
the piano forte under some OF the best mas
tiers. Miss Fay has been playing in and
near New York city, this season, with
very marked success, both IN pitIcsi
aud IN private, before highly CT ublic
audiences. and thus far there has
been but one opinion regarding her
artistieal ability. She units broad and
vigorous intellectual conception of her mu-
sic 10 a delicate finish in execution. sym
pathetic touch, and especially depth and
tenderness of tone. which make her playing
satisfactory to a most unusual degree. She
is already regarded as quite equal to Anna
Mehlig, and in Frankfort, Germany. her
playing was iavorablY compared to that Of
Henselt. At q concert at the latter city :.
last spring, she played an immensely diff
cult e.ude in sixths by Chopin, and was en-
cored, and afterwards the director rushed
up and kissed her hand. exclaiming IN Ger
man-"Ah four OctGosS Of double slxths
it was really zoo lovely referring to u
passage in the study alluded to. which
involved playing four octaves IL dou-
bic sixth- at one sweep up the
key board, tOur DE- force which can
be appreciated only by pisnists. Miss Fay
intends soon TO come to Boston, where she
will be heard in concert, and lovers OF true
music, OF whom there are So many 10 and
about Boston. will greet her as warmly and
patronize her concerts as generously as they
have ever done those of foreign artists vi
either sex.-B0stoa Transcript.