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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-01
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Few are aware of the great changes
through which the English language has
passed in successive centuries. Following
are specimens of the Lords Prayer, as used
in various periods in English history:
A. D. lf5S-Fader ur in heune, haleweide
BETH thi neune, cumin thi kuneriche. thi
willie beoth idon in heune and in errhe.
The euryeu dave bried, gif Gus thilk dave.
And vorzif uer detters AZ vi yOrsifen ure
dettouIos. And lead US nought into temta-
ton, bot delyvor Gus of evil. Amen.
A. d. l300.-Fadir ure in heavene, Hal
ewyd be thi name, thi kingdom come, thi
willie be don as in heyene and in earthe-
Our urche days bred give US to daye. And
forgive cure dettes as we forgive cure det-
toures. And lead us nor in temptation,
bote delyveor US of yvil. Amen.
A. d. l370.-Oure fadir that art 10
heunes. hallowid be thi name, thi kingdom
come to, be in thi while done in erthe as
in heune, geve to US this day oure breed, our
other substance, forgene to US oure dettis as
we forgauen to cure dettouris, lede US not
into teptation but delyuer Us yvel. Amen.
A. d. l524.-O oure father which art in
heven, hallowed be thy name. Let thy
kingdom come. Thy wyell be fulfilled as
we'll in earth as in heven. Give Us this daye
oure dayly brede. And forgive us our treas
PAGES And lead US not into temptation,
but delyver US from veil. For thyme is the
kingdome and the power and the glory for
ever. Amen.
A.. D. l5S1-Our father which art in
heauen, in earth also. Give US to-day our
superstantial bread. And forgive US our
dettes as we forgive our detters. And lead
us not into temptation. But delivere u
from evil. Amen.
A. d. l6ll.-Our father which art In
heauen, hallowed be thy name. Thy king
dom come. Tny will be done in earth as 1t
is in heaven. Give us this day our dsyley
bread. And forgive US our debts as We for
give our debtors. And lede rs not into
temptation, bus deliver US form evil. For
thyme is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory forever. Amen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-01
Advertising q Lost DOG.

Mr.. Narsp0perman If you will told die
PEBBLES dat haf my tog, Snyder, loosed und
every pOdy vot has dot tog will prought him
pack to Meinherr Kobses, der fat Post
Officers, will pays you dirteen cents py
Express Office orter, init ter briyilIch to ex-
anime him pefOre you got it to see ifit vas
may be counderfeets. If dat vas so, here is
der tog inscription oy himself
His name vas Snyder, nit only yone eye.
on accoundt of olt pladk cat, yot pelongs
to a servant Irish gals NIT red-headed hair.
Und also he haf only dree ,legs, py accound
of mocolotif-engines mitoud any pull
ketcher. lie vas a poy tog vas Snyder, so.
lie was balt-headed all ofer himselv, gon-
seqvense of red hot water, on accound or
fighting nit olt maidt's cat. On vone end
of himselv vas situatet his head-und his
tail it vas by der oder endt of him. He only
carries apout vone half of his tail NIT him
at once, on accoundt of a circular saw mills.
lie looks good steal more clter as he vas
already, but he amt qyiet so oldt as dot un-
dill der Birthington's Washday was.
Der way vot you can know him vas, if
you calls him ''Shack ;" he Won't said no
dings, bud ven any anybody named him
Snyder be says "Pow-wow ~ und in der
meandime, vacging half his dail-dat oder
half vas cut off und he don't vag him some
more already. Also, if you d'row some
sdones on dop of him, he will run und holler
"Ki-yil kiyir" Dot was der way you
could always told my tog.
He looks like cross petveen a pull-fount-
landt und cat-mit-nine-dails- he amt.
lie got not efen vone whole dali, und he
amt cross Lot pit much
haf peen eieryyheres looking for dot
tog. When l vas in Canada last week, pig
lofer-mans comes ub to me, und said he
"Don't you know | know you?
"No, you don't. Do know you? fl
know you, told me vonce who vas p
"You vas Mr.. Ross" says he, "und you
vas looking vor your leedle poy Sharley.'
mo, sir l vas Won Boyle says !, "und
vas looking yor my leedle Snyder"
Anoder way yot you could told if it vas
Snyder is dot he vas almost dwin. He
would pc half bair of OWNS dot dime,
only dere vas dree of dem-a bair of dwins
und half.
Also be haf got scars on der dob of him,
outside all der While, where he haf scratch i
himselv NIT a Thomas cat-but dot Thomas
cat meier recover himself any more, already.
You could also told Snyder on accoundt
ov his wonderful Instinct. He can out
inshtinct any tog vot you nefer saw in my
life. Vor if you bat him on der dop Of his
het NIT your hant, he knows right away vot
you like him, but when you bats him on ter
he'd NIT a pavement shtones or ter shtiek of
proom, den he will susbect already vot you
cared not fiery much apout him all tee While.
Dot vas my tog Snyder.
WILHEIN Won BoYLx.
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ALTON.

ADVICE TO DR1NrING MES.-The question
Is frequently asked what course q drinking
man should pursue to rid himself of the
craving appetite for liquor. None but one
who has been there knows how terrible is
this appetite and how difficult 1t is to resist
demands. The desire for just one more
drink besets every man who has ever iallen
a victim to the curse, and the cries for some
thing to fill up the void without return
to the intoxicating cup are heard every
where. Ii Is a pleasure to announce that
such substitute does exist. A drinking
man can supply himself easily with the
remedies used at nearly all of the inebriate
asylums and be his own physician at his
own house, without the necessity, expense
and publicity of visiting any reiormatory
institution. lie laboratory needs contain
only small quantity Of cayenne pepper,
a pot Of concentrated extract OF beef and
few grains Of bromide of potassium. When
the desire for drink returns, make tea
from the cayenne pepper. es strong as can
be taken with any degree Of comfort,
sweeten it with milk and sugar, and drink.
The tea will supply the same place that a
glass of liquor would fill, and will leave no
Injurious effects behind. Repeated daily,
or SO often as the appetite returns, it will
be but lew days before the sufferer will
have become disgusted with the taste of
pepper, and with the appearance OF this
disgust disappears the love Of liquor. The
fact is proren erry day. The extract Of
beef is to be made into beef tea, according
to the directions on the pot, in quantities as
may be needed for the time being, furnishes
q cheap, easily disgestible and healthful
nutriment. it being made to ''stay on the
stomach" when heavier articles OF food
would be rejected. The bromide of potas-
sum is to be used carefully, and only in
cases Of extreme nervousness, the dose being
from fifteen to twenty grains, dissolved in
water. This is public exhibit of the method
of treatment adopted in inebriate asylums.
In addition thereto the drinking man
should surround himself with influences
which tend to make him forget the degra-
ding associates Of the bar-room and lift him
upwards. lie should endeavor, SO far as
his business avocations will permit, to
sleep. bathe and eat regularly, and to obey
carefully the ordinary laws of health. By
the adoption of this course energetcally
and sincerely. no man who has the will to
reform can fail to do so. Hundreds and
thousands can attest the truth Of these
statements -IrdUelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-01

\ BRlTlsG BOARDINC-UOUsE.-Bu the
interior Of the British boarding-house is
also worthy Of attention. In the first place,
It has existed through such lengthy though
unknown period OF time The sojourner
from the setting sun has never inquired
when the edifice was built but to his eyes,
accustomed to frequent emissions Of a shin
plaster architecture. it looks old enough
to be fit for pulling down and he has even
a vague, superstitious feeling that its des-
tructl0n would be an act OF mercy, setting
free many generations Of ghosts which now
tenant it,, and permitting them to find
places Of rest. Indeed, If one may venture
such disrespectiul statement, the editce
has not borne its years well. There Is
lo0seness and also clatteringness about
its fittings which reminds one Of machinery.
and,sets one to marvelling what an unearth-
y web and woof is being woven by the
spirits of the invisible. There is certain
chamber door which rattles to that degree
that the occupant frequently shouts Come
in, - when no body is there but a lost
breeze which has stumbled lnO the house
by some Granny and is fumbling in all
directions TO get out again. That occupant
proudly believes that nothing in the world
can out-rattle his door, except his windows.
These last, especially when the wind blows
from the sOuthword side, have an ague
which transports him with q mixture of
admiration and pity. lie would caulk them
up with coats and trousers, only that he has
other uses for those articles.
Everything within the room corresponds
with these symptom Of senility. An anti
quarian would fall down and worship
before a certain bleare and t0ttering wash
stand. which has. to all appearances, been in
steady use for matter Of five or ten cen
turies. A shaky, y0rm-eaten bedstead +,
which the Plantsgenets may have had the
nightmare on, would fill the right kind OF
soul with pensive Joy. This bedstead, by
the way, i 50 lofty that, if the bOarder tum-
blos off 1t, he will dash himself to atoms on
the grimiest Of carpets. Into the compost
tion Of bedding-the mere. sheer. complex,
miscellaneous bedding-there is at least one
man who has never dared to explore ex-
hanstiyely. lie knows, however, that it
contains not only springs and mattresses,
but also feathers. Furthermore, he has
noted that what should be bolster is simply
a roll of threadbare blanket. ambuscaded
under the sheet. The curtains are of q very
venerable fabric, matching in color the
primy exterio- Of the building. In one
corner of the room land only to be discov
cred by pulling idlotically at the wall
paper) is totally improbable closet which
smells as though it might have been u
locker in Noah's ark. 50 strong Is the per
fume of antedlluyian bilgewater.-J W.
De Forrest, an The Atlantic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-01

A FRuIT-DEALER's TRoUBIEs.--A staid-
looking gentleman, apparently stranger,
stopped at an apple-stand;
tWhat is the price of oranges p he ask
ed. pointing to collection of large pears.
"Dees ces not dc horrapge.' said the polite
vendor. "Dees ees de California paire.
One for twenty-f' cent"
..You don't mean to tell me-" said the
stranger, putting his hand upon an apple,
"that this is a pear :?
Pardon no l. say dees ees de palre-
Dees iss de appel. Tree for de ten cent
"Well, must say" continued the
stranger, picking up handful Of chestnuts
and examining them critically, "that these
are the queerest apples l ever saw.
"Oh, Mon Dieu no Deem ees dc chessy'
nut what grow in your own conntree. lou
roast theem en- de fire."
"Roast them in the fire Well, upon my
word" lingering bunch OF bananas curl
ously; IL don't see how such chestnuts as
these can be improved by roasting. Ihey,
seem to be soft enough now. However,
am much obliged. I'll see you later. Good
day," and the stranger passed up the street
"Gentlemen, said the fruit-deaier, turn
ing in an appealing manner to the Grove
that had gathered, ''das man Is one escape
fool from de penitentiary. Atlanta Con
stitUfIoH.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-12-01

BurrEs Our OF MuD-THAxzs MUD.-
Whatever incredulity has been felt in refer
euce to the manufacture Of butter from
Thames mud, there now apprars, says the
Medical Examiner, to be no doubt OF the tact
that such butter is made. and in no inconsi-
derablc auantities. But the precise nature
If the material, and its mode Of collection.
have. we believe, remained an undiscovered
mystery until the present time. Ii appears
that as much as IS 81. day can, under
iaroring circumstances. be earned at low
tide BY explorers-properly equipped and
With a keen knowledge Of their work-on
the north bank of the Thames below Dagen-
nam. Here these persons collect Olesginous
globes. These globes, originally made Of
eork matted with hair and woody fibrss dilis
sentiy planted for tie purpose, grow 10 the
sxe of = walnut or cricket Dali IN the wate
bv the action Of the tides which covers them
With grease. The grease thus Obtained is
from the drain pipes Of our factories and
slor sewers Of our kitchens. and in consis-
tencv and color il resembles Russian talkow.
The process by which this questionable fat
il ultimately manufactured into IN axtseie
Of food, unot tjectionsble to the - 40
nalstsble to the taste. is nsessaIly sxeiefne
ubliccuriosity.
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An Anecdote orMrs. Hayes.


The simplicity Of manners which makes
Governor Hayes and his family 50 popular
with the people is well illustrated bv an in
cident that occurred in 1868. Colonel IIayes
was then IN camp with his regiment at
Charleston, W. Y. While there Mrs HAYES
VISITED her husband and made short So
jouru in camp. James Parker of Meso-
potamia, Irumbull County, was a good
uatuTed, Jolly boy in one Of the companies
Of Hayes regiment. Soon after Mrs.
Hayes arrival, and before it was known to
all the boys, Parker was depressing his re-
grcis TO some of his comrades that there was
no one to mend his blouse and put rockets
in 1t. One Of them replied, why, Jim.
Why don YOU take il to the woman who
does the sewing for the regiment, and get
her to fix It ?' Didn't know there was such
a woman. Where is She ?' asked Parker.
''She' up in the Colonel's tent" said his
comrade, land if you'll take your blouse up
there she'll mend 1t for YOU. That's what
she here for. The unsophistcated Parker
at once started for the Colonel's tent, blouse
in hand. Colonel Ilayes politely returned
his salute, invited him IN, and inquired what
he wanted. lie replied that he wanted his
'-oeoe lANH-N4 anu lOChtto iul IN II, anu
that be understood there was woman there
was woman there TO do sewing for the
regiment. The Colonel took in the situa-
tion at once. With merry twinkle in his
eyes he called TO Mrs Hayes and asked her
II she could fix the soldiers blouse. She
promptly accepted the job, and told Parker
10 call for it in the afternoon. When Parker
returned TO his comrades they were looking
out for some lun. Where's your blouse p
they asked "Why, | left it with the wo-
man to be fixed, >" said Parker. And when,
in answer to their further questioning, he
told them how the Colonel received him,
and how kindly the woman undertook the
job Of fixing his blouse, the boys could hard
ly tell whether the Joke was on Jim or on
themselves. And when, later in the day,
Parker appeared with his blouse neatly
mended and two ample pockets in it, he was
the hero OF his company
1t may well be imagined that the incident
did not lessen the popularity Of the gallant
Colonel and his wife Poor i'm died in the
service, and his name, with many others, Is
engraved On the beautiful monument in
Mesopotam.a
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money to pay for the preparation and pub
lication of q digest of the reports OF tn
supreme court CT the State for the use o
| the State.
From the committee on railroads, against
II. 3l9. an act to abolish the Office o
railroad commissioner third reading re.
fused.
From the committee on highways and
bridges, in favor OF S. I42, an act for the
protection of highways from distractions
by snowdrifts, with proposals Of amendment
which were agreed to, and third reading
ordered.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
By Senator Lsthrop, appropriating five
hundred dollars for the celebration Of the
coming centennial of the battle of Hubbard
ton; referred to special committee of the
Senator's from Rutland county.
Adjourned.
Ii. 3O6, annexing that part of Fairhaven
lying west of Poultney river to New York,
was read the third time and ordered to lie.
At 2:30 the Senate proceeded to Repre-
sentatives' Hall to meet in joint assembly.
BILLS READ THIRD TINE AND PASSED IN CON-
CURRENCR.
Ii. 377. laying tax on franklin county.
IL. $50, incorporating the Weston Branch
Railroad Company with proposals OF
amendment.)
BILLS ORDERED TO BE READ THIRD TINE.
ii. 352, relating to game and fish.
ii. 10, relating TO fisheries, etc
Adjourned.
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ing "inibs hellon oil South Western Colorado
We are indebted to our townsman. Horace
wheeler, Tor the following extract from a
private letter, from region of which little is
known '-''-' 10
DENVER, November 9th, 1876.
We were eleven days On the road. from
Ianot Olty' and made nearly tie entire
distance Oh horseback, sleeping, with two or
three exceptions, on the ground-apd The
weather was very, very cold at NIGHT Tbe
altitude Of all that country is several tbon-
sand ieet In going in, we cross noun
tam divide some $4,000 feet high and some
I&OO to l5uO feet above the limit where
timber or shrubs grow, known here as tbe
timber line. The rich mineral reoion is
about 80 miles 10y sixty and is wholly amid
tntae elevated mountains, varying from
l-,VUu 10 lb,oOO feet above the ocean. Raker'o
Iari. IN which Is the town of Silverton. has
an eieNAtlon oi 1900 feet Crossing into il.
We pass old snow banks. Near Silverton tbe
iall Of snow last winter by actual measure
ment was over IS feet Bakers Park has an
extent of one and a half miles long bv three
iourihs Ct a mile wide, level as a table. and
on winch Is bmlt the town of Silyertop II
Is simply hole IN the mountains. the peaks
on ,di sides nsng very rapidly, almost pre-s
ciIhtously, some iOOO to 5000 feet The Ami
mas rlNer bounds 1t On the east. AT the base
oi The mountain two mountain torrents de
Scend one ON the north and the other ON
the south Of the town There is no GETTING
III or out OF tins most beautiful spot in sum-
mef without ascending thousands Of feet
ana most OF the inhabitants leave it in Dc
toGer and return IN June. In Winter the
only way they travel is on snow shoes. In
gong there We were continually meeting
mining parties going out
As We descend from the summit two small |
ihA'ieis discharge their accumulated waters.
one lh'o me ldo Grande and the Mexican Gulf. |
d. anu u the oiher INTO the Colorado and Gulf of |
= 'lillorhiil. At Pueblo We first meet the Rio |
,rI'nde alter passing across the San Lois val |
mere eighty miles broad and much of it |
"a desert We followed up this beautiful. |
clear trout stream to its source some - O00 |
ieet IN altitude. We descended the Culling- |
ham 6ulch and here the mountains on all |
sues are scanned and ribbed with rich min
eraI lodes-and IN our descent to Howards-
vic (some slN miles from Silverton) some
iouf miles, We descend as many thousand
itet. Around HOwardsyille on the Animas
nNer and above and below are mines. mines.
MINES rich and endless. Standing on the
street IN Sllycrton You can connt over two
hundred mines, running from 10 10 90 and
~ Per cent IN galena and - to COO ounces
oi silver to the ton.
lAlott City Is on tlc extreme southern
ana western base OF these high mineral de
loslls It's altitude is $ coo feet The town
s over coal bed The coal field here must
be over one hundred miles East and West
lnd some ten TO thirty miles wide The low
r nm valleys are fat in nutritious grasses
ana soll, and the sides of the cattle which We
sew actually shook with fat.
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II o L : T.
REPORTS.

From committee on corporations. against
Ii. I'll, to amend an act to Incorporate the
Missisquoi Bay Ferry Company third read
ing refused
From committee on corporations, against
ii. 2lO, to incorporate the Ethan Allen
Engine Company, No. 4 : third reading re-
fused.
From committee on ways and means, in
! favor OF Ii. 253, to procure the printing
and distribution Of the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Association; motion to dis
miss the bill. which was agreed to-
Mr.. Dillingham;, Of Waterbury, called
up H. 27S, to incorporate the Bennington
Battle monument Association the question
being on the adoption of the second amend
ment proposed by the committee, to fill the
blank with the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Har-
wood. of Weybridge moved to amend 50 as
to fix the amount at IS 600
The bill was favored by Mr.. Jennings. of
Hubbardton, and Mr.. Huling, of Benning-
ton, who spoke at length Of the importance
OF the battle OF Bennington to the independ-
enee OF this state and the thirteen colonies,
and the propriety Of our appropriately
celebrating the one hundreth anniversary
OF the battle, and appropriately marking
the spot where it was fought.
Mr.. Dillingham; of Waterbury, said the
amendments were unanimously proposed by
the committee, and he spoke In favor OF the
Dlll ana OF approprlatIng the sums named.
lie SAID the monument had been designed
by an artist who was native Of Vermont,
and is to be one hundred feet in height,
and be located on the very spot where was
the storo-house containing the stores cap
tured by the British, and would overlook
the town OF Bennington. The bill does not
appropriate money to the town Of Bcnning-
ton, but TO a number of leading and pr0mi-
nent men IN the State. and the monument
Will be the property of the State, and the
people ought to do as much as is asked in
this bill to commemorate 50 important an
event in the history Of the State. The sum
Of $4,000 is as small as We can consistent
ly appropriate and do honor to the State
and to those who fought in that battle.
Mr.. Barrett, of Grafton, favored the bill.
and said he thought the sum named was as
small as We ought to think adequate to the
object for which it is asked. The monu-
ment will be intimately associated with al
the patriotic feelings of the people Of the
State, and will Increase in value as time
progresses.
Mr.. Adams. Cf Enosburgh, briefly favor
ed the bill.
Mr. Blodgett, Of 81. Johnsbury, favored |
the bill as good investment of money.
The first Jror sod amendment was then
agreed TO, appfopriating SIS 600 for the
monument, when the association shall have
raised the sum Of IS OO0 for the same pur-
pose.
The second amendment. appr0priating
S2,00s for the purpose of appropriately |
celebrating the one hundredth anniversary |
of the Battle of Bennington, on the 10th |
day day of August. 1877, when the assoeia-
tion shall have raised the sum of 81 eco for |
the same purpose, was also agreed to.
The bill was then read the third time and /
passed.
Adjourned