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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

swASroN.-Georee Little aud Co. have
failed. Their liabilities are far in exee-. Of
their assets.
The river has been higher lor q longer
time than has been known i1r wears. Sev-
eral public roads have been impossible ior
several days
The tramp travel seems % be az rs height
since the suspension on the Portland and
ogdensburg Railroads and the n. Adams
rolling mill Thirty or forty per DAY is the
average number.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

&. c. r" in note from Washington to
the New York Tribune, says L" A number
of Republicans are naming their choice for
the Presidential ticket | wish to add mine /:
For President, George F. Edmunds for
Vice-President, B. II. Bristow. Who can
say aught against this 90
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

The following is q partial list of Vermont
exhibitors and their exhibits at the e. -utcr-
MA Exposition
usIS BUILDING AN avsas.
Albert F. knapp, Poultney. Pclrl- IAN
i bic and Record
tstey ca Bralt.eho-0, organs.
, {. Gilman, Mourpe- trlcz 81 Ey end 1.e.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

4 i iI11 W6IE- -II'7 tI1 MANN y NJ
raa 8r.-rt fe-lr. and t.e question Of i--i--
a...an q Tie Senate na. no, been decided
Mr. U1a-. or. ~ the managers. made one
Of the Oh .e-, --eee.e-. ar.In the constitute ions
nj asrr-rs ID t.e case. ever made IN Congress
/ ta.8e j. Will bs conceded Judge Raes
wi. rsr.r.r lT.ndsr. i- expected. and
his -rfeer up ar-llca, Will Doe able. 20
54.f- and r.re.ll..r v It'll hearing Is a
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

The prominence OF Col. Geo. " Hooker
in the canvas on the par; Of Deacon E-tey
for the governor-hip. makes an occasion ilr
the Bennington banner TO furnish the l1i-
lowing brief ana complimentary biography
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-19

j. regarded by the Tribune as an cs-ue~-
and Wuighty body. by the Tines o. beng
Herald as superdg0us and Of ~ more IT,
Huenca than "a fy on q coach vince. ar.
by the World as an asscmb.acc ol ua1
none of whom has had any such success
IN practical politics as 20 give tleir d=Iv-
erancl- weight and influence
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
Music from Gas-Burners.

A somewhat mum erOus company met
one afternoon recently at the house Of
M. Frederic Kastner, in Paris, to wit
ness his experiments with a strange in
vention of his which he calls the "Py-
rophone." The pyrophone, as it's name
indicates, is an instrument which pro-
duces sounds by means of gas jets. It
had long been known that flames emit
sounds, and M Kastner himself had
tried experiments in London; but on
that day the special public found them
selves in the presence of an almost COM
plete instrum ent, composed of series
Of gas tubes similar to organ pipes of
different lengths and dimensions, in
which gas jets were burning, and which
played some very powerful and very
moving maorceau1. The difficulty of the
invention consisted, of course, in regu-
larizing the jets. The theory is this
When an isolated gas jet produces a
sound, you have only to bring another
similar jet to it to make the sound
cease. M. Kastner, then, has invented
Continuance which opens and shuts
like the fingers of ha:d of which each
one should allow jet to escape. When
the fingers are extended the sound is
produced; when they are closed or ap-
preached to each other the sound
ceases. He next regulated the force of
the sound by the dimensions of the
tubes, and by the height at which the
jets were placed in the tubes. The
contrivance corresponds to the key
board of piano, and you are deeply
moved at hearing those jets sing with
ordinary power, purity and correctness.
The audience was still more astounded
at suddenly hearing the gasaliers placed
in the centre of the room, and set in
motion by invisible electric wires, exc
cute "God save the Queen" in sonorous
and penetrating tones. The invention
is still in rudimentary state, but I
hasten to call attention to it because it
seems to me destined to produce great
sensation when it shall have received
the Improvements which will certainly
be introduced into it.-1iees Core
spo,adent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
Silver Kettle Drums.

A pair Of silver kettledrums has lust
been presented to the fifth Lancers
British regiment. These drums, the
labor Of five months, are intended to
replace the silver drums of the reg
iment destroyed in the fire at the Tow
er Of London. They are hammered
out of sheet silver, and are $50 ounces
in weight, with mountings of the pure
metal. Silver drums are not destined
merely for show, for it is well known
that the ring" of silver has a peculiar
quality in its sound, as all lovers of
bell-ringing will attest in the present in.
We are told that it's supremacy over the
material usually employed is self
evident in the tone produced, which is
both sweet and sonorous. Four other
cavalry regiments possess silver kettle
drums, first and second Life Guards, the
Royal Horse Guards (blue), and the
third Hussars; the..frst three regiments
receive them as gift from royalty, and
one Of them, belonging to the third
Hussars, was won in fair fight at the
battle of Detingen, where It was cap
tured by a trumpeter in face of the
enemy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
A New Internal Machine.

M. Henri de Parville, in a scientific
article in the Bulletin Francois, mentions
a curious product
"In America billiard balls of artificial
ivory are made of remarkable hardness
and of perfect resemblance to the
natural substance. Jewels made of the
same material have been quite in vogue
for some months. The new balls have
already been introduced into England
and France. Lately, in London, it so
happened that player, in lighting his
cigar, let match fall on the ball.
which at once burst into fame, to the
great stupefaction of all present. It
burnt with smoky fame, like sealing
wax. Efforts were made to extinguish
it, but unavailingly, and it had to be
left until it was completely consumed,
which took quarter of an hour. The
explanation of this strange phenomenon
was sought, this being the first time a
billiard ball had been known to act in
such marvellous manner, the curiosity
of the spectators being naturally ex-
cited. An American chemist explained
the secret of that unexpected combus-
ton. The substance with which the
new ivory is made is called celzalzoid in
the United States. It is a mixture of
guncotton and camphor, compressed
and dried. 1t forms a hard, elastic
material, which, when polished, has an
absolute resemblance to ivory. Every
one knows the camphor burns readily,
with a blue fame. Guncotton does
better still; it explodes. The two COM
bined and compressed Think whether
the infammability of the results is as
tonishing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
A Healthy Village.
Philadelphia Herald. Nav 20.

An English paper says: Those who
esteem long life blessing cannot do
better than take up their quarters at
Newton Heath, Lancashire, where
death appears to be the exception rath-
er than the rule. A few evenings ago,
about 200 of the residents of the town
ship who cad attained the age of 20
and upward, sat down to tea together in
Conservative Hall, and had pleasant
time. The committee who arranged the
entertainment had, it was stated, made
a personal canvass Of the neighbor-
hood, and had discovered upwards of
$50 persons about rs. The oldest per-
son present was venerable lady aged
50. The proceedings were enlivened by
" humorous recitations and songs,
one OF the singers being an old woman
in her seth y ar, and another an old
man aged TO- It is worthy Of note by
the British Anti-Tobacco Association,
that at the close of the evening tea and
tobacco were distributed among the old
folks, and gratefully received thus es-
tablishlng the fact that many, if not
most OF them, were smokers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
The Pulse in Health and Disease.

Every person should know how to as
certain the state of the pulse in health,
then, by comparing it with what it is
when he is ailing, SO that he may have
some idea of the urgency of his case.
Parents should know the healthy pulse
of each child, since now and then a per-
son is born with a peculiarly slow or
fast pulse, and the very case in hand
may be OF such popularity. An in
fant's pulse is 40, child of seven about
80, and from twenty to sixty years it it
20 beats minute, declining to go at
four-score. A healthful grown person
beats 20 times minute, declining to go
at four-score. At sixty if the pulse al
ways exceeds 70, there is disease; the
machine working itself out; there is a
fever or Inflammation somewhere, and
the body is feeding on itself, as in con-
sumption, when the pulse is quick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
A San Francisco Earthquake.
Scribner for June.

The middle of the broad street was
filled with a crowd of breathless, pallid,
death-strlcken men, who had lost all
sense but the common instict Of ami
mails. There were hysterical men, who
laughed loudly without cause, and
necessarily of what they knew not.
There were dumb, paralyzed men, who
stood helpless and hopelessly beneath
cornices and chimneys that toppled
over and crushed them. They were
automatic men, who, flying, carried
with them the work on which they were
engaged-one whose hands we're full of
bills and papers, another who held his
ledger under his arm. There were
men who had forgotten the ordinary
instincts of decency-some half-dress-
ed, one who had flown from neigh
boring bathroom with only the towel
IN his hand that afteward hid his
nakedness. There were men who
rushed from the fear of death into his
presence, two were picked up, one who
had jumped through skylight, an
other who had blindly leaped from a
fourth-story window. There were
brave men who trembled like children;
there was one whose life had been spent
in scenes CT daring and danger, who
covered paralyzed in the corner of the
room from which few inches of plas-
tering had fallen. There were hopeful
men who believed that the danger was
over, and, having passed, would, by
some mysterious law, never recur;
there were others who shook their
heads and said that the next shock
would be fatal. There were crowds
around the dust that arose from
fallen chimneys and cornices, around
runaway horses that dashed as
madly as their drivers against lamp
posts, around newspaper and tel
egraph Offices, eager to know the e1-
tent of the disaster. Along the re-
moter avenues and cross streets dwell
ings were deserted, people sat upon
their doorsteps or in chairs upon the
sidewalks, fearful of the houses they
had built with their own hands, and
doubtful even of this blue arch above
them that smiled so deceitfully; of
those far-reaching fields beyond, which
they had cut into lots and bartered and
sold, and which now seemed suddenly
w AA0S e"S SAAlOo eAAOl11, VI Oil C1A1u WAU11C4
away from their very feet. It seemed
so outrageous that this dull, patient
earth, whose homeliness they had
adorned and improved, and which,
whatever their other fortunes or vicis-
STUDIES, at least had been their sure in
heritance, should have become so
faithless. Small wonder that the owner
of little house, which had sunk on
the reclaimed waterfront, stopped in
the speeches. and solemn absurdity of
his wrath to shake his fist in the face of
the Great Mother.
The real damage to life and property
had been SO slight, and in such pro-
nounced contrast to the prevailing ter
ror that half an hour later only sense
of the ludicrous remained with the
greater masses Of the people. Mr..
Dumphy, like all practical, unimag-
NATIVE men, was among the first to re-
cover his presence of mind with the
passing of the immediate danger.
People took confidence when this
great man, who had so much to lose,
after sharply remanding his clerks and
everybody else back to business, he re-
entered his office.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
YOraciOnS Tigers.

AAO ACWIoUOu COC7TtUt pI11lGS GIl0 1Ol-
lowing extract from d private letter
from Rev. Mr.. Eveleth, native of that
state, now serving as a missionary in
Toungoo, Burmah:
When we arrived at the village of
None the people were looking for the
Governor Of the Shwaygyeen District to
see what could be done TO rid them of
fierce tiger. His haunt was near the
path leading from this village to a Ka-
rem mountain little to the east. This
monster had killed and eaten nine per-
sons, and now no one dared to 90 that
way. He was a great fellow, about
seventeen feet from tip to tip, very
bold, and afraid of no body of men.
He captured whoever came near him,
whether Karen, Shan, or Burman. If
there were several in the party, he al
ways sprang upon the last one. He
was so heavy and sprang from so great
distance, that he killed every one
the moment he struck him. The last
one carried a spear and said that he
was not afraid Of the tiger, but before
he reached the top of the hill the tiger
had captured him, breaking his spear
and killing him instantly.
A little while after we left this village
man came up behind our train riding
furiously. He was an Englishman,
and wore dagger and revolver in his
belt, and was rather formidable look
ing. He was Chief of Police Of
Shwaygy cen, and, glad to see white
face, 1 cantered on with him for mile
or two. He had in his pocket the
paws of tiger which had recent
" killed five Karens. This, too,
was an old tiger, but with very little
hair left on him and very large. He
came to him in this wise: Two Karens
were ascending the mountain together;
each carried spear, the one pointing
backward and the other forward. The
tiger leaped from behind, and came
upon one of the spears. He was NOR
tally wounded and soon died. There
was one very sad story connected with
the death of these persons. A father
and his little girl were going home from
their bazaaring, when the tiger sprang
upon the child and carried her away.
The father, crazed with the sight, pur-
SUI ed the beast, and caught hold of the
child's legs and tried to free her from
Ills Jaws. 1ue Tiger leu go Ills nOIu, anu
the father placed the dead child on his
shoulders and started off on run.
The tiger came up again, and Selling
the child dragged it off into the jungle.
The village was aroused by the cries of
the man and came to the place. While
they were standing and looking at the
child's blood the tiger came up behind
them, sprang upon man and carried
him away. The monster who has
killed nine persons still lives, notwith-
standing the fact that $3.50 is offered
| for his head"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
The little fellow had never befor

The little fellow had never before
been on the car, and, of course, viewed
everything and everybody with a
child's astonished eyes. Finally the
train moved off, and he nestled closer to
his mother, and, as it's speed increased,
he began to show some signs of conster-
nation. Tears stood in his eyes. and
when he saw that his weakness was
observed,l he blubbered aloud, II amt
afraid, but wish had my photograph
taken before Igot on this thing"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14

precious metal could be successfully
hunted for III their own territory; and
for more than twenty years this SUI
premacy has been maintained. Mel
bourne today contains fifty thousand
more population than Sydney, and this
disparity will widen as years roll on.
The capabilities and resources of Vic
toria are yet in their infancy of devel-
opment, but the energy and industry Of
her people are rapidly utilizing all the
available means of prosperity. The
people of the colony are proud of their
colonial supremacy, and are deter
mined to maintain it. Whatever they
do in the way of public improvement
is done on liberal scale and with an
eye to permanence and durability.
Loyal to the home Government, they
are yet watchful and jealous of their
provincial rights, and will DE ready to
drop out of the British column when
ever sufficient provocation is offered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14

HE celebrated diamond koh-i-noor,
sometimes appears in society as q
breach on the bosom of Queen Victoria.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
METROPOLITAN NEWSPAPER PRESS.


lished in Melbourne, of which five are
daily. That Victoria has outstripped all
the Australian colonies in commercial
prosperity and material growth, is GER
tainly not owing to her superior geo.
graphical position. New South Wales
possesses advantages over her in this
that she has a better coast line, is sever
al hundred miles nearer direct commu
nication with the mother country and
British India, and has one of the most
magnificent harbors on earth. Sydney,
also, was quite thriving city when
Melbourne had scarcely left the swad-
ding clothes of early settlement. But
when the first inpulsive wave of golden
discovery swept over the island CONT
nent, there was latent life and enter
prise in the people of Victoria which
was aroused to vigorous action, and
they seized upon opportunities which
the slow, methodical Sydneyites allow
ed to pass unimproved. More than
this, considerable American business
element was early introduced into Mel
bourne, and not q little of the dash and
recklessness of California life was trans
ferred to Hobson's Bay.
THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN GOLD
was found within the limits of New
South Wales, but whatever Of advan.
tage might have resulted from this fact
was wrested from that colony by the
promptness and diligence with which
the VlctOrlans demonstrated that the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-14
AUSTRALIA.

some of the Resources of Our South Sea
Neighbor-Grovyth of the AntipOdes-
Her Agricultural, Mineral and Grazing
Resources-Sydney and Its Public Build
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-11-18
THE CHRISTIAN UNION.

The CHRISTIAN UNION enters upon its seventh
year with renewed strength and bright prospects
Its friends are to be congratulated upon the nc.
cession to its editorship OF . gentleman vel
known to the religious public by his scholarly
attainments, and by his services - = journalist.
Lyman Abbott, from his position - editor of the
nlushafed Chrisfiaa Weekly of the American
Tract Society, enters the CHRISTIAN UNION, and
will hereafter be associated with Henry Ward
Beecher IS editor Of this journal.
The name Of this paper indicates the spirit and
purpose with which it was founded. II belongs
to no denomination, but to the church universal
1t is emphstically newspaper, In Ecclesiastical
Matters it will be comprehensive rsther thsn
minute.
II gives especial attention to the wants of Bible
students and teachers. Besides series Of arti-
cles by Lyman Abbott on the international Les
sons, it will publish articles on Biblical and
Sunday School Topics by Mrs.. H. b, stowe,
Rev. Edward Eggleston, ID. D., Rev. Howard
Crosby, d. D., and others. II Is also the only
authorized medium for the publication each week
Of Mr.. Beecher's Sermons in Plymouth Church,
ard also ofhis "Stsr' papers.
The several departments embrace the Out
look, of brief comments on current events, Edi-
torials, STORIES, Poetry, Contributed Articles on
various subjects, Reviews of Books, the House.
hold, the Little Folks, the leading news, both
sacred and secular, the Sunday School, Inquirng
Friends, Public Opinion, Farm and Garden, and
financial. The frequent publication Of appro-
pirate Music will be continued. The terms are
three dollars year. To clergymen, Ss.O. Full
particulars will be sent application to Horstio
e. King, Publisher, No. b Park Place. n. Y.
See advertisement in another column.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-11-18
COURT DOCKET.

List of cases for trial at the next term
of the District Court of Allen county
commencing Monday, Nov. 10th, 1876:
FIRST DAY.
Frank Playter vs.. A j McCarley ct al.
Ruth E Rogers VS.. Henry C Rogers.
John w Sperring vs.. Henry Wibbe ct
al.
EA Deland vs.. Gustave Koehn ct al.
L L Northrup vs.. Thomas McCulloch
ct al.
Michael II Moore vs.. IStauber ct al
Weed Sewing Machine Company vs.. E
N Vert.
LII Northrup vs. Josiah Hoagland ct
al.
B Brewster vs.. Gratia L McClaren ct
al.
julia Briggs vs.. Joseph Pridhsm.
SECOND DAY.
State of Kansas vs.. s H Stevens.
State of Kansas vs. John Campbell.
AP Gilmore vs.. Joshua Butler.
Robert Mcfarland vs. q E Briggs.
TB. Eldrige ". J L Woodin, sheriff.
Brown & Shaw VI. Owen Lee ct al.
F l. Cooley ct al. Va. J B Charles ct
n.
Gilbert & Gay VS.. G P Smith ct al.
K ] Perkins vs. B Dennis.
THIRD DAY.
Henry Schmidt Va. O'brien 4 Lindsay.
Thomas Greenfield W. B TOrbert ct
al.
John Biddle VI J C CLARK.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-11-18

B Brewster ". II D Parsons Of a.
tt Dewitt " School District No. n
Allen county.
Paul Fisher NJ y G equires.
Robert AcFM land ". J J Campbell
N b Dawson ". County Commission
err Of Allen county.
VIM Il Black ". County Commission'
en- Of Allen county.
L L Nofthrup Va Thomas E Hsrring'
ton ct al.
ss1ise 3 Weller W @ n Weller.
FIFTH DAY.
Hannah Rishardson vs Alfred B Rich.
ardson.
WIN Dill, Assignee &c. vs.. Co Clerk 4
J W Stephens.
Fanny Kelly ". L w Keplinger.
Watson Stewart ". County Clerk 4 L
L Northrup.
Elizabeth Stewart vs.. County Clerk 4
L L Northrup.
Watson Stewart vs. County Clerk 4 A
Corbin.
Watson Stewart Va County Clerk 4 T
F Simpson.
Elizabeth Stewart vs.. County Clerk &
T F Simpson.
J B Torbert 70. County Clerk & L L
Northrup.
SIXTH DAY
VIC Jones W. L L Northrup.
Susan N Coleman ct u. W. Elizabeth
Berry ct al.
il Woodiu sheriff ". Mary E Hays.
Cumberland o Starkey vs.. Ursula
Starkey.
Al Estep Va Jane Estep.
JE Packard " Watson Stewart ct al.
George E Fancher vs.. Watson Stewart
C.M. SIMPSON, Clerk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-11-18
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.

The following officers were elected for
the different townships in the county:
Geneva.-W. P. Samms, Trustee; T. L.
Elliott, Treasurer; 3. s. Childs, Clerk
J r Berry, Justice of the Peace; d u
Spicer and J A Christy, Constables.
Deer Creek.-W T Davis, Trustee; B
F Drennen, Treasurer; Harvey Long
shore, Clerk: r II Stricken and G H
Mills, Constsbles.
Osage.-James Anderson, Trustee; E
G Gilbert, Treasurer; J NJ House, Clerk
Howard Tallentire, Justice; James Nicely
and G c Wolf, Constables.
Marmaton. MattOcks, Trustee
Elias Sholl, Treasurer; c P Keith, Clerk;
A Freeman and VIM Berry, Justices 4; J
T Harcleroad and Joseph Tanning, Con-
stables.
Iola.-John Harris, Trustee; Morton
DeMoss, Treasurer; W A Cowan, Clerk /;
N F LOOMS and J H Walters, Con-
stables.
Elm.-A E Wright, Trustee; J W Del.
aplaine, Treasurer: J w johnson, Clerk !;
VIM Swartzman, Justice; E P Delaplaine
and D Carter, CoDstables.
Elsmore.-James Ard, Trustee; T H
DeHaven, Treasurer; Henry Cox, Clerk !;
T Il DeHaven and Henry Free, Justices !;
David Ard and James Butter6eld, Con-
stables.
Humboldt.-J P Duncan, Trustee; w
A Redfeld, Treasurer; E c Eldridge,
Clerk; J 8 Webb and VIM Shellman,
Constables.
Salem.-A L Swap, Trustee; Isaac
Bonebrake, Treasurer; J P Sprowl, Crk !;
w s Bailey. Justice; Simon Klotzbach
and David Furguson. Constables.
Cottage Qrove-F A johnson, Trustee;
Thomas Cation. Treasurer; w G Afford,
Clerk; T Thurman, Justice: F Camp
bell ard G McIntire, Constabfes.